Pepe's Cafe

806 Caroline St, Key West, FL 33040

Passed · Sep 22, 2026 Directions
74
Fair BiteKarma score 74 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 2025.
  • Last inspected Sep 22, 2026: passed with 7 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 4 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.
  • 11 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 22

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
  3. Passed Jun 10

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Nov 12

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food; alternative operating procedure
    • Minor Current license properly displayed
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
  6. Failed Aug 5

    Callback Reinspection

    9 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
    • Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate

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