CAFE CANTANTE RESTAURANT
4825 SW 8 ST, Coral Gables FL 33134
Last inspected Dec 1, 2025 · 5 visits since February 2024
5 inspections within 12 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Char placed container with utensils on stove.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Missing at front unit located at cook line.
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Time/temperature control for safety food thawed under hot running water.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employees need to hand wash when changing tasks from soil to clean items.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Gaskets soiled.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Chef removed scoop.
Milk received at greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Operator rejected the order.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Main reach in cooler at cook line.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Kitchen.
Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Underneath equipment.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee at the kitchen changing tasks without washing hands and changing gloves.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Kitchen.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. In front of three compartment sink.
Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Grease under fryer.
Food stored on floor. Onions bag stored on floor.
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean.
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.