BRISAS BISTRO RESTAURANT
1601 BISCAYNE BLVD, Miami FL 33132 · 305.374.0000
Last inspected May 21, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023
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▲ GETTING WORSE
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.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
May 21, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw salmon over dessert, cookies, banana cake. Manager reorganized products.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed located at cook line cooked vegetables (89F - Hot Holding) as per operator less than one hour. Operator reheat the vegetables to 165°.
Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Quaternary 400+. Located at cook line area. Operator discarded the sanitizer water solution. Recheck 200 ppm.
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No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Reach in cooler located at cooked line area. Operator provided during inspection.
Oct 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed located at cook line cooked vegetables (80F - Hot Holding) as per operator less than 30 minutes. Operator reheat the vegetables to 165°.
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. Operator removed from package during inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fans inside walk in cooler.
Jan 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 1, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee bag stored next clean metal pans. Operator removed during inspection.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Located at cook line area.
Feb 6, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed metal pan with cooked hamburgers patties (95F - Hot Holding) located cook line area. As per operator less than 4 hours. Operator stored inside hot holding unit.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary.
Ceiling tile missing.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee coffee cup, can of soda located cook line area.
Sep 5, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Open food re-served to customers. Observed open containers with dressing not covered located at buffets area. Operator stored inside plastic bottles with covers.
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.
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Villas a Sora, Joseph Durgneau, Bernard Lemon, Isidore Raymond's, Sergio Medina, Pedro Manas, Pablo Rodriguez.
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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.