THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, Florida, 33139
Miami-Dade County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/27/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Throughout cooking, prep and storage areas.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles and shakers containing food removed from its original container not labeled with common.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 F Drawers ; salmon (50F - 43FCold Holding); shrimp (46F - 39FCold Holding); chicken (46F - 41FCold Holding); raw beef (52F - 43FCold Holding); egg mixture (53F - Cold Holding); pasta (41F - Cold Holding); Second temperature taken at1:33pm All items are placed in the cook line drawers at 10:30am. The temperature was taken at 11:00am and was documented to be 40F. Operator placed all foods in an alternate cooler for a quick cool. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/27/2025 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 12/11/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/11/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 12/9/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. White cutting board in bar area. Warning
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging off equipment on cookline. Employee relocated all tongs. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
- 21-44-1:Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Buckets on server expo line are stored next to to go boxes. Discussed with manager. Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. mozzarella sticks (49F - Cold Holding); crab balls (46F - Cold Holding); hot dogs (49F - Cold Holding); crab rangoon (47F - Cold Holding); cooked pasta (49F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (49F - Cold Holding) Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. First cooler right side of cook line: cut tomatoes (56F - Cold Holding) above fill line for 30 minutes. butter (52F - Cold Holding) above fill line. Operator relocated. Chicken wing cooler on cook line: (drawers) chicken (44F - Cold Holding); Mac and cheese balls (45F - Cooling); Fish (44F - Cold Holding); shrimp (44F - Cold Holding) temperatures taken at 9am. Operator states food was at 39F. Operator moved all food to walk in freezer for rapid chill. In reach in cooler drawers on cookline (cooler drawers, second cooler): mozzarella sticks (49F - Cold Holding); crab balls (46F - Cold Holding); hot dogs (49F - Cold Holding); crab rangoon (47F - Cold Holding); cooked pasta (49F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (49F - Cold Holding) operator states food was not prepared today. Temperatures taken last at 9am. Temperature of food taken during inspection 3pm. See stop sale. Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Cutting board in bar area stained. Discussed with manager. Warning
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator has time as a public health control planner is correctly time marking food, but plan is not completely filled out. Operator must complete and write which foods are held using time. Repeat Violation Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/9/2024 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 4/15/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin., cleaned during inspection Corrected On-Site
- 35A-06-4:Basic - Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Dead insects in wall mounted UV trap next to stairs
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Repeat Violation
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On grill, removed Corrected On-Site
- 08B-74-1:Basic - Water softener salt (food) stored in a location that is not clean and dry. Bags of water softener salt on floor next to stairs, moved to shelf Corrected On-Site
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Shell eggs over raw beef in reach in cooler, eggs removed Corrected On-Site
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Liquid eggs in walk-in cooler opened over 24 hours, dated Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Emailed to operator
- 48-01-5:No current insurance inspector boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2024 revealed 9 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 12/4/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. 2 backpacks on shelf in dry storage area.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Repeat Violation
- 29-03-4:Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Dish washer drain.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in bar area. 4 flies observed in bar area.
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Half n half.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Prep area. Corrected On-Site
- 48-01-5:No current insurance inspector boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only. 499,900 Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/4/2023 revealed 7 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).