FOGO DE CHAO
2801 PONCE DE LEON BLVD, Coral Gables FL 33134 · 786 297 8788
Last inspected Apr 28, 2026 · 6 visits since January 2024
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▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections trending down, 14 points off where it started.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed mortadella (61F - Cold Holding) at buffet line. Manager voluntarily discarded the item.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Apr 28, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employees changed gloves without previously washing hands.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards and can opener need a deep cleaning.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed at front bar, container with lemons stored inside hand sink.
No soap provided at handwash sink. By coffee station.
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Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Observed at kitchen, utensils stored in a soiled tray. Manager took tray for cleaning.
Food stored in undrained ice.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed at front bar. Bar tender removed scoop.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed at unit located at front bar.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Observed hand sink at beef grill station.
Oct 3, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed chimichurri sauce with garlic (62F - Cold Holding) at cookline, manager voluntarily discarded it.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked bacon chicken (123F - Hot Holding); cooked beef (115F - Hot Holding) at front line hot boxes, manager requested staff to place items back in the grill.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener blade soiled.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed food residues at handwashing sink unit next to prep area.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed at both ice machine.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed over prep area.
Food stored on floor. Observed box of vegetables stored on the walk-in cooler unit floor, staff relocated it to rack.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed at cookline stove oven door.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed box of at cookline, staff relocated it to shelf.
Apr 1, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
5 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed at handwashing chlorine sanitizer dishwasher machine at 0ppm. Chlorine solution exchange retested at 50ppm.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw burgers stored over smoked salmon, cooked shrimp and crab. Staff relocated the product correctly.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed mortadella (61F - Cold Holding) at buffet line. Manager voluntarily discarded the item.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed tomato soup (120F - Hot Holding); black beans (113F - Hot Holding) at cookline. Staff placed both products in the stove to be reheated to 165°F or above, staff was coached on reheating/holt holding procedures.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed several AC vents soiled/dusted at kitchen area
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed at preparation table by walk-in cooler entrance.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed at front counter grilling station.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed quad sanitizer bucket at 0ppm. Staff provided new solution retested 200ppm
Nov 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee drying clean utensils, changed tasks and went back without washing hands.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled. Meat department.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bar and grill station.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Utensils in a dirty rack. Manager took tray to the dishwasher station.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Bar and grill station.
In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. Observed at bar.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand sink at grill station.
May 17, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled. Manager took it to the dishwashing area. Cutting boards soiled. Manager replaced cutting boards.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Kitchen. Manager removed garbage can.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed keys and telephones over prep area.
Jan 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate7 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 beef at hot holding unit ( grill station)at 125°. Manager adjusted control to 135. The beef was cooked less than one hour prior to temperature was taken.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled. Manager took it to the three compartment sink.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sinks at bar and grill station used for other purposes. Manager removed items from hand sinks..
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Front bar. Manager removed the scoop from the ice.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Kitchen salad station.
In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. Front bar. Manager adjusted the faucet.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed poultry improperly thawed at prep sink at "station salad"
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand sink at grill station.
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.