BEACHSIDE BALLROOM
3841 N ROOSEVELT BLVD, Key West FL 33040 · 305.294.6100
Last inspected Jun 10, 2026 · 5 visits since April 2024
4 inspections within 25 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic container inside chicken flour container, operator removed it.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed keys and cell phone on preparation table. Operator removed it.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. On dry storage area.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed cleaned containers on dry storage shelves with old labels. Operator removed it.
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Stored food not covered. Observed cooked short ribs (38F - Cold Holding); onions soup (39F - Cold Holding); in walk in cooler. Operator properly covered it.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt container. Operator properly labeled it.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 3 high priority.
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed Cranberry Sauce from Gordon Choice, operator discarded it.
Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. Observed salmon in a cooler, not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed salmon in a cooler, not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging. Observed raw Lamb, raw chicken, raw fish without HACCP plan approved.
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Main kitchen, by the cook line.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Prep area: spray bottle with blue liquid labeled.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. By the walk in cooler, sliding doors.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Through the kitchen
Food stored on floor. Walk in cooler: 2 buckets with peeled potatoes n the floor.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. At the cook line.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hand washing sink in the ware wash area Operator cleans the hand washing sink.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Ware wash area: several clean containers with old tape labels
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Prep table in front of the cook line: unwrapped spoons stored inside a container with the handle down.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw pork being stored on top on sliced ready to eat ham. Located in walk in cooler.
Clean pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.