DUVAL HOUSE
815 DUVAL ST, Key West FL 33040 · 305-294-1666
Last inspected May 26, 2026 · 4 visits since December 2023
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4 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No written procedure available. Inspector provided operator with written procedure.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
May 26, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee changing task and no washing hands.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed boiled eggs, honey dew melons and cantaloupe, yogurt parfait at the buffet area. Operator maintains by time. No labels observed. Operator add the time at time of inspection. All items were in the line for less than 4 hours.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed handwashing sink with items stored inside. Operator removed items.
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
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Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed a bottle of cleaner with no label.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee personal phone stored on top of storage rack of utensils.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed a wiping cloth under green cutting board.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled cabinet doors and interiors. Additionally, the reach-in freezer gasket was soiled with food residue.
Jul 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 19, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle with chemical product without label to identify the product by the common name.
Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Missing closing device at the public restroom.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed mold like substance inside refrigeration unit ( the one at the left ).
Dec 14, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority6 Intermediate0 Basic
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Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee moved garbage can and proceeded to make waffles without changing gloves and washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Cut melons, boiled eggs and butter on buffet not time marked. Manager stated items placed on buffet at 8 am, employee placed proper time mark on item. Manager stated going forward the paperwork would state items would be held from 8 am to 10 am.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No written procedure available. Inspector provided operator with written procedure.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Hot water nozzle on guest water machine.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cloths stored in kitchen hand washing sink. Employee moved cloths from sink.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit available.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No hand towels at kitchen hand washing sink. Manager provided hand towels to sink.
Wash solution in spray-type chemical warewasher less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Kitchen dish machine, 115F.
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.