CILANTRO 27
723 N LINCOLN LN UNIT 116, Miami Beach FL 33139
Last inspected Dec 29, 2025 · 6 visits since August 2023
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DEC 25
— STEADY
5 inspections within 30 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed the license expired on 10-01-2025.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Dec 29, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed a cook change tasks and put on gloves without washing her hands.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed the license expired on 10-01-2025.
Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed a cook wash his hands in the triple sink.
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. The cook removed the fish from the packaging and wrapped them.
Aug 4, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Observed cooked fish (48F - Cooling) in the preparation reach in cooler. As per the owner the fish was cooked yesterday.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Observed cooked fish (48F - Cooling) in the preparation reach in cooler. As per the owner the fish was cooked yesterday.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed the preparation reach in cooler gasket torn.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Jan 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed the manager take an order then put on gloves to prepare the order without washing his hands.
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.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed a handle cracked on the reach in cooler at the back of the restaurant.
Aug 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed a spatula and scrapper in a container with water at 79°F. The owner cleaned the items and on a clean aluminum tray.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
Feb 21, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. The owner paid for the license during the inspection.
Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed an employee smashing avocados wash dishes and hand clean plates to customers with out changing gloves. The owner coached her and changed gloves.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Observed tuna and corvina on the menu. As per the operator those items are severed raw. The owner used a marker to put an asterisk on the menu.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed by the triple sink.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in the reach in cooler in a container of avocado. The owner removed it.
Food stored on floor. Observed three large plastic containers containing cooking oil on the floor next to the cook top.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed 8 stacks of Togo containers not inverted at the cook line.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed several plastic squeeze bottles at the preparation reach in cooler across from the triple sink. Observed a glass container with sugar at the front counter.
Aug 2, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate5 Basic
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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. Form provided via email. The operator printed it.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Observed tuna and corvina on the menu. As per the operator those items are severed raw.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in a container of sugar. The owner removed it.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed the reach in cooler gaskets torn.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the reach in cooler gaskets soiled.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed fish in a pan of water at the triple sink. The operator turned on the water.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed a glass container not labeled full of sugar.
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.