Marlon's Cafe

11398 W Flagler St #106, Miami, FL 33174 · Permanent Food Service · License 2330652

B
Grade B
Safety score 86 of 100
Latest visit: Aug 14, 2026

What drove the grade

Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.High priority, repeat · no follow-up needed · 3 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Aug 14 routine inspection
    3 high priority (no follow-up needed, 2 repeats), 1 basic
    -14
  • Safety score86

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

4 violations found
  1. First visitAug 14, 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.

    4 violations found:

    • 3 High priority
    • 1 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    High priority3

    • Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.

      Observed inside reach in cooler cooked rice dated 08/12 cooked rice (47°F - Cold Holding).

      Repeat violation

    • Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.

      Observed cooked rice dated 08/12 cooked rice (47°F - Cold Holding).

      Repeat violation

    • Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.

      Observed threaded faucet no vacuum breaker under hand wash sink

    Basic1

    • Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.

      Observed ceiling fan front counter dusty.

    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.
Nonfood-contact surface
Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
Stop sale
An order that the food can’t be sold or served.
Vacuum breaker, backflow
Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.

Most cited

Approved source; food safe and unadulterated1
Food out of temperature1
Non-food contact surfaces clean1
Plumbing and backflow prevention1