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HOTEL COLONNADE CORAL GABLES

180 ARAGON AVE, Coral Gables FL 33134 · 305-441-2600

Last inspected Aug 21, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats750
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA2320478
Grade history
SEP 24
MAR 25
SEP 25
APR 26
AUG 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 6 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding 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 manager..
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site
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Inspection history

7 visits, newest first

Aug 21, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findings
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener and cutting table at main reach in cooler at cook line need to be replaced.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
Basic/36-34-5
Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Mop sink.
Basic/29-09-4
Steam unit interior with accumulation of soil residues.
Basic/22-16-4
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Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Basic/14-17-4
The state's own report →
Apr 9, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed at kitchen.
Intermediate/31A-09-4
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Basic/10-20-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Stove.
Basic/23-03-4
Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil.
Basic/21-11-4
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Basic/42-01-4
Sep 4, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee at cook line changed tasks and put gloves but not hand washing.
High priority/12A-07-5
At walk in cooler vents with dust, or mold-like substance.
Basic/36-34-5
Clean utensils stored between equipment and wall. Observed spatula between wall and three compartment sink. Employee removed the item.
Basic/24-14-4/Corrected On-Site
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4
Food stored on floor. Observed at walk in cooler and walk in freezer some food items in box stored on floor.
Basic/08B-38-4
Mar 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
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Ceiling tile missing. Observed At dry storage area.
Basic/36-36-4
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed at several preparation tables at kitchen line.
Basic/14-09-4
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Basic/35B-01-4
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Staff removed the scoop from the ice.
Basic/10-08-5/Corrected On-Site
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Basic/42-01-4
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed quad sanitizer buckets at 0ppm, staff provided new solution retested 400ppm
Basic/21-08-4/Corrected On-Site
Sep 20, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Marinated chicken 46°F, beef 46°, tuna 46°F, pasta 46°F. According to the cook the food was brought around 8:30 from Walk in cooler. Chief Engineer adjusted thermostat.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures.
Intermediate/05-10-4
Mar 28, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
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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).
Intermediate/11-01-5/Corrective Action Taken
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 the chef while conducting the inspection.
Intermediate/11-27-4
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 the chef while conducting the inspection.
Intermediate/11-26-1
Clean utensils stored between equipment and wall. Spatula at three compartment sink. Manager removed it.
Basic/24-14-4/Corrected On-Site
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under steamer/oven front of walk in cooler.
Basic/36-73-4
vents soiled with moderate dust, or mold-like substance at walk in cooler at front kitchen.
Basic/36-34-5
Sep 13, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
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 manager..
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site
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 manager.
Intermediate/11-26-1/Corrected On-Site
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Filters for hood soiled.
Basic/23-24-4
Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed cloth to hold raw shell eggs at reach in cooler in cook line.
Basic/21-05-5
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4

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.