MOTEK MIDTOWN SESAME
3255 NE 1 ST AVE · MIAMI · Dade County · FL 33137
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee put new gloves without wash hands at prep kitchen. **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee touch a personal cup and soiled gloves, employee discarded soiled gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed hummus (46F – Cold Holding); cooked broccolini (49F – Cold Holding); tzatziki sauce (51F – Cold Holding) by prep area front counter. Employee put ice 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 cooked rice (118F – Hot Holding); cooked chicken (129F – Hot Holding); cooked steak (116F – Hot Holding); fries (90F – Hot Holding) at cook line. As per chef cooked less than one hour. Employee took to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand sink at storage area next door bar area. Observed no paper towels at hand sink by prep area back kitchen. **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No quaternary chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at hand sink at storage area next door bar area. **Warning**
Basic 12
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl container stored inside sugar container by back kitchen preparation area area. **Warning**
14-45-4Basic – Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Observed cardboard at shelves by storage prep kitchen. **Warning**
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. Observed ceiling tiles missing above cook line. **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling tiles and vents soiled By three compartment sink, prep area,back kitchen and cook line. **Warning**
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed clean bowls and containers not inverted by dry storage hallway. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed green cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable by prep back kitchen. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed phone at prep area and bar area. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water by three compartment sink by cook line. **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no sign at hand sink at storage area next door bar area. **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Obserby back kitchen under RIC. **Warning**
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm) at pizza station, employee prepared new solution. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed by pizza station. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 5:30 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
3 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.