RAN'S RESTAURANT
545 W LUCY ST · FLORIDA CITY · Dade County · FL 33034
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
40 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed multiple employees began working with food no hand wash. **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook put on gloves and started plating fries to serve to customers. No handwash. **Warning**
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. **Warning**
08A-14-5High Priority – Raw animal food not separated from ready-to-eat food during preparation. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed milk (67F – Cold Holding); salmon salad (57F – Cold Holding) chicken; liquid eggs (62F – Cold Holding). As per chef for less than 3 hours. Chef placed products in ice bath. Coach employee. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed degreaser stored on rack with clean utensils. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 10
11-07-5Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Warning**
43-10-4Intermediate – Customers enter establishment through kitchen. Observed 1 customer enter the food preparation area placed order and left the kitchen. **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board has cut marks across cook line **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no chlorine chemical test kit. **Warning**
16-06-4Intermediate – No cleaning agent provided in wash compartment of sink. **Warning**
53A-05-6Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at handwash sink near the triple sink. **Warning**
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed raw marinated chicken wings, liquid eggs. As per cook for less than 2 days. Coach employees . **Warning**
43-08-4Intermediate – Unnecessary persons in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing area. Observed 2 unnecessary persons in the food preparation area. **Warning**
Basic 24
16-07-4Basic – Accumulation of debris in three-compartment sink. **Warning**
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Observed on dry food racks. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-03-4Basic – Clean equipment and utensils not separated from soiled equipment and utensils at warewashing area. **Warning**
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
16-13-5Basic – Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. Observed no sanitizing step at the triple sink. Coach employees. **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed multiple equipments in disrepair. **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floor under cooking equipments soiled. Observed floor soiled **Warning**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles in disrepair. Observed throughout the kitchen. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed 2 boxes of raw shell eggs stored on floor at kitchen entrance. Observed case of oil on floor next to warewash. **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed in lobby. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed in chest freezers. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed interior of microwave microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. **Warning**
14-36-5Basic – Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Observed at coolers next to cook line **Warning**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed at reach in cooler at kitchen entrance. **Warning**
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets soiled at reach in coolers. **Warning**
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw chicken seating in water bath in the triple sink. No running water. Coach employees **Warning**
36-02-5Basic – Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200+ppm). Employee discarded sanitizer water and added a new one. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 50ppm). **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed metal container of flour. At cook line. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 11:57 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
5 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.