PURA VIDA KEY BISCAYNE
455 GRAND BAY DR, Key Biscayne FL 33149 · 305-535-4142
Last inspected Jul 16, 2026 · 5 visits since December 2023
5 inspections within 17 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed smoked salmon sandwich (51F - Cold Holding); butter (51F - Cold Holding) inside reach in cooler. As per employee for 2 hours.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee phones and keys stored on top of prep table. Operator removed at time of inspection.
Observed No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
The mop sink is on the plan and is located outside. However, unable to verified, dry storage boxes and employee lockers are blocking access to it.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed plastic container inside hand washing sink by dishwasher, chef removed.
No current insurance inspector boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only. Observed Fl 095056; 095057; 095045; 095044 all expired 12/09/2024.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed smoked salmon sandwich (51F - Cold Holding); butter (51F - Cold Holding) inside reach in cooler. As per employee for 2 hours.
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. See stop sale. Observed egg, ham and cheese sandwiches without time mark inside storage box at kitchen.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee bag stored next to single service items and next to syrup at front counter,
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.