Ocean Grill & Bar
1075 Duval St Ste C12, 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
- Last inspected Aug 28, 2026: passed with 2 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Aug 26, 2026.
- Passed 7 of 12 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention, cited 10 times, plus 16 other repeat issues.
- #14 in Key West's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 20 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 12 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 28
Callback Reinspection
2 violations
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Failed Aug 26
Callback Reinspection
8 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Critical Approved source
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Failed Aug 25
Routine Inspection
9 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Approved source
- Critical No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- 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 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Passed Apr 28
Complaint Inspection
6 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Current license properly displayed
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BiteKarma scores around Ocean Grill & Bar, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.