Amara at Paraiso
Last inspected: Feb 9, 2026
22
Score
Amara At Paraiso, located at 3101 Ne 7Th Avenue in Miami, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on February 9, 2026, with a score of 22. This inspection identified 4 critical, 3 major, and 12 minor violations, including issues with mold-like substances in ice machines and soiled ceilings. The facility has a historical pattern of high-risk inspections across its seven recorded evaluations.
7
Inspections
4
Critical latest
3
Major latest
12
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 9, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 12 minor violations.
22
Aug 25, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Aug 12, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
58
Aug 11, 2025
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
22
Feb 25, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 10 minor violations.
22
Feb 19, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
58
Jan 17, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
22
Violations — Feb 9, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed ice machine behind bar area. Observed ice machine by ware washing area.
22-20-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed above ware washing area.
36-34-5
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed clean cups stored on shelves at bar area not inverted. Employee inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
24-05-4
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Observed at employees bathrooms.
32-12-6
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
50-09-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed by prep station kitchen.
14-09-4
Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee eating a bagel in food preparation at dessert station.
12B-02-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed a personal phone by prep table at dessert station.
40-06-5
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed employee wearing a wrist watch while preparing food. **Repeat Violation**
13-07-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. By dessert station.
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in coolers gaskets soiled by dessert station. Observed reach in cooler by prep area near cook line soiled.
23-03-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed frozen squid thawing at room temperature by cook line. Employee turn on running water. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee drank water and proceeded to stir a soup at stove. Coached employee to wash hands properly.
12A-05-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw fish stored over RTE cooked shrimp at drawers by prep station. Employee rearranged properly. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed vacuum breaker incorrectly installed.
29-42-4
High Priority - 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 spray (Quaternary 500ppm); bar area , employee diluted with water, Recheck; spray (Quaternary 300ppm).
41-15-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards soiled mold-like substance by prep area,salad station. Manager discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee cleaning a part of equipment in the hand sink by dessert station. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed a spray bottle with sanitizer not labeled at bar area. Manager labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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