CAFE AMERICANO
1776 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida, 33139
Miami-Dade County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/4/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
6
Total
6
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed at the cook line and ware washing area.
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed several broken and cracked tiles at the cook line.
- 14-73-4:Basic - No container installed for catching grease from hood drip tray. Observed one missing. The manager found the pan and had it installed during the inspection.**Repeat Violation** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/4/2025 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 8/1/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
5
Basic
7
Total
17
Inspection Details:
- 12B-01-4:Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Observed a prep cook chewing and pulling apart cooked pork.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**
- 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Observed at the drink station.
- 14-73-4:Basic - No container installed for catching grease from hood drip tray. Observed on both sides of the hood system.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at the bar. **Repeat Violation**
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Repeat Violation**
- 21-09-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Observed at the cook line. **Repeat Violation**
- 12A-07-5:High 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.
- 09-01-4:High 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-20-4:High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed the bartender rinse his hands with water for approximately 3 seconds at the bar.
- 03G-05-5:High 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-05-6:High 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.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the soda gun nozzle soiled at the bar.
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - 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-11-4:Intermediate - 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-05-6:Intermediate - 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-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed at the bar.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/1/2024 revealed 17 total violations (5 high priority, 5 intermediate, 7 basic).