LITTLE HAVANA BAR & GRILL
6240 CORAL RIDGE DR STE 100, Coral Springs FL 33076 · 954-856-3900
Last inspected Jan 5, 2026 · 8 visits since October 2023
5 inspections within 22 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 12-1-25
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Degreaser not labeled at triple sink area. Employee labeled.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic to go container with no handle used stored in container of cooked pork in cook line flip top cooler. Employee removed.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In use coffee prep spoons stored in 75F standing water at coffee prep area. Operator removed.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on cook line low bow cooler heavily soiled with food debris. Employee cleaned.
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Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Working container of sugar not labeled at coffee prep area. Operator labeled.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 12-1-25
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.
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dented/rusted cans present. Heavily dented can of peas stored in dry storage. Operator discarded. See stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. No time mark on mojo sauce at expo line. Operator time marked.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance - degreaser not labeled on kitchen area shelf. Operator labeled.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles in cook line area.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vent in front of walk in coolers heavily soiled with dust/mold like substance.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Reach-in cooler shelves on right cook line flip top cooler with rust that has pitted the surface.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Box of unwashed avocados stored over containers of ready to eat sauce in walk in cooler. Operator reorganized.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Three compartment sink sanitizer tested at 0ppm. Operator reduced water and added sanitizer to solution, retesting at 200ppm.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over ready to eat beef in walk in cooler. Raw fish stored over ready to eat sauces in kitchen prep line reach in. Operator reorganized.
Can opener surface and blade in kitchen prep area soiled with food debris. Employee cleaned equipment.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink right of kitchen prep line blocked by metal rack. Operator reorganized.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles throughout kitchen area.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in bulk salt. Operator removed.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in walk in cooler holding unit.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Manager filled paper towels at hand wash sink in kitchen
Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. Using a paint brush as a basting brush. Manager discarded
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Manager discarded bowl
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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.