Restaurant Inspections

Customers Don't Give a Rat's Ass About a Dead Rodent at This Nicaraguan Restaurant

By Molly Minta
Jun 25, 2018

Not far from Little Havana, in a neighborhood of beige concrete apartments, faded storefronts, and former Cuban cigar factories, sits Yambo Restaurant. It’s hard to miss: Out front, bright-red letters on a white sign shout its name. Beneath the sign stand two life-size horse statues chained to white posts as if they could escape.
The Hidden Cost of Restaurant Water

By John Dangaran
Sep 8, 2015

"What type of water would you like?" It's the first question a diner hears when they sit down in a restaurant. Most often we're even given options: "Would you care for bottled still, sparkling, or tap?" We choose bottled water, and go on about our meal ordering food and other drinks. It's not until we...
Hong Kong Noodles and Hitching Post BBQ Among Six Dade Restaurants Closed for Health Violations

By Kareem Shaker
Feb 12, 2014

Hong Kong Noodles in North Miami Beach and Hitching Post BBQ in Hialeah were among six restaurants in Miami-Dade closed last week for health violations. Other restaurants ordered to close include Jennifer's Cafeteria in North Miami Beach, Mindy Supermarket in Hialeah, Nacha Cafeteria in Allapattah, and Marcelo's Restaurant Pescaderia, also...
Uncle Tom's Barbecue Closed: Building Deemed Unsafe

By Laine Doss
Sep 17, 2013

It's one of the very last vestiges of Old Florida. The Uncle Tom's Barbecue sign has shown hungry travelers on the Tamiami Trail the way to smoked meat since it opened around 1948 with a name that probably wasn't so ironic back in the day. The walls of the restaurant...
Seven Miami Restaurants, Including Three at Dadeland Mall, Closed Temporarily for Health Violations

By Kareem Shaker
Feb 7, 2013

One of our most important duties here at Short Order is to ensure our readers are made aware when restaurants are not maintaining healthy standards. Unfortunately for restaurant owners, it often takes just a little negligence for violations to occur. Fortunately for patrons, the Florida Department of Business and Professional...
Olivier Martinez's Villa Azur Hit With 20 Code Violations UPDATED

By Laine Doss
Nov 28, 2012

Update: Short Order received an email from Villa Azur's First Amendment attorney, Kent Harrison Robbins, who informed us that all but one of the code violations have been "corrected and are no longer current." Then he added: "The only outstanding issue is the attendance of management and employees at a...
Two MIA Restos Closed for Roaches, El Compadre Pizza Too

By Kareem Shaker
Oct 11, 2012

There is one thing you can expect when you go to Miami International Airport (MIA) -- prices on everything, especially food, are elevated. Restaurants and retail stores there pay equally elevated rent for those cramped metallic spaces scattered within and outside the terminals. Thanks to the Florida Department of Business...
Cine Citta, Pasha's Brickell Closed Due to Violations

By Kareem Shaker
Sep 13, 2012

In a report published by the Florida Department of Business and professional Regulation for the week ending September 8, two of eight restaurants in the state closed due to health violations were in Miami. Roach activity, which is the leading cause of restaurant closures in Florida, was observed at Cine...
Three Miami International Mall Restaurants Shut Down Due To Roach Activity UPDATED

By Kareem Shaker
Aug 30, 2012

Miami International Mall has been a favorite in Doral since opening its doors in the early 1980s. The mall was renovated in 2000 and redesigned to go along with the international theme similar to nearby Miami International Airport. Consumers bring their children and frequent the Simon Property Group mall by...
Homestead's El Toro Taco and Downtown's Natural Chicken Grill Briefly Shut Down Due to Roach, Rodent Activity

By David Minsky
Jul 17, 2012

Florida restaurant inspectors cited Natural Chicken Grill at 95 NW First St. in downtown Miami after rodents were observed. They also whacked El Toro Taco in Homestead for roach activity. Both restaurants received orders to shut down after an unannounced July 10 inspection, but were allowed to reopen the next...
Bayside Marketplace: Rodent Droppings, Live Roaches Abound; Eight Restaurants In South Pavilion Penalized

