EL HABANERO CAFE CUBANO
2814 NORTH ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD, KEY WEST, FL 33040
License #5428419
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Solid Health Score
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EL HABANERO CAFE CUBANO in KEY WEST currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 90 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on August 4, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 8 total violations — 2 major, 6 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on August 4, 2026 shows 8 observation rows: no critical rows, 2 major, and 6 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee serving food from the steam table without a hat or hair restraint.
- [14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer: front counter and kitchen.
- [29-11-4] Water leaking from pipe underneath the three compartment sink in the kitchen area
- [31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Kitchen: container stored inside the hand washing sink.
- [45-04-4] Use of cooking equipment producing grease laden vapors/smoke with no hood suppression system installed. Notified Fire AHJ. For reporting purposes only. Observed the establishment has hood, but do not see the nozzles for the fire suppressant system installed. establishment frying with grease has two portable grease fires underneath the hood.
- [53B-10-4] Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. FRLA: Marce Magdalena Gonzalez, missing date of birth.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease and dust. Hood soiled
- [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Kitchen, by the hand washing sink: case of raw shell eggs stored on the floor. As per operator, put on the floor 10 minutes before the inspection to place inside the reach in cooler.
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EL HABANERO CAFE CUBANO looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?
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