FIRST FLIGHT ISLAND RESTAURANT & BREWERY

301 WHITEHEAD ST, KEY WEST, Monroe County. DBPR licence 5401495. 6 inspection visits from 2023-12-12 to 2026-08-18.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-18: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 13 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Monroe County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Monroe County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	3	13	1.29	14 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-03-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	5	1.25	10 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-07-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	5	1.25	6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
2025-03-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.95	3 areas 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-05-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	4	1.32	7 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2023-12-12	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	1	11	1.32	10 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x4) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.