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GATOR PARK

24050 SW 8 ST, Miami FL 33194 · (305)559-2255

Last inspected Aug 12, 2026 · 5 visits since February 2024

Licence typeRestaurant
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceNOS2322293
Grade history
FEB 24
JAN 25
NOV 25
AUG 26
▼ IMPROVING

4 inspections trending up, 35 points better than where it started.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired on 10-01-23. Operator pay license at time of the inspection and printed with expiration date 10-01-24.
High priority/50-17-3/Corrected On-Site/Warning
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Inspection history

5 visits, newest first

Aug 12, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4
Nov 20, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority3 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Manager replenished paper towels.
Intermediate/31B-02-4
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Observed at hand sink at kitchen.
Intermediate/31B-06-4
Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request.
Intermediate/27-02-4
Jun 11, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Food stored on floor. Observed oil container stored on floor at storage area.
Basic/08B-38-4/Warning/Return visit Jun 11, 2024 · Time Extended
Open dumpster lid.
Basic/33-16-4/Warning/Return visit Jun 11, 2024 · Time Extended
Feb 2, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 14 recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority5 Intermediate8 Basic
Show 14 findings ▾
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired on 10-01-23. Operator pay license at time of the inspection and printed with expiration date 10-01-24.
High priority/50-17-3/Corrected On-Site/Warning
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed microwave soiled.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Warning
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no quaternary test strip available.
Intermediate/16-37-1/Warning
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand washing sink.
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Warning
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Observed at woman restroom.
Intermediate/31B-06-4/Warning
Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. Observed water sample by Florida health department of health on 02-24-2021.
Intermediate/27-02-4/Warning
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employees food in the reach in cooler not identified.
Basic/08B-49-4/Warning
Equipment in poor repair. Observed plastic lid broken inside chest reach in freezer.
Basic/14-11-5/Warning
Food stored on floor. Observed oil container stored on floor at storage area.
Basic/08B-38-4/Warning
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Observed at wide chest reach in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4/Warning
No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment.
Basic/29-27-4/Warning
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled gaskets at chest reach in freezer. Observed fan on to of reach in cooler soiled.
Basic/23-03-4/Warning
Open dumpster lid.
Basic/33-16-4/Warning
Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. Observed at back door.
Basic/35B-13-4/Warning

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.