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How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 10 of 11 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Sep 3, 2026: passed with 3 violations, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 6 times, plus 19 other repeat issues.
- #2 in Hialeah's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 12 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 11 visits
- 2026
- Passed Sep 3
Callback Reinspection
3 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Current license properly displayed
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Passed Aug 8
Callback Reinspection
10 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Failed Aug 7
Licensing Inspection
21 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Chemicals/toxic substances
- Critical Approved source
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Passed Feb 13
Routine Inspection
12 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Tropical Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.