El Megachuzo
17632 Collins Ave, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 · Permanent Food Service · License 2331141
What drove the grade
Observed establishment Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license as of 10/1/26.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 14 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 8 basic (2 repeats)-13
- Safety score87
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 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.
9 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 50, Current license displayed: Observed establishment Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license as of 10/1/26.
Basic8
Code 06, Food properly thawed: Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged raw mahi bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.
See stop sale.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Bowl with no handle used to dispense cooked rice and chips.
Equipment in poor repair.
Observed reach in cooler/freezer gaskets torn.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface and in disrepair.
Observed reach in freezer in disrepair and has exposed insulation.
Repeat violation
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
Repeat violation
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Observed various kitchen equipment with accumulation of grease.
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Standing water in bottom of reach-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
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.