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STARLITE CAFE

750 OCEAN DR, Miami Beach FL 33139 · (305)534-2161

Last inspected Dec 18, 2025 · 6 visits since December 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats136
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA2325978
Grade history
JAN 24
OCT 24
JAN 25
OCT 25
DEC 25
▼ IMPROVING

5 inspections trending up, 17 points better than where it started.

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

Dec 18, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic/50-09-4
Oct 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 2, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling tiles soiled throughout the kitchen.
Basic/36-34-5/Repeat Violation
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed at preparation table at kitchen.
Basic/14-09-4
Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets at reach in cooler at kitchen in disrepair.
Basic/14-11-5
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall soiled throughout the kitchen.
Basic/36-27-5/Repeat Violation
Oct 3, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling tiles soiled at kitchen.
Basic/36-34-5
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic/50-09-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gasket soiled at reach in cooler at kitchen.
Basic/23-03-4
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall soiled at kitchen.
Basic/36-27-5
Jan 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
Show 9 findings ▾
Observed spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink.
High priority/29-37-4
Observed no paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at three compartment sink area.
Intermediate/31B-02-4
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ac vent soiled at three compartment sink area.
Basic/36-34-5
Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach-in cooler gaskets in disrepair at cook line.
Basic/14-11-5/Repeat Violation
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in-use utensils in 90F water at cook line. Chef turned on heat to increase water temperature.
Basic/10-07-4/Corrective Action Taken
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided chef with choking poster via email.
Basic/51-13-4
Stored food not covered. Observed cooked sausages not covered at walk-in cooler.
Basic/08B-12-5
Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Observed hood filters soiled with accumulated grease.
Basic/36-50-4/Repeat Violation
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Basic/14-17-4/Repeat Violation
Dec 18, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

2 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed vegetables over cook potatoes at walk-in cooler. Chef removed cooked potatoes.
High priority/08A-05-6/Corrected On-Site
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed mop sink splitter missing a vacuum breaker.
High priority/29-42-4
Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach-in cooler gaskets in disrepair at cook line.
Basic/14-11-5
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup inside reach-in refrigerator at three compartment sink area.
Basic/14-69-4
Observed walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Basic/14-17-4
Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Observed hood filters soiled with accumulated grease.
Basic/36-50-4

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.