Dirty Dining

These restaurants recently earned a perfect score during their most recent unannounced state inspection. Zero violations!

Inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation had a busy week last week, shutting down nine South Florida restaurants and one mobile food unit for serious health and sanitation violations.

Would you eat in a restaurant with nearly 50 violations?

Rodent issues were reported at Griot Tropical in Miami, where inspectors found extensive droppings and nesting materials, and at Polo Bar & Grill in Pembroke Park, where droppings were discovered inside an oven.

Two South Florida restaurants are proving that great food and clean kitchens can go hand in hand.

Inspectors found rotting rodents crawling with maggots inside a wholesale food supplier that caters to restaurants across South Florida.

Inspectors were busy in South Florida last week!

Six South Florida restaurants and one food truck were ordered shut last week after state inspectors found serious health hazards.

What inspectors found at the 7-Eleven at 3101 West Commercial Boulevard in Tamarac on Thursday was more than troubling.

Not every inspection turns up trouble. In fact, numerous South Florida restaurants recently aced their unannounced state food safety inspections.

Rodents, roaches and insects on food led to multiple restaurant shutdowns last week by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Fourteen South Florida restaurants were ordered shut last week by state inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, five of which were dealing with rodent problems.

At the New Lighthouse Caffee in Dania Beach, co-owner Lise Dellolio was overcome with emotion when she learned about the recognition.

Health inspectors ordered several South Florida restaurants shut last week after uncovering serious health code violations, ranging from roaches and rodents, to flies, spoiled food and unsafe temperatures.