La Pupusa Factory
Last inspected: Feb 13, 2026
52
Score
La Pupusa Factory, located at 1804 W 68 St in Miami Lakes, FL, had a high-risk inspection on February 13, 2026, with a score of 52. This inspection identified two critical and seven minor violations. The facility has a history of mostly high-risk inspections across its ten recorded evaluations.
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Inspections
2
Critical latest
0
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 13, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 7 minor violations.
52
Sep 24, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Dec 12, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
52
Aug 28, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
50
Feb 23, 2024
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
86
Sep 15, 2023
Routine - Food
5 minor violations.
78
Mar 21, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
61
Aug 17, 2022
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
30
Violations — Feb 13, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Ambient air thermometer not located in the coolest part of the hot holding unit.
05-04-4
Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed multiple open bottles of water on preparation table. Operator discarded it. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-12-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed open reach in cooler with ambient temperature of 60°F.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. On cook line floor.
36-17-5
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
22-16-4
Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. On hand sink located at the front area.
29-19-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping towel on top of preparation table, operator properly stored in chlorine sanitation solution of 100 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed cheese (53F - Cold Holding); beans mashed (50F - Cold Holding)in open reach in cooler. Also Beef (55F - Cold Holding); shrimp (53F - Cold Holding); mashed beans (50F - Cold Holding); raw shel, eggs (50F - Cold Holding); chicharon mixed (53F - Cold Holding)inside reach in cooler located across the cook line, for more than 4 hours as per operator.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cheese (53F - Cold Holding); beans mashed (50F - Cold Holding)in open reach in cooler. Also Beef (55F - Cold Holding); shrimp (53F - Cold Holding); mashed beans (50F - Cold Holding); raw shel, eggs (50F - Cold Holding); chicharon mixed (53F - Cold Holding)inside reach in cooler located across the cook line, for more than 4 hours as per operator.
03A-02-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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