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Florida Restaurant Inspections: Week of April 27 – May 4, 2026

This week across Florida: 2,565 inspections, 9,135 violations, and 1,767 critical findings. Here's what the data shows.

InspectFL Team · May 4, 2026
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Snapshot from May 4, 2026. Health Scores update weekly (Sunday night) and may have shifted since this article was published. Inspection data itself updates daily; the headline score reflects a weekly weighted recompute. The official DBPR record at myfloridalicense.com is the authoritative source for any specific restaurant.
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Florida health inspectors were busy this week. 2,565 inspections turned up 9,135 violations — including 1,767 critical findings. Here’s your weekly breakdown.

📈 By the Numbers

2,565
Inspections
9,135
Total Violations
1,767
Critical
619
Clean Inspections

🏆 Notable Clean Inspections This Week

Inspections completed this week with zero violations documented. Each card describes a specific inspection event — a permanent public record from Florida DBPR.

LA RUMBA
CRESTVIEW · 2026-05-02
0 violations
Routine - Food · Inspection Completed - No Further Action
GABBIES ON WHEELS
PORT ORANGE · 2026-05-02
0 violations
Routine - Food · Call Back - Complied
CAPTAIN D'S #3825
CRESTVIEW · 2026-05-02
0 violations
Routine - Food · Inspection Completed - No Further Action

🚨 Notable Inspections With Findings This Week

These cards describe specific inspection events that produced multiple findings. Each is anchored to a particular date and DBPR disposition — the inspection itself is a permanent public record. The restaurant’s overall score and grade may have changed since the inspection.

CANTON LEE
MIAMI · 2026-04-29
23 violations
Routine - Food · Warning Issued · 5 high priority, 2 intermediate, 16 basic
🔍 "Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employees scooters sto"
🔍 "Living/sleeping quarters that open directly into a public food service establishment without complete partitioning and/or self-closing doors. Observed at dining"
🔍 "No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed no choking poster at restaurant. Emailed operator choking poster."
I LOVE NY PIZZA
CLERMONT · 2026-04-28
22 violations
Complaint Full · Warning Issued · 3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 16 basic
🔍 "Time/temperature control for safety food controlled by time and required to be discarded by use by time was not discarded by time marked. 10:00-2:00. See stop s"
🔍 "Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. -4 pizz"
🔍 "Equipment in poor repair. -fryer baskets are heavily warped -gaskets on all coolers -pizza pans"
PACIFICO
HIALEAH · 2026-04-30
22 violations
Routine - Food · Inspection Completed - No Further Action · 5 high priority, 1 intermediate, 16 basic
🔍 "Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed reach in freezers door handles soiled all around kitchen area, storage area and front co"
🔍 "Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Observed all around kitchen area and dry storage."
🔍 "Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cloth, glasse"
CHINA LEE
ORLANDO · 2026-04-28
21 violations
Complaint Full · Emergency order recommended · 4 high priority, 3 intermediate, 14 basic
🔍 "Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -broccoli (108F - Hot Holding)"
🔍 "In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board."
🔍 "Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. -hand wash sink at 3 compartment sink"

📊 Grade Breakdown

A
503 (50%)
B
271 (27%)
C
161 (16%)
F
65 (7%)

🔍 County Spotlight: Dade

Dade County led the state this week with 528 violations across 89 inspections. If you’re dining in Dade, it’s worth checking your restaurant’s score before you go.

⚠️ Violation of the Week

Code 23-03-4 →
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust
Cited 64 times this week · Basic

Learn more about what each Florida DBPR violation category means in our violation codes guide.

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