GARI MARIA RESTAURANT.
229 NW 22 AVE · MIAMI · Dade County · FL 33125
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-07-5High Priority – Observed employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee was coach to wash hands before putting on gloves.
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee used her cell phone and then engaged in food preparation.
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee adding cheese to a ready to eat food with bare hand.
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed no sanitizer of any kind at the time of the inspection.
Intermediate 5
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Form was provided.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at the front counter.
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Form was provided.
22-38-5Intermediate – No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing.
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 food inside the reach in cooler not date marked.
Basic 5
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee was eating in a food preparation table.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler gaskets torn.
10-12-5Basic – In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed ice scoop on top of the ice machine.
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed mop stored next to the hand wash sink.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 12, 2026 5:05 PM.
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.