Sports Grill
11481 SW 40 St, Miami, FL 33165 · Permanent Food Service · License 2328776
What drove the grade
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135°F.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 16 routine inspection4 high priority (2 no follow-up needed, 2 fixed on the spot), 5 basic (2 repeats)-19
- Safety score81
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 16, 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
High priority4
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135°F.
Observed marinara sauce (100°F - Hot Holding) inside counter top steam table. Employee took marinara to flat top to be reheated.
Fixed on the spot
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
Observed splitter at hose bibb with hose attached, no vacuum breaker underneath triple sink.
Code 41, Chemicals and toxic substances: Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored.
Observed bottle of degreaser hanging on rack with canned tomatoes next to walk in freezer.
Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles.
Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 500+ppm) underneath flat top grill. Operator added more water for final concentration Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 200ppm).
Fixed on the spot
Basic5
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Reach-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Observed reach in freezer shelves rusted across triple sink.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.
Observed ice buildup inside walk in freezer underneath fan.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Observed underneath hood filters soiled.
Repeat violation
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.
Observed floor tiles cracked inside walk in cooler, outside of beer walk in cooler, and in front of cook line.
Repeat violation
Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
Observed standing water inside cracked floor tiles inside walk in cooler.
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.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.