RICKY'S BLUE HEAVEN

729 THOMAS ST, KEY WEST, Monroe County. DBPR licence 5401950. 6 inspection visits from 2024-07-29 to 2026-08-11.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-11: routine inspection, 7 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic violations

3 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Monroe County average that year (1 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
2026-08-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	7	1	8	1.29	10 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-03-27	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-02-24	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	0	1.25	1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-11-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.25	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-05-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	0.95	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	5	0.95	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (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.