Miami & Miami-Dade County: Which Restaurants Are Actually Clean?

Behind the Kitchen Door — a data-driven series from InspectFL

Miami-Dade is the biggest restaurant market in Florida — nearly 9,000 licensed food establishments spanning everything from Calle Ocho cafeterias and Cuban restaurants to Miami Beach fine dining. With that volume comes a wide range of kitchen conditions.

We analyzed state inspection data for 8,828 restaurants across Miami-Dade County — and the results are a mixed bag. Here’s how the grades break down.

Miami-Dade County at a Glance

About 42% of Miami-Dade restaurants earn an A grade, while 10% are failing with an F. The majority land somewhere in the middle — not terrible, but room for improvement.

City-by-City Comparison

Hialeah leads the pack with the highest A rate (47.7%) and lowest F rate (7.9%). Miami proper isn’t far behind at 43.2% A. The outlier is Homestead — nearly 1 in 4 restaurants there have an F grade, the worst rate among major Miami-Dade cities. Miami Beach and Coral Gables fall in the middle, with lower A rates but reasonable F rates around 8%.

The Hidden Trouble Spots

Here’s where it gets interesting. Some of Miami-Dade’s most affluent neighborhoods have surprisingly high failure rates:

Pinecrest — one of the wealthiest zip codes in South Florida — has over a third of its restaurants failing. Key Biscayne isn’t far behind at 20%. Higher prices don’t guarantee a cleaner kitchen. See our city rankings for a broader perspective.

Meanwhile, Aventura is the safest bet in the county with only 0.6% F rate (1 out of 154 restaurants). Doral also performs well at just 5.5% F.

The Worst Offenders

These Miami-Dade restaurants have the lowest health scores in the county:

A low score means inspectors found numerous weighted violations across multiple inspections. Click any restaurant above to see the full violation details. Learn about the most common critical violations inspectors find.

🏆 The Cleanest in Miami-Dade

On the other end of the spectrum, these restaurants earned a perfect 100/100 health score:

An F grade doesn’t mean a restaurant is dangerous right now. You can also explore the best restaurants in Florida for top-scoring spots. Many violations get corrected quickly after inspection. But it does mean inspectors found significant issues at some point.

What Can You Do?

1. Look up any restaurant before you go — search by name or address at inspectfl.org/search
2. Check the grade — A means a low weighted score (improving!), F means a high score (needs work)
3. Read the violations — not all are equal. A dirty floor is different from improper food temperatures
4. Check recent dates — a restaurant with old violations may have cleaned up since

Browse All Miami-Dade County Restaurants

Want the full list? Check out the Miami-Dade County page for all 8,828 restaurants with grades, violation counts, and inspection histories.

👉 Browse all Miami-Dade County restaurants →

👉 See all F-graded restaurants in Florida →

Related: Broward County inspections · 5 most common critical violations · Miami city page

Data based on Florida DBPR inspection records. Grades use a weighted time-decay system — recent violations count more than older ones. See inspectfl.org/how-to-read for details. Current as of March 2026.