By Kareem Shaker
May 17, 2012

Along with beautiful views and myriad dining choices, Bayside Marketplace also apparently features a plethora of rodent droppings and live roaches.Of 10 restaurants cited during a random health inspection May 10, eight are in the South Pavilion of one of Miami's most popular and successful shopping malls. "The safety and...
Einstein Bros. Bagels in Kendall Hit with 25 Restaurant Violations, Company Responds

By Laine Doss
Mar 15, 2012

Short Order regularly peruses the restaurant violations that are downloaded for everyone's enjoyment on the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation website. Call it our version of reading the obituaries. Usually, Miami restaurants come in pretty clean, which is why you don't regularly read inspector reports. If a restaurant...
Key West Restaurant In The News For Rum and Rodent Turds

By Laine Doss
Oct 19, 2011

Bagatelle, the pretty little Key West restaurant on the 100 block of Duval Street has been in the news twice this week, and it's only Wednesday. So do you want the good news or the bad news?OK, good news first:The Florida Keys Keynoter reported the happy news that Jack Terry,...
Gator Grill: New Management, Old Problems UPDATED

By Alexandra Leon
Aug 10, 2011

Gator Grill's new owners Sal and Elsa DeVito have taken the grease out of the menu -- and off a few window panes as well.At the end of June, the DeVito's took over the Homestead establishment after the Bronx-bred chef Nino took off. The couple changed the name of the...
Che Pasta, Lilo's Pizza, and Macy's Taste Bar Busted

By Jacob Katel
Nov 15, 2010

So, you haven't heard from us in a while. Doesn't mean rat turds aren't ending up in your lunch break. Brush your teeth and read on to find out who's been busted recently for health code violations at our local restaurants. The following inspections all occurred since October and were...
Roaches, Rodents and Restaurants: Health Inspector September Round-up

By Victor Gonzalez
Oct 11, 2010

What do you call a hole-in-the-wall with several cockroaches living harmoniously among rodents? A restaurant closure. Miami health inspectors found more roaches in two restaurants in September than Snoop Dogg keeps in his glove compartment. But only two places were disciplined.Familia Bar & Restaurant, 2818 NW 22nd Ave., Miami; Full...
Maggotgate: People's Bar-B-Que Closed After Failed Health Inspection

By Gus Garcia-Roberts
Aug 24, 2010

Yesterday, Short Order reported a horror story from a customer of People's Bar-B-Que: Rosanna Perry says she dug into some sauce-slathered chicken and the whole piece started "writhing" with maggots. In response to the story, a health inspector made a surprise visit to the Miami soul food staple. It failed...
Maggots in the Chicken at People's Bar-B-Que?

By Gus Garcia-Roberts
Aug 23, 2010

Either a pair of respected Miami-Dade Corrections officers have concocted an outlandish, disgusting hoax for a few thousand dollars, or Miami's best barbecue joint served maggots with its chicken. Either way, consider us grievously disillusioned...
Short Order's Comments of the Week, 8/16-8/20

By Danielle Alvarez
Aug 20, 2010

We have reached the end of another long week Short Orderers. And we would like to thank you for commenting on our stories. Here's some of the best blather from the past five days. For some reason, the noteworthy comments this week shared a male chauvinism theme. Thanks again readers. And...
Sea Café, Max Pizza, and Fritanga Managuita Need Roach Motels; Chez Le Bebe and Chong Chinese Seafood Have Bigger Problems

By Sebastian del MÃ¡rmol
Aug 18, 2010

We live in Miami. There are roaches everywhere. We get it. And rats too. That's part of big-city life. But damn it, man, get your vermin under control. How do you expect people to pay for food at your restaurant if you let roaches and rats eat for free? Of course,...

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