Vw Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens
Last inspected:
18351 Nw 27th Ave, Miami Gardens, FL 33056Vended Water Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens operates as a vended water establishment and has had 6 inspections on record since October 2023. The facility received an Operating Without a Valid Food Permit inspection on August 25, 2025, during which 26 violations were cited, primarily related to employee health policies, food handling procedures, and labeling requirements. The inspector documented that the person in charge could not provide evidence that employees had been informed of their responsibility to report health conditions related to foodborne illness, could not answer questions about preventing foodborne illness transmission, and could not produce written procedures for responding to vomit and diarrhea events. The facility also had 10 units of in-house prepared and packaged coconut juice without required warning labels; these were voluntarily removed from service during the inspection. Multiple flies were observed at the receiving door entrance in the backroom area. Subsequent focused inspections on July 2, 2025, May 31, 2024, and October 19, 2023 resulted in zero violations. Most recent inspections on March 3 and March 9, 2026 were focused sample collection inspections with no violations documented.
Summary generated from Florida FDACS public inspection records.
Vw Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens: FDACS Inspection History (6)
Inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), which oversees grocery stores, convenience stores, bakeries, food manufacturers, mobile vendors, and vending machines.
— 2 inspections
— Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection
Comments: Focused Inspection - Sample Collection.
No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.
— Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection
Comments: Conducted Routine Offsite Inspection. Lab result provided.
No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.
— 2 inspections
— Operating Without a Valid Food Permit - Met Sanitation Inspection· 26 violations· Operating Without Permit
Comments: When citations have been corrected and initialed, an electronic copy of the completed report may be emailed to
[email protected].
Please note each observation that has been corrected.
Consultation visit with food establishment management. Request#5137339
Employee Health Guidelines and reporting agreement provided.
Thank you for submitting your food establishment permit application. To complete the application process, you must meet all
permitting requirements as specified in Rule 5K-4.020(2)(a)-(e), F.A.C. To expedite the processing of your food permit
application, electronic online payment is available at https://foodpermit.fdacs.gov. Payment by check or money order is also
Risk-Based Violations
3-302.11(A)(4)
Food not protected from cross contamination by storage in packages, covered
containers or wrappings. 3-302.11(A)(4)
Seafood Area: Various frozen foods in freezer not completely covered by plastic wrap.
2-103.11(O)
Person in charge does not ensure food employees and conditional employees are
informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about
their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. 2-103.11(O) PfPf
Person in charge at time of inspection could not provide information that employees are
informed of the responsibility to report about their health activities as they relate to foodborne illness.
2-102.11(C)(2)-(3)
Person in charge does not correctly respond to questions that relate to preventing
transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may
cause foodborne disease, can not describe symptoms associated with diseases that are transmissible
through food, or can not explain how to comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction
of food employees. 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) and (17) PfPf
Person in charge at time of inspection could not answer questions that relate to foodborne
illness.
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2-501.11
Establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when
responding to an event that involves the discharge of vomitus or diarrhea onto surfaces at the food
establishment, or procedures do not address specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread
of contamination and the exposure of employees, consumers, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal
matter. 2-501.11 PfPf
Person in charge at time of inspection could not show written employee procedures for
cleanup of a vomit and diarrhea event.
3-404.11
Juice packaged onsite and not treated under a HACCP plan to attain a 5-log
reduction not labeled as specified in 21 CFR 101.17(g) with a warning notice as follows: "WARNING: This
product has not been pasteurized and, therefore, may contain harmful bacteria that can cause serious
illness in children, the elderly, and persons with weakened immune systems." 3-404.11 PfPf
Retail Area: Warning label not present on 10 in house prepared and packaged coconut
juice. COS: Voluntarily removed from service at time of inspection.
2-401.11
Employee eating, drinking or using tobacco where exposed food, clean equipment,
utensils, and linens, unwrapped single service and single use articles or other items could become
contaminated. 2-401.11
Produce Area: Employee personal coffee on shelf with fresh bananas at entrance of cutting
room.
5-205.11
Handwashing sink not maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee
use or is used for purposes other than handwashing, or an automatic handwashing facility not used in
accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. 5-205.11 PfPf
Meat Area: Hand sink in cutting room blocked by item hung on faucet. COS: Item removed
and properly stored at time of inspection. Seafood Area: Only hand sink at service counter partially
blocked by ice machine.
6-301.14
Sign or poster notifying food employees to wash their hands not provided at all
handwashing sinks used by food employees, or handwashing signage not clearly visible to food
employees. 6-301.14
Produce Area: hand washing sign not present at hand sink in cutting room.
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Establishment does not have a certified food protection manager who has passed a
test through a recognized accredited program. 5K-4.021(1), F.A.C.
Establishment does not have a certified food protection manager.
Good Retail Practice Violations
4-204.11
Temperature measuring device sensor not located to measure the air temperature
or a simulated product temperature in the warmest part of a mechanically refrigerated unit or in the coolest
part of a hot food storage unit; cold or hot holding equipment used for time/temperature control for safety
food not equipped with at least one integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device that is
located to allow easy viewing of the temperature display; or temperature measuring device not designed
to be easily readable. 4-204.112(A), (B) and (D)
Backroom Area: Ambient air thermometer not present in walk in cooler.
3-302.12
Working container holding a food or food ingredient that is not readily and
unmistakably recognized and has been removed from its original packaging for use in the establishment is
not identified with the common name of the food. 3-302.12
Produce Area: Spray bottle of water on shelf at entrance of produce cutting room not
labeled as to contents.
