PITA LOCA

Name: PITA LOCA
Address: 4017 PRAIRIE AVE, MIAMI BEACH, FL, 33140, US
Rating: 72.8

4017 PRAIRIE AVE, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33140

License #2333932

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72.8 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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PITA LOCA in MIAMI BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 72.8 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 21, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 27 total violations — 1 critical, 3 major, 23 minor.

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Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[14-17-4] Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
[36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Heavy accumulation of debris on second floor.
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing at the restrooms and for the kitchen . Owner ordered signs .
[35B-01-4] Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed food inside RIC display bamba (41F - Cold Holding); potato cuber (41.4F - Cold Holding); corn salad (41F - Cold Holding); tuna salad (41F - Cold Holding), all from Friday 4/17.
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee engaged in food prep without beard guard.
[33-34-4] Storage area not maintained clean and organized. Observed second floor area completely disorganized.
[10-08-5] Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Person in charge fixed it.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed. Employee Red Bull on prep table .
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Observed raw chicken in a plastic container on walk in cooler floor.

Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth stored on the prep cutting board in the kitchen.
[33-19-4] Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Observed many cardboard boxes on the ground around dumpster and dumpster pad.
[36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed cracks on the floor tiles in the kitchen area.
[35B-01-4] Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed a gap at the exterior door next to ice machine and restrooms.
[02D-03-4] Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Observed in grab and go reach in cooler, plastic containers of pickled peppers, olives, chocolate cake, baklava, babbaganoush, per operator all made in house, lacking labels with minimum proper information,
[50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed old license stating expired on Oct. 1, 2025 was displayed.
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no handwash sign in female restroom.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cell phone on prep counter.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Observed stored on the floor, gallons of 3 plastic buckets of tahini in the kitchen, raw chicken in the walk in cooler floor, plastic bucket of peeled onions and more plastic bucket of tahini in the prep area.
[10-07-4] In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed various utensil in a plastic up in dirty standing water near the stove.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut cabbage (45F - cold holding). Per operator it is cold serving and has been out for less than four hours. Manager placed on ice.
[12B-12-5] Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed employee personal water bottle on prep counter in kitchen.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels available at the handwash station near the stove. Manager provided.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener rusted at the kitchen prep area.
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed cook with a beard not using a beard guard while preparing food.
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up in reach in freezer.
[14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed the food cover containers of baine marine cracked.

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