FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #279

5799 NW 7 ST, MIAMI, Miami-Dade County. DBPR licence 2336003. 12 inspection visits from 2023-07-18 to 2026-10-30.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-10-30: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Miami-Dade County average that year (4 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
2026-10-30	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-10-29	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	0	5	1.12	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-03-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	1.13	4 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-09-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	4	1.13	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-02-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.86	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-09-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.86	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2024-06-13	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	5		4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2)
2024-02-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.07	1 area 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2023-07-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-07-19	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2023-07-18	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	3	1.07	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

The food: where these dishes come from

First Watch is known for avocado toast and pancakes. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

This is a First Watch location. How First Watch's 143 Florida stores compare with their counties.

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.