1,509 Miami restaurant inspections since July 1: 84% needed no further action, 14% got a warning. Florida gives no letter grades. State line: 850-487-1395.
Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Figures come from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s food service inspection file for District 1, downloaded Oct. 9, 2026, through the state’s public records page. We refresh it monthly.
In Florida, restaurants are inspected by the state, not by the City of Miami or the county health department. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants licenses and inspects every public food service business. Florida gives no numeric scores or letter grades; each inspection lists violations and ends with an outcome.
Who to call
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants: 850-487-1395
- Look up a restaurant: MyFloridaLicense.com license search
- File a complaint: MyFloridaLicense.com
Miami since July 1
From July 1 to Oct. 8, 2026, state inspectors made 1,509 first-visit inspections at 1,459 food service businesses with a Miami or Coconut Grove address in the city’s ZIP codes. Most were routine (1,316); 72 followed a complaint and 121 were licensing inspections for new or changed businesses.
| Outcome of the first visit | Inspections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection completed, no further action | 1,270 | 84% |
| Warning issued (a follow-up visit is set) | 211 | 14% |
| Administrative complaint recommended | 15 | 1% |
| Emergency order recommended (closure until fixed) | 13 | 1% |
855 of the 1,509 inspections found no high-priority violations. The middle inspection found five violations of all kinds. Across all of Miami-Dade County in the same period there were 5,694 first-visit inspections, and 4,569 of them (80%) ended with no further action. Florida’s file lists outcomes, not the reasons a business was or was not closed, and a recommended action is not a final finding.
How to read an inspection
According to the division’s inspections page:
- High priority violations are those that could contribute directly to foodborne illness or injury. The state’s list includes holding food at the wrong temperature, bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food and signs of rodents or insects.
- Intermediate violations could lead to those risks if not fixed.
- Basic violations are, in the state’s words, “considered best practices to implement.”
Each restaurant gets one to four unannounced inspections a year, depending on its risk: the food it serves, how it prepares it and its record. Complaints can bring extra visits.
The outcomes:
- No further action: the inspection is complete.
- Warning issued: violations must be corrected by a set date, and the inspector returns.
- Administrative complaint recommended: high-priority violations, or violations not corrected after an earlier visit, need administrative action to ensure compliance.
- Emergency order recommended: the inspector recommended closing the business until violations are corrected. A callback visit shows whether it complied.
Look up a restaurant
Search any Miami restaurant by name or address on the state’s license search. The full reports list each violation in the inspector’s words. The raw data, statewide and by district, is on the public records page. District 1 covers Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
Method
We counted rows in the state’s District 1 file whose county is Miami-Dade, whose location city is Miami or Coconut Grove, whose ZIP code is one of 18 that cover the city (33125 to 33138, 33142, 33145, 33149 and 33150), and whose inspection date is July 1 to Oct. 8, 2026, using only first visits (visit number 1) so follow-ups are not counted twice. Some of those ZIP codes reach into neighboring unincorporated areas, so the count is close to, but not exactly, the city. Shares are rounded. We do not rank or name restaurants on this page; individual results are in the state’s records.
What this means for you
- Florida has no grades on the door; look up the latest inspection yourself.
- A warning means problems to fix by a deadline, not a closure.
- Report a concern to the state, not the city or county.
Related: new businesses in Miami and who to call at City Hall.
Frequently asked questions
Do Miami restaurants get inspection scores or grades?
No. Florida gives no numeric scores or letter grades. Each inspection lists violations by type (high priority, intermediate and basic) and ends with an outcome, such as no further action, a warning or an administrative complaint.
Who inspects restaurants in Miami?
The state. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants licenses and inspects public food service businesses, not the city or the county health department.
How do I look up a restaurant’s inspection in Miami?
Search the business name or address on the state’s MyFloridaLicense.com license search, or download the state’s District 1 inspection file, which covers Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
What does an emergency order mean on a Florida restaurant inspection?
The inspector recommended that the business close until problems are fixed. A follow-up visit shows whether it complied and reopened.
How do I report a restaurant in Miami?
File a complaint with the Division of Hotels and Restaurants through MyFloridaLicense.com or call 850-487-1395.
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