CAO BAKERY AND CAFE
1420 ALTON ROAD, BAY 1420-1422 · MIAMI BEACH · Dade County · FL 33139
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 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 the cook leave the cook line go to help an employee lift the trash bag out of the container and put on gloves no hand washing.
08A-11-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. Observed liquid egg whites over milk in the walk-in cooler.
03A-03-5High Priority – Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Observed 3 stacks of eggs on a prep table. As per the cook the eggs were put there approximately one hour ago. The cook put the eggs in the reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed the cook crack eggs and touched bread. The manager coached him and threw away the bread. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the cutting boards soiled at the cook line.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed dirty dishes in the sink at the cook line.
32-11-5Intermediate – Lack of toilet tissue at each toilet. Observed in the men's restroom.
Basic 5
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed three tongs on the oven door.
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed at the cook line. **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed two commercially processed bags with beef in a sink with no running water. The preparation cook turned on the water. **Corrected On-Site**
21-09-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 8, 2026 2:59 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.