EL MESON DEL PARAISO RESTAURANT

12820 SW 120 ST, MIAMI, Miami-Dade County. DBPR licence 2330569. 12 inspection visits from 2023-08-01 to 2026-09-23.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-23: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic violations

7 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Miami-Dade County average that year (0 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
2026-09-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	6		3 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4)
2026-09-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	2	13	1.12	13 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2026-05-05	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	3		4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-03-09	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	3	3		5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-03-06	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	5	13	1.13	15 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 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 (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-10-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	5	0	5	1.13	7 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-03-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	1	6		6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-03-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	10	4	11	0.86	13 areas 01 Approved source (x5) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x4) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-08-26	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	1	5		6 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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-08-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	6	3	10	0.86	12 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x4) 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-02-16	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	3	1.07	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x3) 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-08-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	5	2	7	1.07	8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.