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ISLAND DELI

31109 AVE A STE 3, BIG PINE KEY, FL 33043

License #5428337

🌴 Cuban/Caribbean ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate
Quick take

ISLAND DELI in BIG PINE KEY currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 94.3 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 September 24, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 12 total violations — 3 critical, 5 major, 4 minor.

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Inspections on file
1
Clean inspections
0
Callback visits
0
Latest clean pass
None on file yet

The latest inspection on September 24, 2025 shows 12 observation rows: 3 critical, 5 major, and 4 minor.

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Inspection History

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  • Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
  • [08B-38-4] Cases of potato chips stored stored on floor.
  • [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Macaroni salad and slaw not date marked
  • [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cole slaw potato salad macaroni salad in front counter at 50F overnight in front counter
  • [11-27-4] Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
  • [11-26-1] No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
  • [01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Potato salad, macaroni salad, Slaw @50F overnight
  • [14-74-7] Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Front deli glass front counter not cold holding @41F or below
  • [31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
  • [31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
  • [08A-04-5] Raw shell eggs stored over or with unwashed produce in stand up cooler
  • [02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Open commercially processed beef, ham not dated
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ISLAND DELI looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?

B record

Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.

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