FOGO DE CHAO
2801 PONCE DE LEON BLVD · CORAL GABLES · Dade County · FL 33134
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed chimichurri sauce with garlic (62F – Cold Holding) at cookline, manager voluntarily discarded it. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked bacon chicken (123F – Hot Holding); cooked beef (115F – Hot Holding) at front line hot boxes, manager requested staff to place items back in the grill. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener blade soiled.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed food residues at handwashing sink unit next to prep area.
Basic 5
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed at both ice machine.
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed over prep area.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed box of vegetables stored on the walk-in cooler unit floor, staff relocated it to rack. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed at cookline stove oven door.
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed box of at cookline, staff relocated it to shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 4:16 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 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.