First Flight Island Restaurant & Brewery
301 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040
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 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Aug 18, 2026: passed with 14 violations, 2 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 2 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.
- #16 in Key West's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 5 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 18
Routine Inspection
14 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- 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 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Passed Mar 3
Routine Inspection
10 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- 2025
- Passed Jul 30
Routine Inspection
6 violations
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Passed Mar 25
Routine Inspection
3 violations
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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