La Te Da Key West
Last inspected: Aug 18, 2025
41
Score
La Te Da Key West, located at 1125 Duval St, Key West, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on August 18, 2025, with a score of 41. The inspection identified 2 critical, 3 major, and 6 minor violations, including issues with clean container storage, equipment in poor repair, and food stored on the floor. This most recent inspection continues a historical pattern of mostly high-risk findings across nine scored inspections.
6
Inspections
2
Critical latest
3
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Aug 18, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
41
Apr 2, 2025
Routine - Food
4 minor violations.
82
Apr 16, 2024
Routine - Food
5 major violations. 6 minor violations.
45
Sep 28, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 6 major violations. 5 minor violations.
23
Apr 4, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
37
Aug 2, 2022
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
86
Violations — Aug 18, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed clean containers stored above three compartment sink. Manager inverted. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-05-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler gaskets torn at reach in cooler salad station. Observed reach in cooler gaskets torn across cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed a container with portion butter stored at walk in freezer floor. Observed cooking oil container stored on floor by dry storage area. Observed plastic bottles of water stored on floor at walk in cooler. **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed 2 pairs of tongs stored at door oven handle. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-20-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed reach in cooler shelves at salad station. **Warning**
14-33-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed cooking oil squeeze bottle and sugar container not labeled at prep area at salad station. **Warning**
02D-01-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut tomatoes (48F - Cold Holding); cooked shrimp (51F - Cold Holding) feta cheese (51F - Cold Holding) at salad reach in cooler. As per cook prepared less than 4 hours. Employee stored inside walk in cooler for rapid cooling. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. Observed steam table across cook line; cooked potatoes (88F - Reheating); beef stock (120F - Reheating ); cooked mushrooms (112F - Reheating ). As per employee removed from walk in cooler and stored in steam table to reheat. As per employee put to reheat less than 1 hour. Employee reheat product at stove. Recheck ; cooked potatoes (168F - Reheating); beef stock (170F - Reheating ); cooked mushrooms (142F - Reheating ). **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03E-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards at salad prep area and cutting board across cook line. **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed a container stored inside hand sink at indoor bar area. **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. **Warning**
16-37-1
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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