El Kiosko Latin Cafe
13290 West Dixie Highway, North Miami, FL 33161 · Permanent Food Service · License 2328899
What drove the grade
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 19 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 1 intermediate (1 repeat), 12 basic (7 repeats); basic violations cost 12 at most-19
- Safety score81
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 19, 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.
14 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 50, Current license displayed: Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Expired since 10/1/3026
Intermediate1
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
Cooked: chicken and rice held for more than 24/hrs without date marked, inside the reach in cooler.
Repeat violation
Basic12
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor.
Case with orange on the floor in dry storage room.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.
Ice buildup inside reach in freezer.
Repeat violation
Code 21, Wiping cloths and linens: Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Wet wiping cloth on top of the preparation table.
Repeat violation
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
Food debris inside the oven.
Repeat violation
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Food debris inside the reach in cooler.
Repeat violation
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Ice machine soiled.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Reach in cooler gasket soiled.
Repeat violation
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present.
Observed back door open during operations. Employee closed. It. Advised operator to install a screen door on back door.
Fixed on the spot
Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch.
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.
Broken tiles on kitchen floor.
Repeat violation
Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
Standing water between floor tiles.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust.wall soiled around the kitchen.
Repeat violation
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.
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.