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FRONT PORCH CAFE

1458 OCEAN DR, MIAMI BEACH, Miami-Dade County. DBPR licence 2331221. 6 inspection visits from 2023-08-24 to 2025-01-07.

No inspection since 2025-01-07. The restaurant may have closed, moved or changed licence; DBPR's files do not say which.

Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fineLast visit, 2025-01-07: complaint follow-up, 1 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 18 basic violations
3 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Miami-Dade County average that year (0 had none)
0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023
1inspections prompted by a complaint

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.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2025-01-07 Complaint follow-up Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
1318
13 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x5)
  • 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x3)
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-06 Complaint inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
6821
19 areas
  • 01 Approved source (x2)
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 09 Foods handled with minimum contact
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2)
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x5)
  • 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x3)
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)
2024-08-14 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
4323 0.86
17 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x3)
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x4)
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x5)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4)
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-04-30 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
015
6 areas
  • 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-03-20 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
7815 1.07
17 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x3)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x4)
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x4)
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)
2023-08-24 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
4415 1.07
13 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x3)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.