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Florida Restaurant Inspections: Week of April 6 – April 13, 2026

This week across Florida: 2,828 inspections, 10,155 violations, and 2,651 critical findings. Here's what the data shows.

InspectFL Team · Apr 13, 2026 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
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Snapshot from April 28, 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. 2,828 inspections turned up 10,155 violations — including 2,651 critical findings. Here’s your weekly breakdown.

📈 By the Numbers

2,828
Inspections
10,155
Total Violations
2,651
Critical
611
Clean Inspections

🏆 Notable Clean Inspections This Week

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

ALLEYCAT
BOCA RATON · 2026-04-11
0 violations
Routine - Food · Emergency Order Callback Complied
TRU BY HILTON NICEVILLE
NICEVILLE · 2026-04-11
0 violations
Complaint Full · Call Back - Complied
LOUISIANA LAGNIAPPE- DESTIN
DESTIN · 2026-04-11
0 violations
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.

32 violations
Routine - Food · Warning Issued · 10 high priority, 5 intermediate, 17 basic
🔍 "Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin."
🔍 "Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a plastic container used as scoop inside the flour. Chef removed it. **Corrected On-Site*"
🔍 "Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed carbon dioxide tank not secured next to the ice machine. Employee removed it."
LIGHTHOUSE POINT BAR & GRILLE
THE VILLAGES · 2026-04-10
26 violations
Complaint Full · Warning Issued · 8 high priority, 8 intermediate, 10 basic
🔍 "No copy of latest inspection report available."
🔍 "Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Several employee drinks in the kitchen area, bar area, and wai"
🔍 "Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. The operator moved the items. *"
MING'S BISTRO
ORLANDO · 2026-04-10
24 violations
Routine - Food · Call Back - Complied · 5 high priority, 3 intermediate, 16 basic
🔍 "Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook preparing food with no hair restraint"
🔍 "Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commerciall"
🔍 "Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooked rice in walk in co"
VALE FOOD CO
MIAMI · 2026-04-09
24 violations
Routine - Food · Administrative complaint recommended · 5 high priority, 4 intermediate, 15 basic
🔍 "Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Observed exterior soiled."
🔍 "Ceiling tile missing. Observed at front counter."
🔍 "Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed water damage throughout establishment."

📊 Grade Breakdown

A
444 (44%)
B
306 (31%)
C
174 (17%)
F
76 (8%)

🔍 County Spotlight: Dade

Dade County led the state this week with 569 violations across 152 inspections. If you’re dining in Dade, it’s worth checking your restaurant’s score before you go.

⚠️ Violation of the Week

Code 29 →
Standing water in coolers, leaking pipes, missing vacuum breakers on mop sinks or hose bibbs, plumbing in disrepair.
Cited 74 times this week

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

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