HILLSTONE RESTAURANT
201 MIRACLE MILE, Coral Gables FL 33134 · 305.529.0141
Last inspected Apr 17, 2026 · 6 visits since January 2024
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5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Observed pork chops (93F - Cooling) past the window time of two hours but within the 7 hour cooling time schedule, staff removed it from plastic wrap and placed it inside reach in freezer for faster cooling.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Apr 17, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 10 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. Bartender location, employees.
Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed kitchen line cook touching dirty wiping cloth. No hand washing.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. observe employee handling chips with bare hands. Service preparation line Corrected On-SiteCorrected On-Site**
Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Most kitchen employees in the front line, cooking area.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer with food debris throughout.
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 employee cell phones on top of food preparation area.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed boxes of potato and dry storage floor.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed dry storage shelves, solid throughout.
Dec 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed some auxiliary cutting boards with marks not longer cleanable.
Apr 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Observed pork chops (93F - Cooling) past the window time of two hours but within the 7 hour cooling time schedule, staff removed it from plastic wrap and placed it inside reach in freezer for faster cooling.
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.
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Ceiling tile missing. Observed above rib cooking ovens.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed at drying rack.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed several towels stored out of sanitizer bucket at different kitchen preparation tables.
Dec 9, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed at kitchen.
Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by lack of general knowledge in performing their assigned duties. For ribs
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Located inside walk in cooler. Chef placed a new roll.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Inside walk in cooler.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Cook line, salad station.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
Plumbing system in disrepair. Mop sink.
Walk in cooler vents soiled with accumulated dust, or mold-like substance.
Jun 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Chef requested to the employee.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Cookline. Employee removed knife.
Plumbing system in disrepair. Hand sink at front bar..
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees is completely faded. Located at sushi station.
Jan 11, 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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Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Kitchen sushi station. Chef sent for anew roll.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board for vegetables grooved.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Faded.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Sushi 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.