6-202.15
Outer opening not protected against the entry of insects and rodents by filling or
closing holes and other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings; closed, tight-fitting windows; and solid,
self-closing, tight-fitting doors. Windows or doors kept open for ventilation or other purposes not protected
against the entry of insects and rodents by 16 mesh to 1 inch screens; properly designed and installed air
curtains to control flying insects; or other effective means. 6-202.15
Backroom Area: Both roll up receiving doors open throughout inspection.
6-501.11
Premises not maintained free of insects and other pests; or not controlled to
eliminate their presence on the premise by routinely inspecting incoming shipments of food and supplies;
routinely inspecting the premises for evidence of pests; and using methods, if pests are found, such as
trapping devices or other means of pest control. 6-501.111 (A)-(C) Pf
Backroom Area: Multiple flies at receiving door entrance in back of produce area.
3-305.11
Food not stored at least 6 inches above the floor; in a clean, dry location; or food
stored where it is exposed to splash, dust or other contamination. 3-305.11
Backroom Area: Packaged foods stored on floor in walk in freezer.
2-303.11
Food employee wearing jewelry, other than a plain ring such as a wedding band, on
their arm or hand while preparing food. 2-303.11
Produce Area: Employee with bracelet on at time of processing.
4-903.11(C)
Single-service or single-use articles not kept in the original protective package or
not stored by using other means that afford protection from contamination until used. 4-903.11(C)
Produce Area: Previously opened single service produce trays store uncovered and not
inverted at entrance of produce cutting room. COS: Properly stored at time of inspection.
4-501.11
Equipment not maintained in good repair or condition; equipment component not
kept intact, tight, and adjusted in accordance with manufacturer's specifications; or cutting or piercing part
of can opener not kept sharp to minimize the creation of metal fragments that can contaminate food when
a container is opened. 4-501.11
Meat Area: Multiple prep tables using wood and construction bricks as legs in cutting room.
4-501.12
Surfaces that are subject to scratching or scoring not resurfaced or discarded when
they can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized. 4-501.12
Meat Area: Multiple cutting boards in cutting room scored and pitted.
4-302.14
Test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration in MG/L of
sanitizing solution not provided. 4-302.14 Pf
Meat Area: sanitizer test strips not available at time of inspection.
5-203.14
Plumbing system not installed to preclude backflow of a solid, liquid, or gas
contaminant into the water supply system at each point of use, including on a hose bibb, by providing an
air gap or installation of an approved backflow prevention device. 5-203.14 Pf
Outside Area: Threaded faucet ton wall at receiving door missing backflow prevention
device. Meat Area: Threaded wall facet missing backflow prevention device.
5-501.17
Toilet room used by females not provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary
napkins. 5-501.17
Backroom Area: Covered trash can not present in ladies restroom.
6-501.12
Physical facilities not cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean, or
cleaning not done during periods when the least amount of food is exposed such as after closing. 6-501.12
Backroom Area: Floors in walk in coolers, freezer and under shelving in backroom with soil
build-up and food spillage.
6-501.11
Physical facilities not maintained in good repair. 6-501.11
Meat Area: Damaged floor at entrance of walk in cooler in cutting room. Backroom Area:
Damaged walls and floors of walk in coolers and freezers.
6-501.11
Dressing rooms not used by employees who regularly change their clothes in the
establishment, or lockers or other suitable facilities not used for the orderly storage of employee clothing
or other possessions. 6-501.110
Produce Area: Employee personal items on shelf under cutting table adjacent to receiving
door.
6-202.11
Light bulb not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistant in an area where
there is exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens, or unwrapped single-service and single-use
articles. Infrared or other heat lamp not protected against breakage by a shield surrounding and extending
beyond the bulb so that only the face of the bulb is exposed. 6-202.11
Backroom Area; Ceiling lights in walk in cooler not shielded and appearing to not be shatter
proof.
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The food establishment is operating without a valid food permit. 500.12, F.S.,
5K-4.020(2), F.A.C. The food establishment shall complete the permitting process within 10 days. Contact
the Business Center at (850) 245-5520 for further assistance.
This food establishment was found to be operating prior to the initial inspection without a
valid food permit.
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— Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection
Comments: Conducted Routine Offsite inspection. Lab results provided.
No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.
— 1 inspection
— Met Inspection Requirements· Met Requirements
Comments: Conducted routine offsite inspection. Lab results provided.
No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.
— 1 inspection
— Met Inspection Requirements· Met Requirements
Comments: Offsite visit to conduct routine inspection. Lab results provided.
No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.
Vw Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens: Frequently Asked Questions
- When was Vw Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens last inspected?
- Vw Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens was last inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on March 9, 2026. Inspection type: Focused Inspection.
- How many inspections has Vw Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens had?
- Vw Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens has 6 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.
- What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Vw Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens find?
- Vw Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens was most recently inspected by FDACS on March 9, 2026 (Focused Inspection).
- Has Vw Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?
- No, Vw Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens has no stop-sale or stop-use orders on record with Florida FDACS.
- What are the most common violations at Vw Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens?
- The most frequently cited FDACS violations at Vw Price Choice 2 in Miami Gardens are: 2-103.11(O): Person in charge does not ensure food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. 2-103.11(O) Pf; 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3): Person in charge does not correctly respond to questions that relate to preventing transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease, can not describe symptoms associated with diseases that are transmissible through food, or can not explain how to comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction of food employees. 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) and (17) Pf; 2-401.11: Employee eating, drinking or using tobacco where exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens, unwrapped single service and single use articles or other items could become contaminated. 2-401.11.
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