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GREAT EVENTS CATERING

925 TRUMAN AVE, Key West FL 33040 · 305.294.2252

Last inspected Apr 7, 2026 · 6 visits since December 2023

Licence typeCaterer
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceCAT5402582
Grade history
JUN 24
AUG 24
APR 25
AUG 25
APR 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 8 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Badges — 2 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Apr 7, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed door to outside, gap underneath door.
Basic/35B-01-4/Repeat Violation
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Basic/42-01-4
Aug 5, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Basic/35B-01-4
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed broken tiles throughout the kitchen areas.
Basic/36-17-5/Repeat Violation
Apr 2, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Basic/16-21-4
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed on top of the walk in cooler water damage.
Basic/36-32-5
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed under prep table soiled.
Basic/23-03-4
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Observed unsealed floor in the kitchen area.
Basic/36-02-5
Aug 21, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose connected to faucet without vacuum breaker. By triple sink.
High priority/29-34-4
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Basic/22-20-5
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on top of the preparation table. Chef put it inside the sanitizer bucket.
Basic/21-12-4/Corrected On-Site
Jun 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Ceiling tile missing. Storage area.
Basic/36-36-4
Dec 14, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plates inside of ice machines.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked shrimp stored in walk-in cooler. Manager stated shrimp was cooked on 12/11. Employee added proper date to shrimp.
Intermediate/02C-02-5/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Food stored on floor. Cases of crab meat stored on walk-in freezer floor. Employee placed crabmeat on shelf.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Ice bucket not inverted between uses. Ice bucket on top of ice machine. Owner turned ice bucket over.
Basic/10-14-5/Corrected On-Site
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container on prep table outside of walk-in cooler.
Basic/02D-01-5

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.