Dante's

951 Caroline Street, Key West, FL 33040

Passed · Sep 22, 2026 Directions
78
Fair BiteKarma score 78 out of 100
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 5 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Sep 22, 2026: passed with 9 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 4 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
  • 8 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 22

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • 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 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
  3. Passed Jun 10

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Nov 12

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
  6. Passed Aug 13

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Food protection, cross-contamination

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