MARIO'S FAMILY RESTAURANT
1090 N HOMESTEAD BLVD · HOMESTEAD · Dade County · FL 33030
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 3
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw chicken stored above washed potatoes inside the walk in cooler.
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed chicken stored above raw fish. **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed ham (45 F – Cold Holding); steaks (45 F – Cold Holding); chicken (45 F – Cold Holding); shredded beef (48 F) inside the reach in cooler.As per operator placed less than 2 hours ago. Operator placed ice bags on top of the foods. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
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 cooked beef inside the reach in cooler not date marked. As per employee it was cooked on Saturday. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 15
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. **Repeat Violation**
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. Observed ceiling tile missing above the mop sink.
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed an unenclosed beverage stored above preparation table. Employee removed the cup. **Corrected On-Site**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed throughout the kitchen, walk in cooler and preparation area. **Repeat Violation**
22-10-5Basic – Food container/utensil in-use with cold held or hot held time/temperature control for safety food for serving customers at salad bar/buffet/cafeteria line not cleaned at least once every 24 hours. Observed at the front counter frozen beverage dispenser soiled.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed a plastic oil container stored on the floor. Employee removed it. **Corrected On-Site**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup at the reach in freezer by the mop sink.
35B-02-4Basic – Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Observed a Insect control device installed over clean pans. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters and reach in gasket soiled.
21-44-1Basic – Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed 2 buckets with sanitizer stored on the preparation tables. Employee removed them. **Corrected On-Site**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed at the reach in cooler at the sandwich station
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed food stored inside the reach in cooler covered. Employee covered it. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed throughout the preparation area. **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container with salt not identified. Operator labeled the salt container. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 18, 2026 12:22 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.