La Romanita Restaurant and Lounge
Last inspected: Mar 4, 2026
26
Score
La Romanita Restaurant And Lounge, located at 7755 W 4 Ave in Hialeah, Florida, underwent a high-risk inspection on March 4, 2026, with a score of 26. The inspection identified four critical, five major, and five minor violations. Previous inspections for La Romanita Restaurant And Lounge have also predominantly fallen into the high-risk category.
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Inspections
4
Critical latest
5
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 4, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 5 major violations. 5 minor violations.
26
Jun 20, 2025
Food-Licensing Inspection
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
45
Mar 20, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
41
Nov 5, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
78
Jun 26, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
67
Feb 14, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
58
Mar 27, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Sep 2, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
55
Violations — Mar 4, 2026 Inspection
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee cleaning the hand wash sink to continue to prepare food with the same gloves without washing her hands.
12A-07-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed one dead roach on the floor underneath the hand wash sink at preparation area.
35A-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in freezer door gasket in disrepair, unit located at preparation area.
14-11-5
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
10-08-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler door handle soiled, cooler located at preparation area. Observed exterior of both oven at cook line soiled.
23-03-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed cooked tamales, cooked beef thawing at room temperature on the preparation table at preparation area.
06-01-5
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed dishwasher washing, rinsing equipments then putting them away without sanitizing.
22-45-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. Observed approximately around 5+ Live, small flying insects flying all around the ware washing area. Observed approximately 4+ Live, small flying insects flying over raw potatoes and over the preparation table at preparation area.
35A-02-7
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in the reach in cooler at front counter ham croquettes (56F - Cold Holding), as per employee croquettes were recently replaced in the unit less than 30 minutes ago. Instructed employee to transfer food to another working unit.
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Observed tags for fresh clams not marked with the last date.
01C-03-4
Intermediate - Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Observed tags for fresh clams not kept for 90 days.
01C-02-4
Intermediate - Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Observed Dishwasher (Temperature 92).
22-56-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at hand wash sink at preparation area, also no paper towels at cook line.
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Operator had the wrong consumer advisory printed. Provided correct general consumer advisory to manager. **Corrective Action Taken**
02B-02-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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