CAFELITO
1128 SIMONTON STREET SUITE A, Key West FL 33040
Last inspected Feb 26, 2025 · 4 visits since September 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
3 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One flying insect observed in kitchen area. Operator killed and discarded flying insect.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in freezer.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures of cooked time/temperature control for safety food.
Clean utensils stored between equipment and wall. Observed three knives stored between pipe and wall by three compartment sink.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
No copy of latest inspection report available.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup without handle in dry food storage area used to dispense rice. Operator removed cup from rice.
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on reach in deep freezer next to mop sink torn.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One flying insect observed in kitchen area. Operator killed and discarded flying insect.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at reach-in cooler next to stove soiled/ stained. Also, portable cutting board at mop sink soiled/ stained.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Person in charge unable to provide proof of employee food safety training during this inspection..
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup without handle in dry food storage area used to dispense rice. Operator removed cup from rice.
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on reach in deep freezer next to mop sink torn.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach-in cooler next to stove soiled.
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.