Charcoals Latin Grill

11401 NW 12 St #E510, Miami, FL 33172 · Permanent Food Service · License 2328634

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Grade A
Safety score 95 of 100
Latest visit: Sep 29, 2026 (6 weeks ago)

What drove the grade

Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.High priority · fixed on the spot · 2 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Sep 29 routine inspection
    1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 basic
    -5
  • Safety score95

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

3 violations found
  1. First visitSep 29, 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.

    3 violations found:

    • 1 High priority
    • 2 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    High priority1

    • Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.

      Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed chlorine sanitizer dishwasher machine at 0ppm. Staff provided new sanitizer bucket and retested @ 100ppm.

      Fixed on the spot

    Basic2

    • Code 06, Food properly thawed: Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner.

      Observed chicken still frozen thawing in standing water room temperature, staff pro to open water faucet.

      Fixed on the spot

    • Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.

      Observed fan extractor at cook line Reach in cooler.

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

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.

Most cited

Food properly thawed1
Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized1
Non-food contact surfaces clean1