THE REAL FOOD ACADEMY
570 NE 81 ST, Miami, FL, 33138
Most recent inspection
- Date
- August 21, 2026
- Type
- Routine - Food
- Result
- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- Risk category
- Not reported
- Cited findings
- 23
- Jurisdiction
- Miami-Dade County (Miami), FL
Violations (23)
- 12A-16-4Critical
Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands.
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee began to wash dishes without wash hands.
High Priority
- 08A-17-6Critical
Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged.
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken stored inside ziplock bags stored over pastry dough at freezer 1 by storage.
High Priority
- 24-05-4
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed clean plates not inverted by storage room.
Basic
- 14-09-4Repeat
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting boards at storage area. **Repeat Violation**
Basic
- 12B-07-4Corrected on site
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed an employee cup container stored on prep table by waffle station. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic
- 12B-02-4
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area.
Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee eating at ware washing area by clean dishes.
Basic
- 13-03-4Repeat
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee food preparing no hair restraint. **Repeat Violation**
Basic
- 14-11-5
Equipment in poor repair.
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler gaskets torn by oven prep area. Observed reach in cooler gaskets torn at veggies coolers by pizza station.
Basic
- 35B-01-4Repeat
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap at back exit door by white chest freezers and stairs. **Repeat Violation**
Basic
- 36-22-4
Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed under reach in cooler by pizza station by oven.
Basic
- 14-38-4Corrected on site
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed lid plastic container at freezer 2 torn with home made ice cream. Employee change lid. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic
- 08B-38-4
Food stored on floor.
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed plastic bottles of water stored on floor by coffee station.
Basic
- 31B-04-4Repeat
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no sign at hand sink by coffee machine. **Repeat Violation**
Basic
- 23-03-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler gaskets soiled at prep area by front counter.
Basic
- 29-49-6
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed standing water at reach in cooler by pizza station by oven.
Basic
- 36-27-5
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust.
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall dusty by pizza station.
Basic
- 02D-01-5RepeatCorrected on site
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed squeeze plastic bottle with olive oil at prep area not labeled. Employee labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic
- 22-02-4
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed white cutting board by prep area by oven soiled.
Intermediate
- 31A-11-4Repeat
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed a mixer container stored at hand sink by prep area by waffle station area. **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate
- 31B-02-4
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand sink by coffee station.
Intermediate
- 22-20-5
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Basic
- 41-17-4Corrected on site
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed squeeze plastic bottle with soap at hand sink by waffle station not labeled. Employee labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate
- 51-11-4
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed helium tank not secured by storage area.
Basic
Source: Miami-Dade County (Miami), FL health department. Data refreshed October 16, 2026. Results are shown in the health department's own wording. This record is provided for general information; confirm current status with the health department before relying on it.