SERGIO'S RESTAURANT #5 INC
8807 SW 107 AVE · MIAMI · Dade County · FL 33176
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
22 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touch face with gloves on. Coached employee to remove gloves and to wash hands thoroughly. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed crates of milk under raw eggs.
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed ham croquettes (125F – Hot Holding); beef empanadas (118F – Hot Holding) spinach empanadas (130F – Hot Holding) at the front counter. As per operator, products were placed there less than two hours ago. After reheating, ham croquettes (167F – Reheating); beef empanadas (171F – Reheating); spinach empanadas (170 – Reheating) **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 5
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed container of desserts with no date labels near prep line.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed white cutting board near vegetable wash area soiled.
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand wash sink blocked by cart near three compartment sink. Operator removed immediately. **Corrected On-Site**
14-16-4Intermediate – Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Observed two containers with broken edges at dry rack area. Operator threw away immediately. **Corrected On-Site**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Basic 14
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed clean forks near prep line not inverted.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed two cellphones next to the dishwasher area.
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed an employee washing dishes with no hair restraint.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in freezer in back kitchen prep area torn. Observed reach in cooler lid broken
08B-36-4Basic – Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Observed bag of potatoes under hand wash sink near cook line not protected. Observed bag of onion on floor near kitchen cook line.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed liquid egg mix and milk containers on floor in walk in cooler
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed knife between equipment in the prep cooler located in the kitchen line.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed a pair of tongs on oven handles near cook line. Employee removed immediately. **Corrected On-Site**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
14-73-4Basic – No container installed for catching grease from hood drip tray.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed microwave exterior soiled near food prep table.
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels on food containers at the dry rack area.
22-37-4Basic – Three-compartment sink used for warewashing not cleaned before use as a food preparation sink. Observed employee prepping steak on top of white cutting board inside the three compartment sink. Three compartment sink was not clean.
29-17-4Basic – Waste line missing at soda gun holster.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 23, 2026 12:38 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.