PAPA JOE'S WATERFRONT

79786 OVERSEAS HWY, ISLAMORADA, Monroe County. DBPR licence 5428486. 9 inspection visits from 2024-02-20 to 2026-08-13.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-13: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 3 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
2026-08-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	3	1.29	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3)
2026-01-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.25	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-10-20	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature
2025-08-15	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	4	2	1.25	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-02-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	4	0.95	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-09-26	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
2024-07-25	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	4	0.95	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x4) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-02-23	Licensing inspection	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2024-02-20	Licensing inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	4		3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (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.