BENIHANA
238 MIRACLE MILE, Coral Gables FL 33134
Last inspected Mar 16, 2026 · 6 visits since December 2023
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Sent to management while conducting the inspection. Printed and signed by employees.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee at kitchen at prep area.
Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. Observed blender machine with hose draining in hand wash sink at bar.
AC equipment vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. At cook line.
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In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink. Observed by kitchen entrance.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall soiled with mold underneath prep sink by dishwasher machine and behind dishwasher.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Onions bag. Employee placed bag six inches above the floor.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink.
Walk in cooler vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed big pot on kitchen.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand sink at kitchen.
Worn, torn and/or soiled carpeting.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Plumbing system in disrepair. For hand sink by kitchen's entrance.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom.
Walk in cooler vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Sent to management while conducting the inspection. Printed and signed by employees.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Sent to management while conducting the inspection. Printed and signed by employees..
Equipment in poor repair. Dishwasher machine working properly but leaking water from one of the houses.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Kitchen by cook line.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Chef removed old label.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink.hand sink at prep area. Kitchen.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Observed at cook line.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.