SAMBA BRAZIL RESTAURANT

Name: SAMBA BRAZIL RESTAURANT
Address: 7438 COLLINS AVE, MIAMI BEACH, FL, 33141, US
Rating: 90.2

7438 COLLINS AVE, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33141

License #2338221

🫔 Latin American ℹ️

90.2 Grade B / 100

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Latest inspection

January 13, 2026 · 10 findings · 0 critical

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SAMBA BRAZIL RESTAURANT in MIAMI BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 90.2 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 13, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 25 total violations — 7 major, 18 minor.

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The latest inspection on January 13, 2026 shows 10 observation rows: no critical rows, 1 major, and 9 minor.

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Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed pots near 3 compartment sink not inverted.
[50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee engaged in food preparation with no hair restraint.
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup inside of white chest freezer.
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed 4 tongs stored on oven door handle. Employee removed tongs.
[21-04-4] In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed wet wiping cloth used under green cutting board. Employee removed wet wiping cloth.
[22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed interior of both microwaves soiled with old food debris.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters soiled with grease.
[06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw chicken thawing inside of hand wash sink in ambient temperature. Employee placed chicken inside of reach in cooler to complete thawing.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed raw chicken inside of hand wash sink in kitchen thawing. Operator removed chicken.