Uchiko Miami
Last inspected: Mar 5, 2026
29
Score
Uchiko Miami, located at 1759 Purdy Ave Unit 102 in Miami Beach, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on March 5, 2026, resulting in a score of 29. The inspection identified 3 critical, 6 major, and 4 minor violations. While most of Uchiko Miami's five inspected visits have been low-risk, this most recent inspection noted issues including improper air-drying of equipment, in-use tongs stored on a door handle, and slow draining at a handwash sink.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 5, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 6 major violations. 4 minor violations.
29
Sep 10, 2025
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
95
Jan 9, 2025
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
86
Violations — Mar 5, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Warning**
24-08-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed a tong on the oven rack. The chef removed it. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-20-4
Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink. Observed at the kitchen entrance. **Warning**
29-20-5
Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. Observed at the bar. **Warning**
25-27-4
High Priority - Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. Observed hamachi still in the vacuum with an internal temperature of 35°F. The chef removed the fish from the bag. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03G-04-5
High Priority - Fish packaged in the establishment using a reduced oxygen method not bearing a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use. Observed hamachi in the vacuum with no labeling. **Warning**
03G-05-5
High Priority - Operator not complying with the procedures stated in the Process Waiver or HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed hamachi in the vacuum bag with nothing written on the bag. **Warning**
03G-48-2
Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Observed one tag not dated. **Warning**
01C-03-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed a bag of towels in the hand washing sink at the warehouse washing area. The chef removed it. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed the one at the kitchen entrance full of ice. **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Operator not able to provide monitoring, verification and corrective action records required to be maintained by the approved Process Waiver or HACCP plan. Observed the record keeping forms stopped in November of 2025. Operator could not pull it up on his computer. **Warning**
03G-49-2
Intermediate - Reduced oxygen packaged food lacking bold type on contrasting background, or other required information. Observed several vegetables vacuum sealed with no labeling. **Warning**
03G-06-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed a pump bottle with a white creamy liquid at the hand washing sink not labeled. A chef labeled it. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-17-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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