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This week’s Dirty Dining takes us to North Miami Beach, Oakland Park, Sunrise, North Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Cutler Bay, where seven restaurants were temporarily ordered shut by state inspectors.
Thirty or more violations on a single inspection! That’s not a bad day in the kitchen, that’s a total breakdown of food safety.
A sports bar inside the popular Brickell City Centre has been ordered shut for the second time in just over two months after a state inspector found a live rodent during a complaint investigation.
One promises 5-star meals. Another is a well-known bagel shop. And one serves millions of cups of coffee each year. But last week, Victory Restaurant & Lounge, H&H Bagels in Pinecrest, and a Dunkin’ in Miami all landed on the state’s emergency closure list after inspectors documented serious violations, including a dead rodent, dozens of live flies, and more than 100 rodent droppings.
Mr. Lee’s Chinese Restaurant, in the Country Club of Miami area, was ordered closed following a complaint-based inspection after state inspectors documented live roaches crawling in the kitchen, dead roaches, roach droppings, expired tofu, temperature-abused food and a series of sanitation violations.
Six South Florida restaurants landed on this week’s Dirty Dining list after state inspectors ordered them temporarily closed for serious health violations.
The Hungry Tarpon Restaurant at the popular Robbie’s Marina in Islamorada was ordered shut by state inspectors last week following an investigation based on a complaint.
Two South Florida restaurants were ordered shut last week by inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
This is where we call out restaurants that rack up 30 or more violations on a single inspection because if you hit 30 or more, consumers need to know. This week, we have three.
Nearly a year after an employee at China Buffet attacked a Local 10 News crew during a Dirty Dining investigation, the northwest Miami-Dade restaurant appears to have ceased operations.
Records show that since July 2024, Sichuan Fish Restaurant (Sichuan Cuisine) has been inspected nine times.
This is where we call out restaurants that rack up 30 or more violations on a single inspection because if you hit 30 or more, consumers need to know.
After a week off, Dirty Dining is back with several South Florida restaurants ordered shut by state inspectors.
Recent inspections at South Florida restaurants uncovered troubling conditions, including unsafe food temperatures, contaminated surfaces, mold-like buildup, sanitation concerns, and employee hygiene violations.
Roaches in the onions, rodent droppings near clean utensils, flies landing on food, and mold buildup inside kitchen equipment!
Choosing where to dine comes with an expectation that the restaurant is following the health and safety rules designed to protect the public. But when inspectors walk into a kitchen and uncover 30, 40, or even more violations during a single visit, it raises serious concerns about how that establishment is being operated behind the scenes.
Tijuana Flats in Coral Springs, Iron Sushi in Dadeland, La Jato Restaurant in Hialeah, and Los Catrachos in Miami were all ordered shut after inspections uncovered issues ranging from roach activity and flies to mold, temperature violations and unsanitary food handling practices.
A southwest Miami-Dade-based food distributor that supplies bulk products across multiple states has been ordered to take corrective action after state inspectors documented extensive rodent activity, a mold-like substance and unsanitary conditions inside its facility.
Choosing a place to eat requires more than just picking a meal; it’s an act of trust that the establishment is upholding the safety standards required by law.
Inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation found several restaurants that had significant roach problems, including Happy House in Fort Lauderdale, Grace Restaurant in Pompano Beach, Unique Park Restaurant in Pompano Beach, and Inkas Grill Corp. in Florida City.
A state food safety inspection on Thursday uncovered a widespread roach infestation, live flies and serious sanitation failures at Euroland 3 LLC, located at 1835 W. Hillsboro Blvd. in Deerfield Beach, prompting inspectors to order food destroyed and equipment taken out of service.
A South Florida woman says she was horrified to discover a roach mixed into her meal at a popular mall food court — an incident that prompted a state inspection and forced the restaurant to temporarily shut down.
When you walk into a restaurant, you’re trusting more than the menu. You’re trusting that the kitchen meets basic standards that keep you safe.
At Sushi Cafe in Miami, inspectors found more than 35 rodent droppings along food prep areas, live and dead roaches, and mold-like buildup inside the ice machine.
Two Florida Keys restaurants were ordered shut down last week after inspectors uncovered serious rodent activity.
One restaurant stood out for all the wrong reasons, racking up a staggering 70 violations, the most we’ve seen in a long time and the highest of any restaurant in South Florida so far in 2026.
