ALEGRIA BY EL RANCHERITO
8383 NW 12 ST · DORAL · Dade County · FL 33126
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 20 live flies in dry storage area where boxed vegetables are. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw frozen pork above French fries out of original package. Operator moved fries to separate freezer. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooler with ambient temp of 75F. The following tcs foods stored inside: pork (70F – Cold Holding). As per operator, cooler was unplugged by accident. Pork was in there less than 2 hours prior to inspection; pork placed in freezer for rapid chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at line house chips (70F – Hot Holding). As per chef, they're made fresh for garnish, and have been there less than 4 hours. Inspector provided TPHC form and explained about hot holding temperatures for cooked foods. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
12A-01-4Intermediate – Employee applied hand antiseptic in place of washing hands as required. Observed hand sanitizer in warewash hand sink where soap should be. Manager replaced with hand soap. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soiled knife on magnet. Chef moved to dish area. **Warning**
22-31-4Intermediate – Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed on dry storage racks. Observed on knife magnet. **Warning**
Basic 9
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in container of lentils in dry food storage. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-07-4Basic – Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Observed cutting board on floor next to stove. **Warning**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed cook wearing bracelet in kitchen while preparing food. **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed cooler with ambient temp of 75F. The following tcs foods stored inside: pork (70F – Cold Holding). As per operator, cooler was unplugged by accident. Pork was in there less than 2 hours prior to inspection; pork placed in freezer for rapid chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed interior of microwave soiled. Manager began having employees clean. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed exterior of oven soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed in all coolers in bar area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed at hand sink in warewash area. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 1:08 PM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.