GARI MARIA RESTAURANT.
229 NW 22 AVE · MIAMI · Dade County · FL 33125
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-07-4High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. Operator prepping outside mangoes.
03B-01-5High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken soup cooked today at 9:00 am (107°F – Hot Holding); Rice cooked at 9:45 am today. (97°F – Hot Holding); Beans cooked today at 10:00 am (100°F – Hot Holding)
01B-02-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Chicken soup cooked today at 9:00 am (107°F – Hot Holding); Rice cooked at 9:45 am today. (97°F – Hot Holding); Beans cooked today at 10:00 am (100°F – Hot Holding)
Intermediate 6
11-07-4Intermediate – 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.
31A-12-4Intermediate – No handwash sink Observed operator set up with a grill outside with a tent without walls-no hand sink, no three compartment sink of selling Arepas, Grill corn, cut mangoes.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Prepping area outside.
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.
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Prepping area located outside of the restaurant where operator is selling cut mangoes, Arepas, Grilled corn.
16-09-4Intermediate – No three-compartment sink is provided for warewashing. Observed operator set up with a grill outside with a tent without walls-no hand sink, no three compartment sink of selling Arepas, Grill corn, cut mangoes.
Basic 5
08B-45-4Basic – Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Bottles of soft drinks, and cases of drinks stored on the floor.
08B-32-4Basic – Food being prepared outside. Cutting mangoes,.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In prepping area outside the restaurant.
35B-12-4Basic – Perimeter walls and roofs do not effectively protect establishment against environmental cross contamination or the entrance of pests. Observed operator set up with a grill outside with a tent without walls-no hand sink, no three compartment sink of selling Arepas, Grill corn, cut mangoes.
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:56 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.