BOCAS HOUSE
10200 Northwest 25th Street
Florida, 33172
Miami-Dade County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 3/19/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
13
Total
15
Inspection Details:
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Observed cooling unit over three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed an all throughout at several kitchen and preparation area. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed all throughout at several the kitchen preparation tables. **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 cell phone charger at preparation table rack. Employee relocated the charger. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed cooling unit missing evaporator cover. **Repeat Violation**
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed working tongs stored under grill surface.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at front counter handwashing sink. **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets at reach-in coolers at cook line area. **Repeat Violation**
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed soiled reach-in cooler at the rear storage area.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed a pack of shrimp thawing at room temperature, product still frozen to the touch, employee moved it to walk-in cooler and was coached on proper thawing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed temperature several towels not stored in sanitizer bucket.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed several squeezes bottles not labeled at cookline.
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee at cookline change gloves without washing hands.
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Observed temperature sanitizing dishwasher and not test kit available. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/19/2025 revealed 15 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 13 basic).
Inspection on 11/25/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
10
Total
14
Inspection Details:
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Observed missing tiles over three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed all throughout kitchen preparation area at kitchen line. **Repeat Violation**
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed tuna steaks (still solid frozen) thawing inside commercially ROP indicating that product must be removed from packaging prior to thawing. Staff removed steak from the bags and placed it inside reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed several cutting boards with marks not longer cleanable under preparation table at kitchen area.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. O cell phone stored over preparation table cutting board. Employee removed the cell phone. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed beverage reach in cooler at front line missing evaporator cover shield.
- 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Observed lights not shield over ceviche station preparation table and throughout kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled/dusted fan cover at walk in cooler.
- 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Observed all throughout kitchen line and preparation areas. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed not soap at handwashing sink next to mop sink area. Staff provided a new device while inspection place. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-31-4:Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed rusted drying pan rack next to 3 compartment sink.
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/25/2024 revealed 14 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 10 basic).