Inspection Report

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PUNTO CRIOLLO

262 ANDALUSIA AV · CORAL GABLES · Dade County · FL 33134

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 7, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3638467
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10938734
DBPR license2324706

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority3 Intermediate6 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 3

#7High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. While conducting the entire inspection, observed employee at cook line changing tasks where hand washing was required but never happened.

#8High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.

Stop Sale
#9High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at prep/ dishwashing area two packages of ground beef at 70°F, beef 70°. According to the management the products arrived 10 minutes previous to the inspection started. Stop sale issued.

Stop Sale

Intermediate 3

#10Intermediate53B-16-4

Intermediate – Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Employee at cooklinedoesn't know temperature for cold holding or hot holding.

#11Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at hand sink located at cook line.

#12Intermediate05-12-5

Intermediate – Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures of received time/temperature control for safety food.

Basic 6

#1Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.

#2Basic36-20-4

Basic – Dustless cleaning methods not utilized when exposed food present. Observed above reach in cooler gas line covered by dust.

#3Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed at walk in cooler two containers with vegetables stored on floor.

#4Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observe red at stove.

#5Basic14-17-4

Basic – Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.

#6Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed at walk in cooler two containers with salad prepared from previous day without labels.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 3, 2026 12:03 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 54 · Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
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.