LA VITA E BELLA

9485 HARDING AVENUE, SURFSIDE, Miami-Dade County. DBPR licence 2323266. 6 inspection visits from 2025-04-24 to 2026-04-01.

Closure follow-up: more time givenLast visit, 2026-04-01: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 1routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Miami-Dade County average that year (0 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2026-03-30)

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Emergency closures

From DBPR's weekly closure extracts, which cover 2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06 only. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	Re-opened	Reason (DBPR)
2026-03-30	2026-04-01	Roach activity

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Miami-Dade County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-04-01	Complaint follow-up	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	0	2	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2026-03-31	Complaint follow-up	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	2	1		2 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2026-03-30	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	3	3		4 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)
2026-01-13	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	3	0		3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-10-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	3	5	1.13	9 areas 01 Approved source 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-04-24	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3		3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.