LA PORTENA CAFETERIA NO. 3
503 SW 17 AVE, Miami FL 33135 · 7867599100
Last inspected Aug 7, 2026 · 5 visits since November 2023
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▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections trending down, 16 points off where it started.
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.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Aug 7, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority4 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 10 findingsThe state's own report →
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Stand up reach in cooler inside the kitchen: raw shell eggs stored above sauces. Discussed with the cook, rearranged the raw shell eggs to a bottom shelf.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. All restrooms.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Both men restrooms.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Stand up reach in cooler: cooked beans not date marked. As per operator, cooked two days ago.
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Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Miriam Suyapa Contreras, FRLA, expired 3/30/26
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine, by the Djay booth
Equipment in poor repair. Stand up reach in cooler doors not staying closed. (When one door is closed, the pother door pops open) all Time/temperature controlled food. (TCS) is within correct temperature.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Both men restrooms
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Kitchen, multiple tongs stored in the oven door.
Objectionable odors in the kitchen. Operator cleaned with bleach.
Aug 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Stand up reach in cooler (middle) in the kitchen: cooked chicken (48F 50F - Cooling). As per operator, cooked last night and was stored inside the reach in cooler overnight. Discussed the proper cooling methods with the operator and provided the handout. Operator discarded.
Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Stand up reach in cooler (middle) in the kitchen: cooked chicken (48F 50F - Cooling). As per operator, cooked last night and was stored inside the reach in cooler overnight.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Stand up reach in cooler: raw beef stored above chicken tequenos.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Men restroom and front counter.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Men restroom and front counter.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
Bathroom facility in disrepair. Women restroom missing toilet seat.
Drain cover(s) missing. Kitchen.
Equipment in poor repair. Stand up reach in cooler doors not staying closed. (When one door is closed, the pother door pops open) advised operator to only store food that is not Time/temperature controlled food. (TCS)
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Front counter
Jan 15, 2025Inspection 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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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. B6 the three compartment sink.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hoods.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Kitchen.
Oct 4, 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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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.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Kitchen, observed a bag of raw beef stored inside the handwashing sink.
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. Employees on duty signed during the inspection.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine by the office.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses on the oven door.
Nov 28, 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
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. All restrooms.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Back Men restroom.
Bathroom facility in disrepair. Women's restroom, missing the toilet seat.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Front counter.
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.