NICOYA NICARAGUAN GRILL
2900 W 12 AVE #8 · HIALEAH · Dade County · FL 33012
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 10/01/2024
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed small coleslaw bags on ice (60F – Cold Holding), a cord to employ placed out for about 1 hour, Employee stored coleslaw small bag inside reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate 2
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at hand wash sink next to grill. **Repeat Violation**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed at hand sink next to grill.
Basic 7
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. Observed at kitchen,ware washing and bathrooms ceiling tiles missing. **Repeat Violation**
21-05-5Basic – Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed cloth covering tortillas inside an ice cooler. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee serving food, no hair restraint.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed buckets with coleslaw stored on the floor inside walk in cooler.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at kitchen,and next to grill hand wash sinks. **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed frozen beef and frozen chicken in 3 compartment sink thawing.
36-04-5Basic – Utility lines are unnecessarily exposed. Observed at preparation and ware washing areas at kitchen, no drop ceiling, **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 14, 2026 1:59 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.