Charlie's Ice Cream
Last inspected: Dec 15, 2025
33
Score
Charlie's Ice Cream, located at 510 Hialeah Dr, Hialeah, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on December 15, 2025. This inspection identified three critical, two major, and nine minor violations. While most of Charlie's Ice Cream's five recorded inspections have been low-risk, the most recent one noted several issues, including improper food dispensing containers and a non-smooth ceiling in the preparation area.
5
Inspections
3
Critical latest
2
Major latest
9
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 15, 2025
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
33
Jul 11, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
67
Jul 1, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Feb 6, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Dec 7, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
64
Violations — Dec 15, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed cup with no handle stored inside sprinkles case at kitchen area. **Warning**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Observed all around preparation area. **Warning**
36-37-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee personal water bottle and iPad on top of preparation table at kitchen area. Employee removed it during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed one employee engaged in food preparation with no hair restraints. **Warning**
13-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed assorted ice cream containers stored on the floor at walk in freezer. Employee stored properly during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed scoops inside toppings containers touching the food. Employee stored properly during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-01-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets soiled at mini reach in cooler and ice machine door at front counter. **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed in front of mop sink at kitchen area. **Warning**
42-01-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed 2 wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitized solution. Employee stored properly during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-12-4
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed medicine stored on top of preparation table at kitchen area. **Warning**
41-07-4
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed 4 dented cans of butterscotch cone coating on shelf in next to walk in cooler and freezer at kitchen area. Also observed 3 dented cans of caramel fudge topping under preparation table at kitchen area. **Warning**
01B-01-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Observed approximately 8 small flying insects flying around mop sink next to back door at kitchen area. **Warning**
35A-02-7
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed 2 dirty container stored inside hand wash sink next to service window. Employee removed it during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed chlorine test strips expired 09/2022. **Warning**
16-37-1
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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