VAN LEEUWEN ICE CREAM
1600 COLLINS AVE, Miami Beach FL 33139 · 7187011630
Last inspected Aug 11, 2026 · 5 visits since August 2023
5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. The operator paid for the license during the inspection.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed the quaternary sanitizer at 100 ppms.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the walk in freezer door gasket soiled.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. The operator paid for the license during the inspection.
Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw tuna over vegetables in the walk-in cooler. The owner moved the vegetables to another shelf.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Observed several varieties of sushi not identified as raw on the digital menu.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Identity of food or food product misrepresented. Observed crab on the menu. As per the owner and packaging the crab meat is imitation.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. The owner printed it and displayed it.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. The owner removed it.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed a case of lids on the floor. The owner moved the lids.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed at the front counter.
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.