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Florida Restaurant Inspections: Week of July 27 – August 3, 2026

This week across Florida: 2,132 inspections, 9,323 violations, and 2,061 critical findings. Here's what the data shows.

InspectFL Team · Aug 3, 2026
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Snapshot from August 3, 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. 2,132 inspections turned up 9,323 violations — including 2,061 critical findings. Here’s your weekly breakdown.

📈 By the Numbers

2,132
Inspections
9,323
Total Violations
2,061
Critical
304
Clean Inspections

🏆 Notable Clean Inspections This Week

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

MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT #10946
MIAMI · 2026-07-29
0 observation rows
Routine - Food · Inspection Completed - No Further Action
MENCHIES DAVIE
DAVIE · 2026-07-29
0 observation rows
Routine - Food · Inspection Completed - No Further Action
KOKI CATERING
HIALEAH · 2026-07-29
0 observation rows
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.

BEIRUT GRILL AND DELI
OVIEDO · 2026-07-28
30 observation rows
Routine - Food · Inspection Completed - No Further Action · 5 high priority, 6 intermediate, 19 basic
🔍 "Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. - keys stored in front of micro"
🔍 "Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. - back door"
🔍 "Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. - bulk sugar, oregano, pickles, cookoking oil in kitchen area."
LE GENIE RESTAURANT
NORTH MIAMI BEACH · 2026-07-29
24 observation rows
Routine - Food · Emergency order recommended · 6 high priority, 9 intermediate, 9 basic
🔍 "Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed beef, chicken and goat pre"
🔍 "Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed boiled plantains (98F - Hot Holdin"
🔍 "No container installed for catching grease from hood drip tray."
ROCCA TRATTORIA ITALIAN
LIGHTHOUSE POINT · 2026-07-27
23 observation rows
Routine - Food · Warning Issued · 3 high priority, 7 intermediate, 13 basic
🔍 "Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed no date marking on 1. Cook"
🔍 "In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensils at cookline in Utensil water 110F."
🔍 "Stored food not covered. Observed employee coffee container of frozen gnocchi stored in reach in freezer uncovered."
FLAP JACKS
PALM HARBOR · 2026-07-27
22 observation rows
Routine - Food · Warning Issued · 5 high priority, 2 intermediate, 15 basic
🔍 "Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles of water, oil and butter unlabeled on cook line."
🔍 "Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 4lb can of tuna , 3lb can of clam chowder, 1 6lb can of cherries."
🔍 "Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee wearing bracelet in prep kitchen. Operator had employee remo"

📊 Grade Breakdown

A
455 (46%)
B
399 (40%)
C
121 (12%)
F
25 (3%)

🔍 County Spotlight: Dade

Dade County led the state this week with 1,732 violations across 337 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 383 times this week · Basic

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

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