TROPICAL VILLAGE FARM
22601 SW 177 AVE, Miami FL 33170 · 786-410-5960
Last inspected Oct 28, 2025 · 5 visits since October 2023
OCT 23
APR 24
SEP 24
OCT 25
— STEADY
4 inspections within 9 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 10/1/2025
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Oct 28, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 10/1/2025
Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. Observed most recent well water testing report not available. Last report 7/11/2024.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed broken ice machine instead prep room.
Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Observed one side of dumpster lid broken.
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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup inside reach in freezer.
Nov 7, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Observed 1 lid is missing.
Open dumpster lid.
Sep 10, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded.
0 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
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Failure to provide water system sample reports onsite. Observed last Miami Sade water report is from 5/2023.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Operator provided paper towel.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed beef inside the reach in cooler not date marked.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Observed 1 lid is missing.
Open dumpster lid.
Apr 1, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate6 Basic
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Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed chlorine sanitation solution was +200 ppm. Employee discarded it and adjusted chlorine to 100 ppm.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed milk inside the reach in cooler not date marked.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at the front counter.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed empanadas inside the reach in cooler not date marked.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed license display expired 10/23.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed green cutting board not longer cleanable.
Garbage can located outside has just 1 lid. It is missing 1.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at the bathrooms. Operator provided the signs
Open dumpster lid.
Oct 25, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired Oct 2023.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed a hose connected at the time of the inspection.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed green cutting boards not longer cleanable.
Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Observed one lid is broken.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed a wet wiping cloth under a green cutting board. Manager removed it.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed at the reach in cooler inside the preparation room.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at the hand wash sink located in the preparation room. And also observed at both bathrooms.
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.