GROOVY'S PIZZA & BAR
938 LINCOLN ROAD, Miami Beach FL 33139 · 7862460996
Last inspected Sep 10, 2025 · 3 visits since July 2023
3 inspections within 8 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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 and printed by the manager.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener blade soiled.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed a spray with a blue liquid with a faded label. The bar tender labeled it.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed a glass of water on a cutting board at the bar. The bartender removed it.
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Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed several plastic squeeze bottles with different liquids not labeled.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw steak over sauce in the reach in cooler by the kitchen entrance. The cook moved the steak to the correct shelf.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can blade soiled. The cook cleaned it.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed at the bar a spray bottle with a purple liquid. The bartender labeled the spray bottle.
Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. Observed at the bar. The bartender put the unwrapped straws in a container behind the bar.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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 and printed by the manager.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener blade soiled. The chef cleaned it.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed the reach in cooler gasket torn.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed several plastic squeeze bottles not labeled in the kitchen.
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