Florida regulates restaurants through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation Division of Hotels and Restaurants, not local health departments. Inspections are unannounced twice yearly but Florida does not post letter grades; results are searchable online by establishment name.
Unlike New York or Los Angeles, Florida does not assign restaurant letter grades or require window placards. DBPR inspectors visit each licensed food-service establishment in Miami at least twice a year unannounced, scoring high-priority, intermediate, and basic violations. Critical violations (improper holding temperature, vermin, employee hygiene) demand immediate correction or follow-up. Repeated high-priority violations can lead to emergency closure orders posted publicly. Miami-Dade County Health Department handles food-handler complaints involving foodborne illness clusters in coordination with DBPR. Public inspection reports are available at myfloridalicense.com.
Critical food-safety violations can trigger immediate emergency closure, fines up to $1,000 per violation per day, license suspension or revocation, and mandatory retraining; repeat offenders face longer closures and public posting on the DBPR website.
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