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GROOVY'S PIZZA & BAR

938 LINCOLN ROAD, Miami Beach FL 33139 · 7862460996

Last inspected Sep 10, 2025 · 3 visits since July 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats60
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA2331213
Grade history
JUL 23
AUG 24
SEP 25
— STEADY

3 inspections within 8 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
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. Form provided via email and printed by the manager.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Sep 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findings
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
High priority/12A-07-5
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener blade soiled.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed a spray with a blue liquid with a faded label. The bar tender labeled it.
Intermediate/41-17-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed a glass of water on a cutting board at the bar. The bartender removed it.
Basic/12B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Show the remaining 1 finding ▾
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed several plastic squeeze bottles with different liquids not labeled.
Basic/02D-01-5
The state's own report →
Aug 6, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw steak over sauce in the reach in cooler by the kitchen entrance. The cook moved the steak to the correct shelf.
High priority/08A-05-6/Corrected On-Site
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can blade soiled. The cook cleaned it.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed at the bar a spray bottle with a purple liquid. The bartender labeled the spray bottle.
Intermediate/41-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. Observed at the bar. The bartender put the unwrapped straws in a container behind the bar.
Basic/25-27-4/Corrected On-Site
Jul 14, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
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. Form provided via email and printed by the manager.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener blade soiled. The chef cleaned it.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Equipment in poor repair. Observed the reach in cooler gasket torn.
Basic/14-11-5/Repeat Violation
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed several plastic squeeze bottles not labeled in the kitchen.
Basic/02D-01-5/Repeat Violation

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.