Eating out on your Florida road trip? See which restaurants have had some issues
Unless you pack a cooler for your Florida road trip, you’ll be eating out along the way.
Perhaps you’ll go the fast-food route. Or maybe you’ll find and try local restaurants, too.
In any case, have you thought about how clean they are?
Is the dishwasher working? Bathrooms have soap? Bugs or rodents running alive or lying dead in the kitchen?
We don’t mean to ruin your appetite on your trip. But you may want to be aware of restaurants across Florida that have failed state health inspections.
Below is an interactive map of inspections. Hover over a dot and you’ll get the details of the place. Click the link in the pop-up window for more details of the inspection:
Map of restaurant inspections
What to know about restaurant inspections in Florida
How to file a complaint: Customers who see an issue can file a complaint with the Florida Department of Business Regulation.
Penalties: If an inspector determines the management needs to address violations before serving food to customers, the restaurant will be shut down until it passes re-inspection, usually in a day or two.
Weekly report: Miami Herald staff writer David J. Neal compiles a weekly list and summary of restaurants that have been dinged by inspectors. Find his reports among the restaurant coverage coverage on Miami.com.
