DIRTY DINING: Clean Kitchens, Troubled Kitchens, and the Keys’ 30-Day Inspection Divide

10 Monroe County restaurants earned perfect scores while 36 failed their first inspection — and one was closed — revealing a sharp split between the Keys’ cleanest and most problematic kitchens.

Duval Street’s Grand Cafe’ was ordererd to close after health inspectors discovered signs of a disturbing rodent infestation. / CONTRIBUTED

A month’s worth of restaurant inspection data from Monroe County reveals a striking contrast between the county’s best-performing kitchens and those struggling to meet basic sanitation and safety standards, according…