EMPIRE PIZZA
192 SE 1 AVE, Miami FL 33131 · 3058087888
Last inspected Oct 13, 2025 · 7 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections within 14 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 10-1-2025
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Oct 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 10-1-2025
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
Accumulation of debris in three-compartment sink.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
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Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
No child labor law poster. For reporting purposes only.
Oct 13, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
- From initial inspection : No child labor law poster. For reporting purposes only.
Aug 11, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded.
0 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
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Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
No plan review submitted and approved - bar area added. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Remove pizza topping line to back kitchen and remove hand sink from front pizza make line front service line.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
Food stored on floor.boxes of fry oli on kitchen floor.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
No child labor law poster. For reporting purposes only.
Dec 3, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority5 Intermediate5 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook sausage at 46 f spinach 45 f make line, Person in charge cool down the product with ice, bags.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures of cooked time/temperature control for safety food.
Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phones.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Provide were needed.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top surface of kitchen pizza oven.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Oct 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate7 Basic
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Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Kitchen employee.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
Accumulation of debris in three-compartment sink.
Ceiling tile missing in dishwashing area.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Cooking area.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust, throughout kitchen area.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Sep 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
Ceiling tile missing. Dishwasher facility location.
Food stored on floor. Boxes of produce on dining hall floors.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Dishwasher employee hand washing sink.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Aug 23, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed Frozen food in contact with non-food grade bags.
Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed Containers inside hand sink.
Ceiling tile missing. Kitchen area.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Next to pizza make line.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Use of cooking equipment producing grease laden vapors/smoke with no hood suppression system installed. Notified Fire AHJ. For reporting purposes only.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.