Sawa Restaurant
360 San Lorenzo Ave Ste# 1500, Coral Gables, FL 33146
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Last inspected Oct 7, 2026: passed with 2 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Oct 6, 2026.
- Passed 6 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 4 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.
- #4 in Coral Gables's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 10 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 7
Callback Reinspection
2 violations
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Failed Oct 6
Callback Reinspection
5 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Failed Oct 5
Routine Inspection
10 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Critical Approved source
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Passed Mar 30
Routine Inspection
7 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
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BiteKarma scores around Sawa Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.