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SALA'O CUBAN RESTAURANT AND BAR

1642 SW 8 ST, Miami FL 33135 · (305)642-8989

Last inspected Jan 9, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats110
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA2301203
Grade history
MAR 24
NOV 24
FEB 25
SEP 25
JAN 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 9 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Badges — 2 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Jan 9, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on the flip-top reach in cooler inside walls front of the cookline.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured at the front counter, bar area.
Basic/51-11-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Sep 18, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on the flip-top reach in cooler inside walls front of the cookline.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. Front counter
Basic/51-11-4
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Basic/10-20-4/Corrected On-Site
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Bar area.
Basic/36-27-5/Corrective Action Taken
Feb 12, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority4 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times by heated boxes.
Intermediate/31A-09-4/Corrected On-Site
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink by the cookline.
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Oyster tags not marked with last date served.
Intermediate/01C-03-4/Repeat Violation
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
Basic/21-04-4/Corrected On-Site
Nov 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Prep table in the kitchen: can opener blade. Operator placed inside the three compartment sink.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Oyster tags not marked with last date served. Discussed with the operator the proper procedures.
Intermediate/01C-03-4/Repeat Violation
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Most cutting boards inside the kitchen.
Basic/14-09-4
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Kitchen: tongs on oven door.
Basic/10-20-4
Mar 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
All oyster tags not marked with last date served. Discussed with the operator the proper procedures.
Intermediate/01C-03-4
Ice buckets stored on floor between uses. In the kitchen underneath the ice bin.
Basic/10-14-5
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice is the ice bin. Kitchen.
Basic/10-08-5/Corrected On-Site
Oct 17, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun in the bar area soiled.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler in front of the cook line gasket torn.
Basic/14-11-5
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Spray hose in the ware wash area soiled.
Basic/23-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover inside the walk in cooler on the top shelf
Basic/14-20-4
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed the chlorine sanitizer bucket stored on the prep table and flip top reach in cooler with seafood stored inside.
Basic/21-44-1/Corrected On-Site
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed stored on the flip top reach in cooler in front of the cookline.
Basic/21-12-4/Corrected On-Site

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.