HERITAGE MARKET
29100 SW 177 AVE, Homestead FL 33030
Last inspected Apr 11, 2025 · 4 visits since November 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
4 inspections, swinging between A and B. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed sponge stored inside the hand wash sink in the kitchen.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler door gaskets torn across from the stove.
Food stored on floor. Observed plastic oil container stored on the kitchen floor also potatoes on the walk in cooler floor.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed at both reach in freezer inside the walk in cooler at the back.
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler door gaskets across from the stove and also hood filters soiled.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 9 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 shell eggs stored above cheese. Employee placed raw shell eggs at the bottom.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Operator provided certificate.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed food handler training were not provided. Mark Grigsby more than 2 months, Patria Diaz over 7 months, Abraham Mercedes over 2 months.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed gasket torn at the reach in freezer.
Food stored on floor. Observed plastic buckets with food stored on the floor of the walk in cooler. Operator removed them.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed at the reach in freezer.
Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Observed stored above preparation table. Employee moved it.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Observed at the unisex bathroom located at the second floor.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed at the reach in freezer located inside the walk in cooler at the back.
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.