PARADISE INN
819 SIMONTON ST, Key West FL 33040 · 4233122355
Last inspected Aug 27, 2025 · 4 visits since June 2024
4 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0ppm chlorine
Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
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Plastic ogles of drinking water are stored on floor.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food stored on floor. Observed plastic bottles of water stored on kitchen and laundry floor.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed inside reach in cooler in by kitchen entrance.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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.