LA TRATTORIA/ VIRGILIOS
524 DUVAL STREET, Key West FL 33040 · 305.296.1075
Last inspected Aug 20, 2025 · 3 visits since April 2024
APR 24
AUG 24
AUG 25
— STEADY
3 inspections within 18 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed bruschetta (49 F - Cold Holding); cherry tomatoes (47 F - Cold Holding)inside the reach in cooler by the dessert station. Foods were date marked 8/17. Stop sale was issued.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Aug 20, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Missing device to check hot water in the kitchen dishwasher.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic container with no handle to scoop the rice.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed on kitchen ceiling tiles.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed multiple tongs on oven handle. Employee moved them.
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In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed wet towels under long cutting board located on the top of the cooler. Employee replaced it.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing sign at front the bar hand sink area.
Aug 19, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed bruschetta (49 F - Cold Holding); cherry tomatoes (47 F - Cold Holding)inside the reach in cooler by the dessert station. Foods were date marked 8/17. Stop sale was issued.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed bruschetta (49 F - Cold Holding); cherry tomatoes (47 F - Cold Holding)inside the reach in cooler by the dessert station. Foods were date marked 8/17. Stop sale was issued.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soda gun soiled.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Observed at the women's bathroom.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed food container lid was broken inside the reach in freezer, operator replaced the lid.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed at reach in cooler. By dessert station.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed at the reach in cooler by the dessert station.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed in preparation tables.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed a plastic container with powder sugar not identified. Employee labeled the sugar.
Apr 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun soiled.
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine soiled.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food debris inside oven.
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.