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LA CRUZADA RESTAURANT

331 PARK PL, HOMESTEAD, Miami-Dade County. DBPR licence 2316396. 11 inspection visits from 2023-07-07 to 2026-10-02.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-02: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic violations
5 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Miami-Dade County average that year (2 had none)
0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023
1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Miami-Dade County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-10-02 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
004 1.12
3 areas
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-01-05 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
3212 1.13
13 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2025-10-21 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
025
5 areas
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-10-20 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
627 1.13
9 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-06-06 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
317 0.86
9 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-03-03 Complaint follow-up Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
202
4 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-02-25 Complaint inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
517
12 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-08-17 Follow-up visit Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
204
6 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-08-16 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
208 0.86
8 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-02-09 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
009 1.07
7 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-07-07 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
205 1.07
6 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.