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PIZZERIA LA MEJOR CORPORATION

5241 SW 8 ST, Miami FL 33134

Last inspected Jul 30, 2025 · 6 visits since August 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.

Licence typeFood service
Licence2324066
Grade history
AUG 23
MAY 24
NOV 24
APR 25
JUL 25
— STEADY

5 inspections within 20 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Jul 30, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 8 findings
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee went to the garbage can outside and returned to work without hand washing or g Ives changed.
High priority/12A-07-5
Water pressure lacking at fixtures that require the use of water. Operator fixed plumbing issue.
Intermediate/27-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Prep area at kitchen.
Basic/14-09-4
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook without hair restraint.
Basic/13-03-4
Show the remaining 4 findings ▾
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
Basic/10-08-5
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Basic/22-16-4
Single-service articles improperly stored.
Basic/25-05-4
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed forks and spoons in open container.
Basic/25-06-4
The state's own report →
Apr 9, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
Microwave missing fan guard cover/splatter shield.
Intermediate/14-04-4
Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures of received time/temperature control for safety food.
Intermediate/05-12-5
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed at kitchen, unit right beside prep table.
Basic/23-24-4
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Kitchen.
Basic/36-32-5
Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Operator removed cloth.
Basic/21-05-5/Corrected On-Site
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
Basic/10-07-4
Nov 13, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Nov 6, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 2 high priority.

2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee at kitchen.
High priority/12A-07-5
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Knives stored in a soiled cardboard at cook line.
Basic/24-06-4
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Keys on shelf over prep area at kitchen.
Basic/40-06-5
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Basic/21-12-4
May 28, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Unit at front counter missing thermometer.
Intermediate/05-08-4
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic/13-03-4
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Basic/10-20-4
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Operator placed bucket with utensil on stove..
Basic/10-07-4/Corrected On-Site
Aug 30, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 6 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.
Intermediate/11-27-4
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures.
Intermediate/05-10-4
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4
Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Gaskets tore at cook line.
Basic/14-10-4
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. At cook line.
Basic/29-49-6

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.