Pickles Pub Sandbar
511 Greene St #101, 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 8 of 10 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Oct 13, 2026: passed with 4 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 6 times, plus 18 other repeat issues.
- #1 in Key West's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 12 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 13
Callback Reinspection
4 violations
- Minor 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 Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Passed Oct 12
Routine Inspection
8 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Passed Aug 4
Callback Reinspection
4 violations
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- 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 Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Failed Aug 3
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- 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 Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
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