MESA MAR
264 GIRALDA AVE, Coral Gables FL 33134 · 305-640.8448
Last inspected Apr 15, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023
5 inspections within 7 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed hanging on stove
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service containers stored on floor.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed lobster at kitchen.
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At ceviche station.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Manager sent tray for cleaning.
Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Cook line.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Employee add more sanitizer to balance the solution.
vents at walk-in cooler soiled with accumulated dust, or mold-like substance.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. By garbage container.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Front counter.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Front counter.
vents soiled with accumulated dust, or mold-like substance. Walk in cooler.
Met inspection standards. 5 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. Hand sink located at front counter.
/vents at walk-in cooler soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler at cook line not cooling properly. According to cook the technician is on his way. No products found inside the unit.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Cook line.
Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Sanitizer for three compartment sink.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. Observed raw shell eggs over milk at walk in cooler. Chef removed eggs.
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. Form provided to operator.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. By garbage can
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At sushi bar
Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Observed at kitchen clean utensils stored in soiled rack. Employee took tray to dishwashing area.
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.