EL MEGACHUZO
17632 COLLINS AVE, SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL 33160-2825
License #2331141
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Failing Health Score
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EL MEGACHUZO in SUNNY ISLES BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 56.6 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 7 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on October 14, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 65 total violations — 3 critical, 4 major, 58 minor.
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The latest inspection on October 14, 2026 shows 9 observation rows: 1 critical, 0 major, and 8 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [14-36-5] Observed reach in freezer in disrepair and has exposed insulation.
- [14-01-5] Bowl with no handle used to dispense cooked rice and chips.
- [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler/freezer gaskets torn.
- [14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
- [23-03-4] Observed various kitchen equipment with accumulation of grease.
- [29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
- [50-17-3] Observed establishment Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license as of 10/1/26.
- [14-33-4] Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface and in disrepair.
- [06-09-2] Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged raw mahi bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale.
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