Florida inspected 402 Miami Beach food businesses 492 times from July 1 to Oct. 8, 2026; 321 visits ended with no further action. How to look one up.
Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Figures on this page come from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s food service inspection file for District 1, downloaded Oct. 9, 2026, which covers inspections from July 1 to Oct. 8, 2026. We counted inspections at businesses with a Miami Beach address in ZIP codes 33109, 33139, 33140 and 33141. An inspection is a snapshot of conditions on the day of the visit.
Restaurants in Miami Beach are inspected by the state, not the city or county. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), Division of Hotels and Restaurants, inspects restaurants, cafes, bars that serve food, caterers and other public food service businesses. Florida does not give letter grades or scores. Each inspection lists the violations found and ends with a result, called a disposition.
Who to call
- Report a food safety problem: DBPR Customer Contact Center, 850-487-1395, or a complaint through the Division of Hotels and Restaurants
- Look up any restaurant: DBPR inspection files and search
- Suspected food poisoning: see a doctor first; DBPR handles the restaurant complaint
The latest quarter in Miami Beach
From July 1 to Oct. 8, 2026, the state made 492 inspections of 402 food service businesses with a Miami Beach address. Most were routine visits (447); 24 followed complaints and 21 were licensing inspections. Most of the visits (382) were in the 33139 ZIP code.
| Result | Inspections |
|---|---|
| Inspection completed, no further action | 321 |
| Warning issued | 80 |
| Call-back, complied | 63 |
| Call-back, extension given, pending | 12 |
| Call-back, administrative complaint recommended | 9 |
| Administrative complaint recommended | 3 |
| Emergency order recommended | 3 |
| Inspection completed, warning given, pending | 1 |
At 248 of the 492 visits, inspectors recorded no high-priority violations; at 244 they recorded at least one.
Emergency orders this quarter
The state file shows three emergency orders recommended in Miami Beach this quarter. In each case a call-back inspection the next day is recorded as “Call Back - Complied.”
| Business | Address | Emergency order recommended | Call-back result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osteria Del Mar | 720 Ocean Drive | Thursday, Aug. 13 | Complied, Aug. 14 |
| The Licking South Beach | 754-758 Washington Ave. | Wednesday, Aug. 19 | Complied, Aug. 20 |
| Montanas | 736 Ocean Drive | Monday, Sept. 21 | Complied, Sept. 22 |
Check DBPR’s search for each business’s current status; later inspections may have changed it.
How to read an inspection
- Each inspection in the state file counts violations in three tiers: high priority, intermediate and basic. High priority is the most serious tier.
- The disposition is the result of the visit, recorded in the state’s own words, such as “Inspection Completed - No Further Action,” “Warning Issued” or “Call Back - Complied.”
- A call-back is a return visit to check whether problems found earlier were fixed.
- A single visit with several violations does not mean a restaurant is unsafe, and a clean visit does not guarantee the next one. Read the full report for the details, and ask DBPR what a result means for a specific business.
Look up a restaurant
- Go to DBPR’s public records page and choose the food service inspection search or the District 1 download.
- Search by business name or address. Many Miami Beach businesses share names with locations elsewhere, so check the street address.
- Open the inspection to see each violation the inspector recorded.
What this means for you
- About two in three Miami Beach visits ended with no further action.
- There are no grades in Florida; look at the violations and the result.
- See something wrong? File a complaint with DBPR; inspectors follow up.
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Frequently asked questions
Who inspects restaurants in Miami Beach?
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants inspects restaurants and other public food service businesses. Miami-Dade County is in its District 1.
Does Florida give restaurants a letter grade or score?
No. Florida records the violations found and the result of each inspection, such as no further action, a warning or a call-back visit. There is no letter grade or number score.
How do I look up a Miami Beach restaurant’s inspection?
Search by business name or license on DBPR’s online inspection search, or download the state’s food service inspection file for District 1, which covers Miami-Dade County.
How did Miami Beach restaurants do in recent inspections?
Of 492 state inspections of Miami Beach food businesses from July 1 to Oct. 8, 2026, 321 ended with no further action, 80 with a warning and 63 with a call-back visit that found the problems fixed.
How do I report a food safety problem at a restaurant?
File a complaint online with DBPR’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants or call its Customer Contact Center at 850-487-1395.
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