CUBA LIVES RESTAURANT
4590 W 12 AVE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 4/15/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed at kitchen dusty vents. **Repeat Violation**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed car keys and headphones on shelves above prep area at kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed broken plastic containers in use. **Repeat Violation**
- 35B-02-4:Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Observed at kitchen over prep table. Manager removed bug zapper. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed cooked spaghetti, cooked macaroni, cooked shredded chicken, and smoked pork loin inside walking cooler. Operator covered food containers. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 25-27-4:Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. Observed at bar area. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed dusty walls at kitchen on wall behind desserts cooler. And reach in cooler connecting with whit buffet salad area. **Repeat Violation**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed sugar container no labeled at storage area. Manager labeled sugar container. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed calamari stored on thank you bags, inside vertical freezer. Manager stored calamari in food grade bags. **Corrected On-Site**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed under hand wash sink at ware washing area. Hose no vacuum breaker. **Repeat Violation**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink by food warmers used as a dump sink.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2025 revealed 11 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 11/13/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
2
Basic
10
Total
17
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed ice machine by mop sink. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl with no handle inside container with sugar. Operator removed it. **Corrected On-Site**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed personal phone at kitchen area. Operator removed it. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed two employees wearing rings and jewelry on their hands while serving food. **Repeat Violation**
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed an employee while serving food.
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container broken. Observed food containers broken at kitchen area. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed knives stored between equipment and wall at ware-washing area. Operator removed knifes. **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets at reach in cooler at kitchen area soiled.
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed clean containers with old labels, At three compartments sink.
- 25-27-4:Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. Observed straws at bar area. Operator removed it from bar area, not on customer reach. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed 2 dented cans containing condensed milk and one dented containing ketchup.
- 08B-02-4:High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Observed gummies, marshmallows, and cookies used for ice cream bowls not covered or protected at bar area. Employee stored food items inside plastic containers with leads. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee cleaned gloves with paper towels, was told to wash his hands and changed gloves, employee changed gloves without washing his hands first. Manager coached employee on proper gloves use and hand washing. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed fried fish ( as per manager less than 2 hours) (109F) and cooked ground beef (118F - Hot Holding). Operator took to stove to be reheated. Recheck fried fish (190F - Reheating); ground beef (166F - Reheating). **Corrected On-Site**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb at outside building near mop sink. Observed hose bibb at mop sink and ware washing area at dish machine. **Repeat Violation**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards soiled at kitchen area.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle containing windex not labeled. Operator labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/13/2024 revealed 17 total violations (5 high priority, 2 intermediate, 10 basic).