KEY WEST POKE HOUSE

500 TRUMAN AVE STE 1, KEY WEST, Monroe County. DBPR licence 5428160. 6 inspection visits from 2023-09-27 to 2026-07-13.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-13: routine inspection, 4 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic violations

2 of 5routine 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

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
2026-07-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	2	2	1.29	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-01-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	7	1.25	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 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 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 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 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	7	1.25	7 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2025-02-19	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-04-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	3	1.32	6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2023-09-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	2	1.32	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3)

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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.