PUERTO SAGUA REST
700 COLLINS AVE · MIAMI BEACH · Dade County · FL 33139
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 4
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. Employee touched toasted bread in wait station. Manager instructed employee to use tongs to handle toasted bread. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw hamburger stored over squash and raw fish stored over plantains in walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.items stored on prep table across from cook line oven: eggs (63F – Cold Holding); cheese (58F – Cold Holding). Manager stated items were placed on counter one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager had employee place items in ice bath to reduce temperature to 41F. Items in walk-in cooler: pork (48F,49F – Cold Holding); mozzarella cheese (48F – Cold Holding); Swiss cheese (48F – Cold Holding); hamburger (49F – Cold Holding); chicken (47F,48F – Cold Holding); beef (48F – Cold Holding). Manager stated items were at proper temperature at 8 am. Manager placed ice on items and called repair technician. **Warning**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucets next to water heater.
Intermediate 8
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. No written procedure available. Inspector provided operator with written procedure. **Corrected On-Site**
01C-02-4Intermediate – Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Tags aren't being saved after clams are used.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook line reach-in coolers and prep tables. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employees dumped ice in wait station hand washing sink.
16-62-1Intermediate – No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. No measuring device for high temperature machine. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No soap and hand towels at cook line hand washing sink.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked beef and pork stored in walk-in cooler. Manager stated items cooked on 6/16.
27-16-5Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Cook line hand washing sink, hot water handle not working.
Basic 7
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee can of coke stored next to container of creamer in reach-in cooler at end of cook line.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Chicken stored on floor in walk-in cooler.
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoon on prep reach-in cooler stored in standing water, 83F. **Repeat Violation**
38-01-4Basic – Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Lite fixtures along cook line.
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Dumpster and grease receptacle at back of restaurant.
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Pipe beneath cook line hand washing sink.
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk-in cooler shelves.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 3, 2026 12:27 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.