License No. 2338810|Public Food Service Establishment|Miami-Dade County, FloridaInspected Jun 23, 2026

State of Florida Inspection Record

PALENQUE RESTAURANT #8

8700 NW 122 ST, HIALEAH GARDENS, FL 33018

PALENQUE RESTAURANT #8 has a mixed inspection record — 6 violations in the past year, including 1 high-priority. Not alarming, but worth knowing before you order. The trailing-year record shows 6 violations, including 1 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.

Spotty

72.9

Trailing year of inspections

How this kitchen compares

Against HIALEAH GARDENS

Scores higher than 66% of the 44 inspected restaurants in HIALEAH GARDENS on the trailing-year record.

72.9

Lowest scoreCity median · 63.1Highest score

Against Miami-Dade County

1 high-priority violation on the trailing-year record — below the Miami-Dade County average of 2.6.

This kitchen1

County average2.6

Below county average

Computed from the trailing-year records of all inspected restaurants in the same city and county. Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site.

The Inspection Record

1 inspection

Visit 01 — Food-Licensing Inspection

Jun 23, 2026

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Chemicals & toxic substances

Cleaning chemicals or other toxic substances unlabeled or stored where they can reach food.

High-priority×2

Food at unsafe temperature

Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.

High-priority

Advisories, date marking & labeling

Missing consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items, ready-to-eat food not date-marked, or food not properly labeled.

Intermediate

Thermometers

Missing or inaccurate food and equipment thermometers.

Intermediate

Handwash sinks & supplies

Handwash sink missing, blocked, or used for other purposes, or missing soap, towels, or the handwash sign.

Intermediate

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

What the violations mean

Violation categories, explained

6 violations · 5 categories

Every violation on this record falls into one of the state's standardized categories. Here is what each category covers and why inspectors check for it — in plain English, with the trailing-year count for this kitchen.

Cleaning chemicals and other toxic substances must be labeled and stored away from food and prep surfaces. A mislabeled or badly placed chemical can end up in food, which is why inspectors treat this as high-priority.

On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 1 trailing-year inspection. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.

^† Item numbers refer to the State of Florida’s standardized inspection form; the same item recurring across visits indicates an unresolved problem. Severity groupings and the sanitation score are explained in How it works.

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Dirty Dish List is built from public inspection data published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The inspection dates, dispositions, and violations on this report card mirror what the state has on file for License No. 2338810 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.

License on file

2338810

Inspected

Jun 23, 2026

Scoring

Trailing-year aggregate — How it works

Official State of Florida inspection records Opens myfloridalicense.com — the state's public inspection search

Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site