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PONELOYA NICARAGUAN CUISINE

10170 W FLAGLER STREET, MIAMI, FL 33174

License #2328746

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92.1 Grade B / 100

Solid Health Score

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PONELOYA NICARAGUAN CUISINE in MIAMI currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 92.1 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on September 8, 2025. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 18 total findings; InspectFL has detailed violation rows for 16 of them so far.

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Inspections on file
2
Clean inspections
0
Callback visits
0
Latest clean pass
None on file yet

The latest inspection on September 8, 2025 shows 9 observation rows: no critical rows, 2 major, and 7 minor.

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Inspector notes
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Inspection timeline

Inspection History

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  • Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed gallo pinto rice and red beans not date marked inside reach in cooler at kitchen. As per operator since the day before. Ooperator started to properly marked.
  • [25-32-4] Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Observed single use juice gallons reused for melon juice inside reach in cooler across steam table.
  • [51-09-4] Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. Observed 17 seat units in establishment, license states 0 units.
  • [22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed ice machine soiled with black mold substance.
  • [41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle with degreaser not labeled at back storage.
  • [29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed ice machine side reach in cooler at front counter. Operator dried the water.
  • [29-11-4] Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed water leaking from pipe under hand sink at front counter.
  • [10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed scoop inside red beans container with handle in contact with product. At back storage.
  • [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Observed potatoes inside container stored on floor at back storage.
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PONELOYA NICARAGUAN CUISINE looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?

B record

Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.

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