ISLA DEL MAR CAFETERIA
1800 NW 24 AVE, Miami FL 33125 · (305)633-5859
Last inspected Dec 22, 2025 · 6 visits since November 2023
5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling vents soiled throughout establishment.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup at chest freezer.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed front reach in cooler with soiled interior.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters at cook line soiled.
Met inspection standards. 10 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. Raw chicken over fries in reach in freezer.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw beef on counter on cook line 63F, per operator 1 hour, placed in freezer during inspection.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Black beans on counter 82F, for 1 hour per operator, placed in freezer at time of inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Back side of slicer blade and inside of blade guard soiled.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Wooden cutting board in kitchen.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In front of chest freezer by bar.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease build up on table under cutting board in kitchen.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Potato bags reused for storing raw chicken in freezer.
Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Standing water in drain near prep sink.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink at front counter.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 1 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
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.