FRONT PORCH CAFE
1458 OCEAN DR · MIAMI BEACH · Dade County · FL 33139
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
35 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed the dish washer touching dirty dishes and removing clean dishes without washing hands. **Warning**
12A-10-4High Priority – Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed the bar tender touch his face and continued to cut limes. **Warning**
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed the bar tender cutting limes without gloves. **Warning**
01B-12-4High Priority – Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed the bar tender cutting limes without gloves. **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed 6 salmon filets still in the vacuum packages with an internal temperature of 43°F. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter (51F – Cold Holding); cheese (51F – Cold Holding); chicken (51F – Cold Holding); sout cream (49F – Cold Holding). As per the chef the walk-in cooler was at temperature approximately two hours ago. The chef left the walk-in freezer door open to lower the temperature. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 8
53A-10-4Intermediate – Certified food manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment. Asked the manager minimum cold holding temperature. **Warning**
11-27-4Intermediate – 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. **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed a the cutting boards at the cook line soiled. Observed the can opener blade soiled. **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed a plastic container in the sink filling with water at the outside bar. Observed ice in the hand washing sink at the drink station. **Warning**
53A-01-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Observed Fabio Direnzi. **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed the following food handlers working; Yurley Rueda, Laporte frantz, Samantha genisca. **Warning**
11-26-1Intermediate – 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. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 21
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed at the outside bar. **Warning**
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. Observed at the cook line. **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed next to the hood systems. **Warning**
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed 6 salmon filets still in the vacuum packages with an internal temperature of 43°F. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed at the cook line. **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed the preparation reach in cooler gaskets torn and door handle cracked. **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed under the equipment at the outside bar and throughout the kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed a missing base board tile at the drink station. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed a large plastic container with cooking oil on the kitchen floor. The chef put it on a shelf. **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed several wall tiles missing. **Warning**
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed in the ice machine. The chef removed it. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed 3 knives between a preparation table and a reach in cooler.at the cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed at the cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
51-13-4Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. **Warning**
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the dump sink soiled at the inside bar. Observed the walk-in cooler gasket, fan guards and shelves soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
38-02-4Basic – Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in handwashing, warewashing, or equipment and utensil storage areas. Observed at the ware washing area. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed several plastic squeeze bottles not labeled at the cook line. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 18, 2026 12:12 PM.
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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.