Hilton Garden Inn Homestead
2601 NE 9 Ct, Homestead, FL 33033 · Permanent Food Service · License 2336765
What drove the grade
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 17 routine inspection2 high priority (fixed on the spot)-6
- Safety score94
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 2 visitsRoutine inspection
- Follow-up visitJul 21, 2026 Fixed at follow-up
The inspector came back and found the problems fixed.
All earlier violations corrected.
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website - First visitJul 17, 2026 Warning issued
Problems were found that had to be fixed. The inspector will come back to check.
2 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
Observed across cook line tomatoes (48°F - Cold Holding); shredded lettuce (47°F - Cold Holding); potatoes (47°F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (48°F - Cold Holding); diced ham (46°F - Cold Holding); shredded cheddar (47°F - Cold Holding). As per operator for less than 4 hrs. Operator started to move to another cooler for rapid cooling.
Fixed on the spot
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing.
Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed Triple Sink (Quaternary 0ppm). Operator discarded solution.
Fixed on the spot
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
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.