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Miami Gardens, Florida

Miami-Dade County ยท 246 restaurants

Miami Gardens is home to Hard Rock Stadium, host to the Miami Dolphins, University of Miami football, and major events including Super Bowls and the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, drawing huge crowds that spill into the city's 235+ restaurants on game days and event weekends. Beyond the stadium, Miami Gardens is one of the largest predominantly Black-majority cities in Florida, with a dining scene rooted in Caribbean and Southern soul food traditions serving longtime local families. Calder Casino & Race Course adds another entertainment draw, but day-to-day dining here runs on the needs of a large residential community rather than tourism.

246
Restaurants
54.1%
A-Rated
87.8
Avg Score
823
Inspections

Data on this page

Restaurants tracked
246
Graded restaurants
244
Inspection records
823
Official source
Florida DBPR

InspectFL turns public DBPR inspection records into city-level score trends, grade breakdowns, and restaurant history so this page is useful for comparison, not just a list of names.

How to use this city page

Start with the citywide grade mix, then use filters to narrow by category, grade, or inspection dates before opening the full restaurant record.

What the citywide data means

Miami Gardens has a heavier concentration of failing restaurants than youโ€™d want, which makes recent inspection history and dispositions especially important.

A: 132 B: 51 C: 30 F: 31

About Dining in Miami Gardens

Of Miami Gardens's 244 graded restaurants, 54.1% earned an A grade โ€” roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 12.7% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 31 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Miami Gardens is 87.8 out of 100, based on 823 inspections on record.

What Inspectors Look For

Florida DBPR inspectors evaluate restaurants on food temperature control, employee hygiene, pest activity, and equipment cleanliness. Violations are categorized as critical (immediate health risk), major (significant concern), or minor (procedural issue). Learn more about how grades work.

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Important context for city pages

City pages are comparison tools built from public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface local patterns quickly, but they are not official government rankings and they should not replace reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.