CORAL GABLES, FL. State inspectors visiting Globe Cafe & Bar at 377 Alhambra Circle on April 21 documented nine high-severity violations, including food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, toxic chemicals stored improperly near food, and no consumer advisory warning customers about raw or undercooked items on the menu. The restaurant was not closed.
That last fact is worth sitting with: nine high-priority violations, and the doors stayed open.
What Inspectors Found
The undercooked food violation is the most direct threat to anyone who ate at Globe that day. Poultry that has not reached 165 degrees Fahrenheit can carry live Salmonella. Inspectors cited the restaurant for failing to meet required minimum cooking temperatures, a violation that state records classify as a pathogen survival risk.
Two separate chemical violations compounded the picture. Inspectors cited the kitchen for both improperly stored or labeled toxic chemicals and for toxic substances that were improperly identified, stored, or used. The two citations represent different dimensions of the same hazard: chemicals that could contaminate food through proximity, or through mislabeling that causes an employee to reach for the wrong container.
Globe also lacked the shellfish traceability records required by state law. Oysters, clams, and mussels are high-risk foods, particularly when consumed raw or lightly cooked. Without shell stock tags and receiving records, there is no way to identify the harvest source if a customer becomes ill.
The restaurant had no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked items. That advisory is not a formality. It is the mechanism by which pregnant customers, elderly diners, and people with compromised immune systems learn that a dish carries elevated risk.
Rounding out the list: employees were cited for inadequate handwashing, food contact surfaces were found not properly cleaned or sanitized, time was not correctly used as a public health control, and food was found in poor condition or adulterated. A single intermediate violation for improper use of wiping cloths was also recorded.
What These Violations Mean
The combination of undercooking and no consumer advisory is particularly troubling at a restaurant that appears to serve shellfish. If Globe is serving oysters or clams without shell stock records, inspectors cannot trace where those shellfish came from. If they are also serving items raw or undercooked without telling customers, diners have no basis on which to assess their own risk.
The two chemical violations together suggest a systemic storage or labeling problem, not an isolated misplaced bottle. When toxic chemicals are improperly identified and improperly stored, the failure is structural. A single employee error in that environment, reaching for a sanitizer that turns out to be a degreaser, can contaminate food directly.
Improper handwashing and unsanitized food contact surfaces work in combination. Hands that are not washed properly transfer bacteria to cutting boards, prep surfaces, and utensils. Surfaces that are not sanitized between uses then transfer that contamination to the next item of food placed on them. The two violations together describe a kitchen where cross-contamination is not being reliably interrupted.
The Longer Record
The April 21 inspection was not an aberration. State records show Globe Cafe & Bar has been inspected 27 times, accumulating 264 total violations across its history, and has never been emergency-closed.
The pattern in recent years is consistent. Inspectors found five high-severity violations in May 2025 and three more in December 2025. The May 2024 inspection produced five high-severity violations. December 2024 brought three. The facility logged four high-severity violations in both December 2022 and May 2022.
The only inspection in the recent record that produced zero high-severity violations was April 2023. Every other inspection in the eight most recent visits prior to April 2026 found at least one high-priority problem.
Nine high-severity violations in a single visit is the worst single-inspection result in the data on record for this facility. It represents a new high-water mark in a pattern that has persisted for years.
Open for Business
Florida inspectors have the authority to order an emergency closure when violations present an immediate public health threat. Undercooking, chemical contamination risk, and shellfish traceability failures each carry that classification in state records.
After the April 21 inspection, Globe Cafe & Bar at 377 Alhambra Circle remained open.