THE REEF CAFE

33000 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, BIG PINE KEY, Monroe County. DBPR licence 5453344. 6 inspection visits from 2024-07-11 to 2026-08-06.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-06: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 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

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
2026-08-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.29	1 area 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-08-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	1.25	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-04-15	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	1	2		4 areas 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-21	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	3	0.95	5 areas 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-07-17	Licensing inspection	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-07-11	Licensing inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	4		6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.