Gables Cafe
100 Almeria Ave Ste 100, Coral Gables, FL 33134 · Permanent Food Service · License 2318744
What drove the grade
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 3 routine inspection1 intermediate, 8 basic-11
- Safety score89
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 3, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
9 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate1
Code 05, Thermometers provided and accurate: No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Operator informed me about the broken thermometer. A new one will be bought soon.
Basic8
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
Shredded beef packaged.
Code 05, Thermometers provided and accurate: No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves.
Observed in units at front.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Observed hand sink exterior soil.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.
Observed filters soiled.
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable.
Underneath equipments.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.
Floor/ tile broken in front of fridge.
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Ambient temperature
- The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.