MAKANA KAVA GASTROBAR
12009 NW 7 AVE, North Miami FL 33168 · 786-991-7882
Last inspected Mar 4, 2026 · 5 visits since August 2024
4 inspections within 18 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food controlled by time and required to be marked with the use by time is not marked and the required time of disposal cannot be determined. See stop sale. Sushi rice no time market.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at handwashing sink. PIC provided it.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine soiled.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food controlled by time and required to be marked with the use by time is not marked and the required time of disposal cannot be determined. See stop sale. Sushi rice no time market.
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. See stop sale. Sushi rice no time mark.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. FORM WAS PROVIDED TO OPERATOR.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Plastic container with garlic butter held for more than 24/hrs without date marked inside reach in cooler.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Standing water inside reach in cooler in kitchen area.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw shell eggs over unwashed vegetables inside reach in cooler. Employee moved eggs to bottom shelf.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand washing sign at front counter.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gasket.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on top of the preparation table. PIC put it inside the sanitizer container.
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.
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Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Missing hand washing sink by triple sink in kitchen area.
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