Friday June 16 – Peppers of Key West

Zach took us to Peppers Of Key West located at 602 Greene Street. Tom Luna, one of the proprietors, greeted the crew and invited the youth to take seats at the sample counter. Tom provided a basket of nacho chips to the crew and proceeded to pour samples of salsas and hot sauces made at the store. The samples were all great and became progressively hotter each time Tom offered a new sample. Getting near the end of the hot sauce tasting, all youth requested to purchase a bottle of ice-cold water. Tom made a first offer of $32 per bottle but settled for $1 when most of the youth agreed to try the Black Widow Sauce.


Kurtice, Doug, and Forrest lined up for the Black Widow Sample. Kevin and Mr. Neff declined to go to that level of heat. Mr. Schlak had abstained from the start – smart man.

Note: When a hot sauce comes with a warning not to get it on your lips, you know it is hot.

The Black Widow Sauce left all three brave crewmembers teary eyed and begging for more water. Tom was ready with small spoons of cream cheese to save the taste buds of the brave crew.

For any Sea Base crew brave enough to follow our steps, we highly recommend a visit to Peppers of Key West.

Mr. Neff liked the Goin’ Bananas sauce so much that he brought a bottle home to share with the family. If you like hot sauces, you can purchase from Peppers of Key West at: http://www.peppersofkeywest.com/index.cfm