It’s that time of year!
These are the South Florida restaurants that racked up the most violations in 2025, according to state inspection records.
While they were not all ordered shut down, inspectors found enough violations to land them on this list.
**Before you read the list: The Department of Business and Professional Regulation lists restaurant inspections by fiscal year, not the calendar year. Fiscal Year 2025 runs from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The restaurants below recorded the highest number of violations during that fiscal period. This is not a list of all 2025 inspections, but it does show where inspectors found the most problems during the most recent reporting year.
MIAMI-DADE
**BAHAMAS FISH MARKET AND RESTAURANT
13399 SW 42ND ST.
WESTCHESTER
INSPECTION DATE: 10/8
52 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10929018&licid=8333990
**CHICKEN HOUSE
1061 NW 20TH ST.
MIAMI
INSPECTION DATE: 10/14
49 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10901518&id=7342618
**SMOKI
1970 NE 153RD ST.
NORTH MIAMI BEACH
INSPECTION DATE: 9/29
48 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=13518222&id=7464450
**EL CHURRASCASO BRAZILIAN GRILL
20505 S. DIXIE HIGHWAY
CUTLER BAY
INSPECTION DATE: 10/13
47 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10923892&id=8543399
**CARNICERO STEAKHOUSE
7390 SW 117TH AVE.
KENDALL
INSPECTION DATE: 10/30
47 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=13557709&id=9157907
**BAGEL EXPRESS
11616 SW 88TH ST.
KENDALL
INSPECTION DATE: 11/10
42 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=13557709&id=9157907
**LOTS OF LOX
14995 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY
PALMETTO BAY
INSPECTION DATE: 9/15
42 VIOLATIONS
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=13557709&id=9157907
**OJO DE AGUA
851 S. MIAMI AVE.
MIAMI
INSPECTION DATE: 12/2
41 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10882577&id=7656301
**EL PLATONEEKA
18304 SW 147TH AVE
WEST KENDALL
INSPECTION DATE: 10/13
40 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10898864&id=6982668
**PHO 79 V
9503 S. DIXIE HIGHWAY
PINECREST
INSPECTION DATE: 10/6
39 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10898864&id=6982668
BROWARD
**GIORGIO’S BAKERY & BISTRO
800 N. OCEAN DR.
HOLLYWOOD
INSPECTION DATE: 8/18
34 VIOLATIONS
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10912468&id=3994750
**LA UNION RESTAURANT
1000 SOUTH STATE ROAD 7
MARGATE
INSPECTION DATE: 7/10
29 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10955195&licid=6937197
**CHINA ISLAND CHINESE
13618 STATE ROAD 84
DAVIE
INSPECTION DATE: 10/21
28 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10894030&id=2144232
**CABANA 28
6351 N. ANDREWS AVENUE
FORT LAUDERDALE
INSPECTION DATE: 10/27
27 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=13468789&id=8782003
**ANGLINS BEACH CAFE
2 COMMERCIAL BLVD.
LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA
INSPECTION DATE: 10/13
26 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=13464888&id=3848126
**MEET CHONGQING HOT POT
6820 STIRLING ROAD
HOLLYWOOD
INSPECTION DATE: 12/5
25 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10883601&id=8379482
**GRUMPY GARY’S BAR & GRILL
318 N. FEDERAL HIGHWAY
DANIA BEACH
INSPECTION DATE: 10/13
24 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=13544567&id=8801702
**TEN TEN SEAFOOD GRILL
10101 SUNSET STRIP
SUNRISE
INSPECTION DATE: 9/4
24 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10933194&id=8648745
**LESTER’S DINER
1924 E. ATLANTIC BLVD.
POMPANO BEACH
INSPECTION DATE: 7/22
25 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10902945&id=5589561
**FERN GULLY GRILL#2
3450 N. STATE ROAD 7
LAUDERHILL
INSPECTION DATE: 7/28
24 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10882712&id=7068134
THE FLORIDA KEYS (MONROE)
**KENNEDY CAFE
924 KENNEDY DRIVE
KEY WEST
INSPECTION DATE: 8/13
32 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10873445&id=5669252
**BLU BISTRO
19 SOMBRERO BLVD.
MARATHON
INSPECTION DATE: 7/31
30 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10872925&id=5976473
**PARTY CAKE BAKERY
103200 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
KEY LARGO
INSPECTION DATE: 10/15
29 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=13500514&id=9681054
**PEPE’S CAFE
806 CAROLINE ST.
KEY WEST
INSPECTION DATE: 7/30
26 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10913004&id=8227021
**GREAT WALL TAKI OUT
82685 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
ISLAMORADA
INSPECTION DATE: 11/19
26 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10939461&id=5419506
**MEAT EATERY AND TAPROOM
88005 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
ISLAMORADA
INSPECTION DATE: 9/12
26 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10934213&id=5394339
**VICKY BAKERY
97630 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
KEY LARGO
INSPECTION DATE: 9/12
24 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10928713&id=9366008
**HOBO’S CAFE
101691 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
KEY LARGO
INSPECTION DATE: 12/5
22 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10938468&licid=5956140
**HIDEAWAY CAFE
57784 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
MARATHON
INSPECTION DATE: 11/12
22 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10923978&id=7112083
**OCEAN GRILL
1075 DUVAL ST.
KEY WEST
INSPECTION DATE: 7/16
22 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=10919594&licid=6496744
**SEAGRASS
2802 N. ROOSEVELT BLVD.
KEY WEST
INSPECTION DATE: 11/12
22 VIOLATIONS FOUND
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/inspectionDetail.asp?InspVisitID=13478513&id=9069849
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