The best and the worst of Miramar’s restaurant health inspections in February

It’s hard to get a perfect score on a health inspection without knowing it’s coming, but one Miramar restaurant did it in February.

Others skated by with only one or two violations, while a couple restaurants racked up double-digit citations.

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation visited dozens of restaurants in February to conduct health and sanitation inspections. No restaurants were shut down.

Here are the restaurants that got clean bills of health, and the ones that have some room for improvement.

As a reminder, the agency breaks down violations into three categories: basic, intermediate and high priority based on the level of risk a violation poses to public health.

Cleanest restaurants in Miramar

The restaurant that performed the best in February was a chain. The Taco Bell at 3606 Red Road was inspected Feb. 13, with no violations observed during a routine inspection.

The recently opened Raising Cane’s at 17195 Miramar Parkway was inspected Feb. 2, and also passed with zero violations, but only after a December inspection resulted in a warning and necessitated a follow-up, records show.

Honorable mentions go to restaurants that had only one violation. The restaurants that just missed perfect scores only had minor issues.

For instance, Sarpino’s Pizzeria lacked written and posted procedures on how to handle an employee health event, and Cool Runnings Cafe was cited only for not storing a wet wiping cloth in a disinfectant solution between uses.

Here are the restaurants that performed well on routine inspections without prior notice, rather than follow-ups.

• Sarpino’s at 12136 Miramar Parkway
• Cool Runnings Cafe at 9977 Miramar Parkway
• Coconutz Fusion Cafe at 2408 S. State Road 7
• Domino’s Pizza at 12310 Miramar Blvd. Suite 1

Restaurants with most violations

On the flip side, two restaurants racked up more than 10 violations, and one of them is a repeat offender.

After being shut down under an emergency order for roaches and a rodent in December, Blue Ginger Seafood Steakhouse was docked for 13 violations in January and then for 11 during a Feb. 12 inspection.

The February report noted the dumpster was overflowing, the plumbing system was in “disrepair” and there was an “accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.”

However, none of these are considered high-priority violations, and the restaurant was deemed to have met inspection standards.

China One at 18459 Miramar Parkway received the second most violations last month, with 10 observed at the Feb. 11 visit.

The inspector handed out three high-priority violations, including one for white rice that was found to be below the 135-degree standard for preventing bacteria growth. The restaurant was also cited for basic and intermediate issues, such as having an inaccurate thermometer and “old grease residue and food debris” on the speed rack at the cook line.

The inspector determined a follow-up inspection was needed.

This story was originally published March 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM.