EL VALLE VINALES
11010 W FLAGLER ST, Miami FL 33174
Last inspected Aug 8, 2025 · 5 visits since October 2023
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3 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best 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. Provided to operator while conducting the inspection.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Aug 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 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. Observed employee at cook line wiping sweat from face with bare hands and back to work without hand wash and gloves change. Hand wash requested. Employee washed hands.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. At main holding unit.
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Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed a box with disposable containers stored on floor. Employee place box for storage.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed under water that was barely running/dripping. Observed pork at three compartment sink. Employee adjusted the faucet connection.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed at reach in cooler a container with cook ground beef from previous days( more than 24 hours) without label.
Oct 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employees no washing hands while conducting the routine inspection.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Gaskets soiled at reach in cooler.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
Mar 18, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Oct 31, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 10 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority5 Intermediate4 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food.
Certified Food Manager or person in charge failed to notify the division of employee diagnosed with Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Typhoid fever (caused by Salmonella Typhi) or Salmonella (nontyphoidal).
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. Provided to operator while conducting the inspection.
Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.
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. Provided to operator while conducting the inspection.
Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Clean Containers on floor
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Oct 18, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
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.