DR LIMON FIU
10544 SW 8 ST · MIAMI · Dade County · FL 33174
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 8
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 was cleaning the preparation sink with gloves and after that touching RTE food. Manager was informed and employee washed her hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observe 5 live flies landing in utensils at bar area. Operator moved the utensils to the dishwasher to be cleaned and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw beef stored over raw fish. Operator stated to relocate the products. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw tuna stored over sauce containers at reach un cooler located in front counter. Operator moved the tuna to the bottom part. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw chicken and beef stored over raw fish at walk in cooler. Operator rearranged the products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed sushi rice time marked at 11 am. Four and a half hours. Operator discarded the products. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sweet potato (63F – Cold Holding); green mussels (53F – Cold Holding); cooked corn (53F – Cold Holding); creme cheese (45F – Cold Holding); chicken salad (46F – Cold Holding); massago (49F – Cold Holding); raw tuna (52F – Cold Holding); corvine raw fish (50F – Cold Holding); sliced boiled eggs (50F – Cold Holding); kitchen area: diced tomato (50F – Cold Holding); cut lettuce (50F – Cold Holding) at reach in cooler. As per operator for less than 2 hours. Operator put ice at some of the products and send other to the walk in cooler for rapid cooling.**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03F-01-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Observed sushi rice time marked at 11 am. Four and a half hours. Operator discarded the products. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee washing food and utensils in the hand wash sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No quaternary chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. **Warning**
Basic 12
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of pink mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic container without handle inside of the rice container in kitchen area. Operator removed the container. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed containers not inverted on shelf in kitchen area. Operator inverted the container. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed raw tuna with the label inside ROP. Operator opened the package **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee phone in front of the microwave at bar area. And back pack over the pineapple juice in the preparation area. Operator removed the phone and the back pack. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed plastic water bottles stored in the floor next to the walk in cooler. **Warning**
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice at front counter. Operator removed the handle. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed utensils handle touching the flour in kitchen area. The operator removed the handle. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no sign in HW sink in kitchen area next to the dishwasher. **Warning**
51-11-4Basic – Observed 3 Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination at front counter. **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed 3 wet towels on preparation table located in front counter. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 25, 2026 12:10 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.