Rustiko
9476 Harding Ave, Surfside, FL 33154 · Permanent Food Service · License 2332657
What drove the grade
Dented/rusted cans present.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 30 routine inspection3 high priority (fixed on the spot), 6 basic (2 repeats)-17
- Safety score83
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 30, 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 priority3
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Dented/rusted cans present.
See stop sale. Observed corn can dented at preparation table next to back door at kitchen area. Operator segregated during inspection.
Fixed on the spot
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 (110°F - Hot Holding) inside warmer next to stove at kitchen area. Employee increased the temperature of the unit to reheat marinara sauce during inspection.
Fixed on the spot
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
Observed 1 employee engaged in food preparation changing gloves and not washing his hands. Coached employee on proper procedures. Employee washed hands during inspection.
Fixed on the spot
Basic6
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Observed at walk in cooler.
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
O served ice machine interior soiled with black mold like substance at kitchen area.
Repeat violation
Code 32, Restrooms: Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Repeat violation
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed.
Observed food debris of the floor at walk in cooler at kitchen area.
Hole in or other damage to wall.
Observed hole on the wall under three compartment sink at kitchen area.
Code 40, Employee personal belongings: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.
Observed back pack on top of preparation table at preparation area in front of back door at kitchen area. Employee stored properly.
Fixed on the spot
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.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.