PALENQUE RESTAURANT #3
2445 W FLAGLER ST, Miami FL 33135 · 786-712-8242
Last inspected Jul 10, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023
5 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Live, small flying insects found. Observed two live flies by the front counter landing on the glass reach in freezer with ice cream stored inside and on the counter by the shake blenders.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler in front of the cookline and stand up reach in cooler by the walk in cooler gaskets broken/torn
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 5 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 10/01/24. Establishment is open to the public.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Manager Zulamy, hired more than 30 days.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All reach in cooler and walk in freezer gaskets are soiled.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 10 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
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Live, small flying insects found. Observed two live flies by the front counter landing on the glass reach in freezer with ice cream stored inside and on the counter by the shake blenders.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 10/01/24. Establishment is open to the public.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Manager Zulamy, hired more than 30 days.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Ice buildup in glass reach-in freezer at the front counter. Walk in freezer: ice buildup on the floor by the entrance to the walk in freezer
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Front counter by the glass case reach in freezer: two ice scoops in standing water. Water temperature 78F.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All reach in cooler and walk in freezer gaskets are soiled.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses at the front counter.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and on the unit inside the walk in freezer at the front counter.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ice buildup in walk-in freezer on the unit and the shelves underneath the unit.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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Use of cooking equipment producing grease laden vapors/smoke with no hood suppression system installed. Notified Fire AHJ. For reporting purposes only. Prep table in front of the three compartment sink: two burner stove without hood.
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.