State inspectors made 70 first visits to Pembroke Pines food businesses in October; 56 needed no further action and one drew an emergency order. Names inside.
State inspectors made 70 first-visit inspections at Pembroke Pines restaurants, cafes and other food businesses in October. Fifty-six of them ended with no further action. That is 80%, against 70% across Broward County.
One visit ended with an emergency order recommended, the outcome that means the inspector recommended closing until the problems were fixed. The restaurant passed a callback the next day.
The figures come from the food service inspection file for District 2, which covers Broward County. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants publishes it. Our copy was downloaded Oct. 31 and lists inspections through Friday, Oct. 30. Florida does not score or grade restaurants. Each visit records a count of violations and an outcome.
October in numbers
The file holds 79 inspections at 70 food businesses in Pembroke Pines between Oct. 1 and Oct. 30:
- 70 were first visits: 57 routine inspections, 11 prompted by a complaint and two licensing inspections of new or changed businesses.
- Nine were callbacks, return visits to check that problems had been fixed.
The first visits ended this way:
| Outcome of the first visit | Inspections |
|---|---|
| Inspection completed, no further action | 56 |
| Administrative complaint recommended | 9 |
| Warning issued | 4 |
| Emergency order recommended | 1 |
On 35 of the 70 first visits, half of them, the inspector recorded no high-priority violation. The middle first visit recorded three violations of all kinds.
Across Broward County, the same file shows 994 first visits in October. Of those, 697 ended with no further action and 13 with an emergency order recommended.
The emergency order
Miami Grill #195, 11501 Pines Blvd., had an inspection prompted by a complaint Monday, Oct. 26. The state recorded eight violations, two of them high priority, and the outcome “emergency order recommended.” The callback Tuesday, Oct. 27, recorded “emergency order callback complied,” with no violations.
The file does not say whether the restaurant closed between the two visits.
Of the 11 inspections prompted by a complaint, nine ended with no further action. The other two were the Miami Grill visit and one at Mantra Fine Indian Cuisine, listed below.
Administrative complaints recommended
Nine first visits ended with an administrative complaint recommended, the start of the division’s own enforcement process. In date order:
| Business | Address | Date | Violations | High priority | Callback in October |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantra Fine Indian Cuisine | 15953 Pines Blvd. | Oct. 1 (complaint) | 12 | 4 | None in file |
| International House of Pancakes (IHOP) | 2305 N. University Drive | Oct. 7 | 12 | 5 | None in file |
| Pho Ben | 7849 Pines Blvd. | Oct. 13 | 16 | 4 | None in file |
| North South Grill | 154 S. Flamingo Road | Oct. 14 | 13 | 3 | Oct. 15, complied, no violations |
| Bangalore Dhaba Kabab & Karahi | 1768 N. University Drive | Oct. 20 | 13 | 5 | None in file |
| Marco’s Pizza #8200 | 10050 NW Seventh St. | Oct. 22 | 3 | 2 | None in file |
| The Jerk Stop | 9614 Pines Blvd. | Oct. 27 | 2 | 1 | Oct. 28, complied, no violations |
| Pinolandia2Go | 273 N. University Drive | Oct. 27 | 33 | 9 | Oct. 28, complied, 7 violations, none high priority |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill #4352 | 8559 Pines Blvd. | Oct. 30 | 1 | 1 | None in file |
All but Mantra’s were routine inspections. “None in file” means the file shows no callback through Oct. 30. It does not mean a business failed one.
Two more businesses had callbacks in October on warnings from August. Each ended with an administrative complaint recommended:
- Melt N Dip, 12588 Pines Blvd., Suite 101: warning Aug. 3, with eight violations and none high priority. The callback Oct. 6 recorded five violations, none high priority.
- Raw Addiction Plus, 10834 Pines Blvd.: warning Aug. 14, with four violations, one high priority. The callback Oct. 15 recorded two violations, none high priority.
Clean sheets and new places
Three first visits in October recorded no violations at all:
- CAVA, 11049 Pines Blvd., Suite 424, routine inspection Oct. 7
- Frankie’s Street Dogs, 1677 N. Hiatus Road, routine inspection Oct. 13
- Casa Calenitas, 7996 Pines Blvd., licensing inspection Oct. 30
The state carries out a licensing inspection before a new or changed food business gets its license. October’s other one, at Totoritas Restaurant, 7665 Pines Blvd., on Oct. 9, recorded one violation, none high priority, and no further action.
What the outcomes mean
The division’s inspections page explains the terms:
- Warning issued: the violations must be fixed by a set date, and the inspector returns.
- Administrative complaint recommended: high-priority violations, or ones not corrected, call for administrative action to bring the business into compliance.
- Emergency order recommended: the inspector recommended closing the business until the violations are corrected. A callback shows whether it complied.
A recommendation is not a final finding. Any penalty comes later through the division’s process, and the business can contest it. Every business named here can give its side. If one does, we will add its response.
How we counted
We counted rows in the state’s District 2 file whose county is Broward, whose location city is Pembroke Pines and whose inspection date is Oct. 1 to Oct. 30, 2026. Two rows spelled the city “Pembrokepines” or “Pembroke Lakes” with a Pembroke Pines ZIP code, and we included them. A first visit is a row with visit number 1. The county comparison uses every Broward row in the same file. This is the same source as our restaurant inspections guide.
What it means for you
An inspection is a snapshot of one visit. It is not a rating of the food, and a later visit can find something different.
- Look up any restaurant’s full report, including what each violation was, through the state’s online inspection search. Enter the business name and “Pembroke Pines.”
- Report a food safety problem to the Division of Hotels and Restaurants through its online complaint form or by calling 850-487-1395. The city and Broward County do not inspect restaurants.
Our guide to restaurant inspections in Pembroke Pines explains how inspections work. For places to eat, see where to eat in Pembroke Pines and our list of new businesses in Pembroke Pines.
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