Front Porch Cafe
918 Ocean Dr Unit Cu-1, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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 4 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 4 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.
- #59 in Miami Beach's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Last inspected Sep 14, 2026: failed with 6 violations.
- 3 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2026
- Failed Sep 14
Callback Reinspection
6 violations
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Passed Jul 14
Complaint Inspection
14 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- 2025
- Failed Dec 29
Routine Inspection
8 violations
- Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Failed Dec 29
Callback Reinspection
5 violations
- Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- 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
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