DEERING BAY YACHT & COUNTRY CLUB
13610 DEERING BAY DR, Coral Gables FL 33158
Last inspected Mar 26, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
APR 24
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MAR 26
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License paid on site.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Mar 26, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate9 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 13 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee removed her watch and bracelet and then engaged in food preparation without washing hands.
Employee washed hands with no soap. Manager send her to different hand wash sink.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed at the mop sink.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a plastic container used as scoop inside the flour.
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Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed AC vents and wall soiled with accumulated dust by the coffee machine.
Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Observed spoons stored not inverted by the salad station.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed cell phone and glasses stored on preparation table. Employee removed them. Also observed a cell phone abide cutting board / preparation table. Manager removed it.
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee wearing a watch and bracelet while preparing food. Employee removed them.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed metal containers not properly air-dried - wet nesting on a shelf by the dishwasher machine.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed 3 reach in cooler door gaskets torn at the front line.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler door gaskets soiled.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed mop stored on the floor. Employee stored it in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
No current insurance inspector boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only. Observed boiler certificates were not provided.
Dec 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets soiled inside RIC across cook line.
Jun 24, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Apr 22, 2025Inspection 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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Food stored on floor. Observed plastic bottles of water stored on floor inside walk in cooler.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at cook line, operator placed under running water.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed by end of cook line station.
Oct 24, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked ribs (49F - Cold Holding); butter (49F - Cold Holding) at walk in cooler. As per person in charge, walk in cooler door was opened for less than 1 hour for restocking. Observed employee restocking shelves.
Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 400 plus ppm) at cook line. Employee diluted solution with water. Final reading 200ppm.
Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed establishment conducts reduced oxygen packaging. Observed reduced oxygen packages of bleu cheese, pate and salami with dates exceeding 48 hours. Discussed HACCP requirement with person in charge and provided special process email and handout to person in charge.
Ceiling tile missing. Observed ceiling tiles missing at warehouse washing area located near downstairs walk in cooler and ware washing area near cook line.
In-use ladle stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed at cook line. Employee removed ladle.
Observed temperature dish machine baffles soiled.
Insurance inspector boiler report not posted in boiler room. For reporting purposes only.
Apr 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate0 Basic
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Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Ceviche is served with raw tuna-Thunnus spp. Not an exempt specie. Proof of parasite destruction was provided before the end of the inspection.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License paid on site.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the reach in cooler at cook line observed Turkey (46F - Cold Holding), overflowing the container, as per cook for less than 1 hour, employee removed the top layer and placed it inside the reach in cooler.
Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Provided big 6 poster to operator.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Raw Ceviche not marked on the menu. Employees pulled all menus and marked the items on site.
Aug 18, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
No soap provided at handwash sink.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
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.