THREE PALMS CUBAN CAFE
11500 BISCAYNE BLVD, Miami FL 33181 · 305.891.0046
Last inspected Jul 1, 2026 · 7 visits since August 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.Expired since 10/1/2023. Manager paid on line.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled. Employee washed it.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Grease on ceiling in kitchen area.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Debris on the floor inside walk in cooler.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Broken floor tiles in kitchen area.
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In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cool gasket soiled.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food debris inside oven.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled. Reach in cooler gasket soiled.
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Both restrooms without self closing doors.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Mold like substance on ceiling kitchen.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gasket gaskets in disrepair. Reach in cooler in-front of the cooking line.
Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floor not easily cleanable in kitchen area.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall in disrepair behind cooking equipments, and by triple sink.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food debris inside oven,.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled. Reach in coolers gaskets soiled.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves with rust.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food debris inside oven. Employee cleaned it.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on top of the preparation table. Employee put it inside the sanitizer solution bucket.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine soiled.
Exhaust/ventilation hood system not designed to prevent grease or condensation from dripping onto food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Hood soiled.
Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Grease under cooking equipments.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.Expired since 10/1/2023. Manager paid on line.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed hose connected to faucet without vacuum breaker. By cooking equipments.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food debris inside oven.
Open dumpster lid. Employee closed it.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw pork chops above cooked pork in the reach in cooler. Employee inverted them.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed personal food not segregated from the food that will be sold to the public.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensils in standing water, water at 79 F. Employee discarded the water.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing sign at the hand sink located at the service area.
Open dumpster lid.
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.