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JUAN CAFE

288 ARAGON AVENUE, Coral Gables FL 33134 · (305) 775-3607

Last inspected Aug 14, 2026 · 10 visits since August 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats7
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA2335287
Grade history
AUG 25
NOV 25
FEB 26
APR 26
AUG 26
▼ IMPROVING

5 inspections trending up, 16 points better than where it started.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3/Admin Complaint
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

10 visits, newest first

Aug 14, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures.
Intermediate/05-10-4
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic/13-03-4
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
Basic/10-07-4
Apr 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
High priority/12A-07-5/Corrected On-Site
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.
Intermediate/11-27-4
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Intermediate/05-08-4
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.
Intermediate/11-26-1
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Basic/21-12-4
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean.
Basic/21-09-4
Feb 3, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. Sausage mixed with raw shell eggs at reach in cooler at cook line.
High priority/08A-08-5
Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures of cooling time/temperature control for safety food.
Intermediate/05-14-5
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
Basic/10-07-4
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed for flour, sugar and salt.
Basic/02D-01-5
Nov 18, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

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

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures.
Intermediate/05-10-4
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop for sugar in contact with product. Employee removed scoop.
Basic/10-01-5
Aug 20, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

2 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Butter at 64°F.
High priority/01B-02-5
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed butter at unit out of temperature 64°F. Operator discarded the product.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures of received time/temperature control for safety food.
Intermediate/05-12-5
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic/13-03-4
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed sugar container without sugar.
Basic/02D-01-5
Feb 26, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures of cooked time/temperature control for safety food.
Intermediate/05-13-5
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic/13-03-4
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
Basic/10-07-4
Sep 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Scoop without handle used for rice at cook line.
Basic/14-01-5
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
Basic/10-08-5
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
Basic/10-07-4
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
Basic/21-04-4
Feb 16, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 13, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3/Admin Complaint
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.
Intermediate/53A-01-7
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
Basic/10-08-5
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Basic/21-12-4
Aug 28, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
Basic/10-08-5/Corrected On-Site

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.