Baku Cafe Bar and Restaurant
17080 Collins Ave, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
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
- Passed 8 of 10 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Sep 28, 2026: passed with 7 violations, 1 critical. That was a follow-up after failing on Sep 4, 2026.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 9 times, plus 15 other repeat issues.
- #3 in Sunny Isles Beach's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 8 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2026
- Passed Sep 28
Complaint Inspection
7 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Failed Sep 4
Callback Reinspection
10 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Failed Sep 3
Complaint Inspection
15 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Passed Sep 1
Routine Inspection
3 violations
- Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
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