RESTAURANT UNIVERSAL DEL PUEBLO

300 W 21 ST, HIALEAH, Miami-Dade County. DBPR licence 2326659. 10 inspection visits from 2023-12-01 to 2026-08-27.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-27: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

5 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Miami-Dade County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections 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.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	1.12	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-06-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-06-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	1	1	1.13	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-04-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	0	1.13	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-09-29	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-09-26	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	10	1.13	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x4) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-01-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.86	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-08-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	0.86	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-04-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	5	1	1.07	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	2	1.07	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 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.