CAFE SOLE

1029 SOUTHARD ST, KEY WEST, Monroe County. DBPR licence 5401970. 5 inspection visits from 2024-05-21 to 2026-02-18.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-02-18: complaint inspection, 4 high-priority, 6 intermediate, 9 basic violations

1 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Monroe County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections 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
2026-02-18	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	6	9		11 areas 01 Approved source (x3) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-08-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.25	3 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-03-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	5	6	0.95	7 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-05-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	1.32	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-05-21	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located

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.