323 WHITEHEAD ST, KEY WEST, FL 33040
BANYAN TIKI BAR keeps a clean kitchen by state inspection standards. Only minor issues noted in the past year. The trailing-year record shows 3 violations, including 2 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.
Scores higher than 61% of the 297 inspected restaurants in KEY WEST on the trailing-year record.
2 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — below the Monroe County average of 2.9.
Full available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.
This visit closed with no further action required.
Raw meat, poultry, or seafood not separated from ready-to-eat food, or food left unprotected during prep, storage, or display.
Missing or expired food manager certification, or employee food-safety training not documented.
The establishment's license expired, not obtained, or not properly displayed.
This visit closed with no further action required.
Missing or inaccurate food and equipment thermometers.
Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.
Every violation on this record falls into one of the state's standardized categories. Here is what each category covers and why inspectors check for it — in plain English, with the trailing-year count for this kitchen.
Raw meat, poultry, and seafood must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, and all food must be protected during prep, storage, and display. Inspectors treat separation seriously because raw-food drips and splashes carry pathogens onto food that will not be cooked again.
On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 2 trailing-year inspections. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.
Dirty Dish List is built from public inspection data published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The inspection dates, dispositions, and violations on this report card mirror what the state has on file for License No. 5402790 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.