PIEGARI RISTORANTE
141 NW 26 ST · MIAMI · Dade County · FL 33127
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
See what changed since the last inspection.
Sign in or create a free account to browse without ads and see newly cited, repeated, and no-longer-cited violation categories.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
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 male cook line employee grab fully cooked calamari rings with barehands. Advised operator to use gloves or tongs to grab food. Calamari rings were discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed steel shiner located at a prep table in the kitchen next to bread. Operator removed immediately. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink located in the pasta prep room with kitchen utensils inside. Observed female employee rinse wet towel at hand wash sink near cook line. Advised employee that hand wash sink is for hand wash purposes only. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
16-62-1Intermediate – No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand wash sink near kitchen prep station. Operator restocked. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 8
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl used as a scoop inside Parmesan bin in the walk in cooler. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed kitchen knife stored between walls next to cook line. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed kitchen utensils in standing water at 75F located across cook line. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed paper towels under green cutting board in pasta prep room. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler located next to ice cream machine with soiled gasket.
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels on plastic containers at the dry rack station.
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall behind dish machine soiled.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth on top of white cutting board at the prep station. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 24, 2026 12:55 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.