SARDINIA ENOTECA RISTORANTE
1801 PURDY AVE, Miami Beach FL 33139
Last inspected Feb 6, 2025 · 4 visits since July 2023
□ Not on the state's active licence list
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
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4 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Feb 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Observed filet mignon carpaccio on the menu. As per the owner it is served raw. The owner had an employee put an asterisk next to the item on all the menus.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in a container of salt. The chef removed it.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
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No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed by the triple sink.
Aug 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate7 Basic
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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed the dishwasher touched dirty dishes and a water hose, then removed clean dishes without washing his hands
Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment.
Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed a knife between two preparation reach in coolers at the cook. The cook removed it.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed a tong on the oven. The cook removed it.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at the front counter.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Feb 28, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority4 Intermediate8 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed at the pizza area.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed at the mop sink.
Clams tags not marked with last date served.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed a plastic container on the sink at the bar.
Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. Observed the sanitizer bucket and dish machine uses chlorine and the establishment has quaternary test strips.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed at pizza area. The cook brought soap.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed at the coffee station.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed throughout the kitchen.
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed at the coffee station.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed at the cook line. The chef removed it.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at the pizza station.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed a tray with salmon at room temperature. The cook put the tray in the upright cooler.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Observed at the cook line. The chef put it in a sanitizer bucket.
Jul 18, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate8 Basic
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Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. The manager had the triple sink set up.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed at the mop sink.
Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed a quaternary test kit and the dish machine uses chlorine.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed at the pizza station.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed on the walk-in cooler.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed throughout the kitchen.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed at the pizza station and cook line.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed several reach in cooler gaskets and the walk-in cooler torn.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at the pizza station.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the walk-in gasket and fan guard soiled.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed several plastic squeeze bottles at the pizza station.
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.