Inspection guides · Florida
Restaurant inspections in Florida
Florida's Division of Hotels and Restaurants (DBPR) gives each restaurant 1 to 4 unannounced routine inspections a year. There is no grade, score or placard: each visit ends with a result.
What the results mean
| Result | What it means |
|---|---|
| Met inspection standards during this visit | |
| Inspection Completed - No Further Action | No follow-up needed. |
| Call Back - Complied | A return visit after a warning found the violations fixed. |
| Admin. Complaint Callback Complied | The same, after an administrative complaint. |
| Emergency Order Callback Complied | The same, after a closure: the place may reopen. |
| Follow-up inspection required | |
| Warning Issued | The inspector comes back to check the violations are fixed. |
| Call Back - Extension given, pending | The owner needs more time to finish the fixes. |
| Administrative Complaint Time Extension | More time, after an administrative complaint. |
| Emergency Order Callback Time Extension | More time, after an emergency order. |
| Administrative complaint recommended | Calls for legal action against the license holder. |
| Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended | Violations from the first visit were not fixed. |
| Admin. Complaint Callback Not Complied | The violations behind an administrative complaint were not fixed. |
| Facility temporarily closed | |
| Emergency order recommended | A danger to the public: the place closes at once. |
| Emergency Order Callback Not Complied | The violations behind the closure were not fixed, so it stays closed. |
| Administrative determination recommended | Operating without a license; action is under way to license it. |
Check before you go. ForkFax maps every Florida restaurant with its latest inspection, as the state published it. Free, no account.
Good to know
- ForkFax covers Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Orange and Duval counties.
- Bakeries, grocery and convenience stores are inspected by the Department of Agriculture, not DBPR.
Check or report a restaurant
- Search DBPR's Online Inspection Search by name or license number.
- Call DBPR at 850.487.1395, or use its restaurant complaint form.
Sources
- DBPR Hotels and Restaurants: inspections
- DBPR Hotels and Restaurants: home page
- DBPR Hotels and Restaurants: jurisdiction
- DBPR Hotels and Restaurants: food and lodging complaints
- DBPR Hotels and Restaurants: public records
- DBPR Hotels and Restaurants: division offices
- DBPR Hotels and Restaurants: FAQ
- DBPR Hotels and Restaurants: division information
- DBPR: file a complaint
- DBPR: Online Inspection Search
- DBPR: Inspection Search Portal
- DBPR: restaurant complaint form
- FDACS: file a complaint
Facts checked November 3, 2026. ForkFax is not affiliated with any health department; the agency's own records are the official ones.