CAFE AMERICANO
1776 COLLINS AVE · MIAMI BEACH · Dade County · FL 33139
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed a prep cook working with cooked pork remove her gloves and put on new gloves no hand washing.
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. Observed a bar tender cutting lemons with no gloves.
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed the bartender rinse his hands with water for approximately 3 seconds at the bar.
03G-05-5High Priority – Fish packaged in the establishment using a reduced oxygen method not bearing a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use. **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs over butter in the walk-in cooler.
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the soda gun nozzle soiled at the bar.
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed two packages of napkins in the sink and three empty glass bottles blocking the soap dispenser.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed a server filling up glass with water a the hand washing sink at the drink station. Observed another server pour cream into the sink.
53A-05-6Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed at the bar.
Basic 7
12B-01-4Basic – Employee eating while preparing food. Observed a prep cook chewing and pulling apart cooked pork.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**
10-14-5Basic – Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Observed at the drink station.
14-73-4Basic – No container installed for catching grease from hood drip tray. Observed on both sides of the hood system.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at the bar. **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Repeat Violation**
21-09-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Observed at the cook line. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 2:00 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 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.