When inspectors find roaches, mold in the ice, or food sitting out at dangerous temperatures, those aren’t just “technicalities.” They are massive red flags that should make any customer turn around and walk out the door.
A Dirty Dining violations trifecta leads this week’s list!
When you spend your hard-earned money at a restaurant, you aren’t just paying for a meal, you’re paying for the peace of mind that the kitchen is clean.
One place was shut down for the third time over a rodent problem and this time, inspectors say they even found a dead rat.
Thirty violations or more is not a “bad day.” It is not a small slip. It is a full-blown failure.
Several South Florida restaurant kitchens were ordered shut following inspections by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Two very different South Florida food spots recently achieved something that is not easy for any restaurant or food operation to do. Both received perfect scores during unannounced routine food safety inspections conducted by the state of Florida.
State inspectors ordered the Las Cazuelas Mexican restaurant in Pembroke Pines shut down after finding roach activity in the kitchen, including live roaches inside a cooler and another in a hand-washing sink, along with about 20 dead roaches trapped behind equipment.
Roaches crawling behind kitchen equipment. Rodent issues. Food prepared at home and brought in to be served. And a restaurant ordered shut down for the third time.
Local 10 has compiled a list of restaurants that racked up 30 or more violations during recent state inspections.
Last week, inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation ordered three restaurants shut down, including The Original Pancake House in Miami-Dade County, which racked up an alarming 46 violations.
No one sees 100 rodent droppings in the kitchen, right? Well, state inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation did.
These restaurants racked up 30 or more violations during recent state inspections.
Roaches, roaches, and more roaches!
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation ordered Patrizia’s in Deerfield Beach, Hoagie Bear Subs in Naranja, and Soriano Brothers Cuban Cuisine & Marketplace in Palmetto Bay to shut down last week after inspectors uncovered widespread sanitation problems.
While these establishments were not ordered shut for rodent and roach issues, the number of violations found by inspectors is unacceptable.
State inspectors ordered several South Florida restaurant kitchens to shut down last week after uncovering conditions that put you at risk.
Several South Florida restaurants are getting more than just good reviews, they’re earning perfect scores from state food safety inspectors, and recognition for doing things the right way.
Dirty Dining is never fun, but it really stings when one of my longtime favorites ends up on the list.
Local 10 has compiled a list of the South Florida restaurants that racked up the most violations in 2025, according to state inspection records.
These are the “Dirty 30”!!! They are restaurants with 30 or more violations during recent state inspections.
Last week, inspectors ordered multiple Broward County restaurants shut down, led by a disturbing discovery at Saveur Tropical Restaurant in Pompano Beach, where three dead rodents were found inside a reach-in cooler during a follow-up inspection, along with fresh droppings behind kitchen equipment.
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspectors ordered multiple restaurants shut down last week after uncovering disturbing conditions, including a live rodent that collapsed and died during an inspection, extensive rodent droppings in food prep areas, and kitchens overrun with live and dead roaches.
If you have 30 violations or more, we’re going to call you out!
Several South Florida restaurants were ordered shut by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation last week after inspectors found dead rodents, roaches, flies and filthy conditions.
It was a short week for the holiday, but two South Florida restaurants were ordered shut last week.
This week, several South Florida restaurants hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Outback Steakhouse in Miami Lakes was ordered shut after roaches were found crawling in the kitchen. It’s a rare shutdown for a big chain that usually relies on third-party companies to oversee cleanliness.
Very few restaurants ever pull off a perfect food-safety inspection but three South Florida spots just did, earning zero violations on their unannounced state reviews.
The owner of a South Florida restaurant who unleashed a profane and homophobic tirade at Local 10 News reporter Jeff Weinsier last week is now apologizing in a three-minute Instagram video — though he still does not acknowledge or take responsibility for the food-safety violations that led to his business being ordered shut for the second time.
We call them the “Dirty 30” -- restaurants that manage to rack up 30 or more violations in a single inspection.
Grand Café on Duval Street in Key West was forced to close after inspectors uncovered an alarming rodent infestation.
These South Florida restaurants earned a perfect score during their most recent unannounced state inspection.
Last week, two South Florida restaurants racked up 30 or more violations.
Iron Sushi in Miami tops this week’s Dirty Dining list — ordered shut for the third time this year after inspectors found 27 violations, including live and dead roaches throughout the kitchen, household bug spray near food, strong odors, and an employee skipping handwashing with no soap at the sink.
While none of these restaurants were ordered shut, racking up 30 or more violations is alarming.
