Daya’s Cafe Cuban Restaurant
101429 Overseas Hwy Ste 104, Key Largo, FL 33037
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Oct 2, 2026: passed with 8 violations, 2 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 4 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.
- #9 in Key Largo's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 9 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 6 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 2
Routine Inspection
8 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Passed Jun 12
Callback Reinspection
2 violations
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Passed Apr 6
Routine Inspection
15 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- 2025
- Passed Dec 9
Routine Inspection
11 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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