BAL HARBOUR TOWER RESTAURANT

9999 COLLINS AVE, BAL HARBOUR, Miami-Dade County. DBPR licence 2334126. 12 inspection visits from 2024-02-13 to 2026-10-09.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-10-09: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic violations

2 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Miami-Dade County average that year (3 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.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-09	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	7		9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2026-10-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-04-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	3	1.13	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-12-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-10-07	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	3	1.13	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-18	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	3	0.86	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-18	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-14	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	1		2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-11-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	4	0.86	5 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-30	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-05-30	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	6	7	1.07	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-02-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	1.07	4 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean

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.