Zucca
162 Alcazar Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134 · Permanent Food Service · License 2332654
What drove the grade
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 9 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 3 intermediate, 6 basic (1 repeat)-19
- Safety score81
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 9, 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.
10 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
Intermediate3
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Backflow preventer not inspected and serviced according to manufacturer's recommendations.
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
Cook line.
No soap provided at handwash sink.
Cook line.
Basic6
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.
Observed two boxes with lemons stored on floor at kitchen.
Repeat violation
Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135°F.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Gaskets for reach in cooler at kitchen broken and loose.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Filters soiled at cook line.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.
Hand sink at dishwasher area soiled.
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.
By dishwasher area.
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
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.