Pita Loca
Last inspected: Nov 12, 2025
21
Score
Pita Loca is a Greek / Mediterranean located at 4017 Prairie Ave, Miami Beach, FL.
Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.
8
Inspections
1
Critical latest
4
Major latest
20
Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 12, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 20 minor violations.
21
Mar 19, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
50
Jul 22, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
37
Apr 17, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
61
Dec 11, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
47
Jun 22, 2023
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 8 minor violations.
39
Dec 1, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 9 minor violations.
27
Oct 26, 2022
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
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Violations — Nov 12, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed cracks on the floor tiles in the kitchen area.
36-17-5
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed the food cover containers of baine marine cracked.
14-38-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed old license stating expired on Oct. 1, 2025 was displayed.
50-09-4
Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed employee personal water bottle on prep counter in kitchen.
12B-12-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cell phone on prep counter.
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed cook with a beard not using a beard guard while preparing food.
13-04-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed a gap at the exterior door next to ice machine and restrooms.
35B-01-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed stored on the floor, gallons of 3 plastic buckets of tahini in the kitchen, raw chicken in the walk in cooler floor, plastic bucket of peeled onions and more plastic bucket of tahini in the prep area. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Observed many cardboard boxes on the ground around dumpster and dumpster pad.
33-19-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up in reach in freezer.
14-69-4
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed the entire ice scoop in the ice inside the ice machine. Employee corrected it. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-08-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed a tong stored on oven handle in kitchen . Employee moved the tong . **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed various utensil in a plastic up in dirty standing water near the stove.
10-07-4
Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed a linen under a cutting board in back prep area.
21-04-4
Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Observed bug zapper above bags of parsley, other food items and next to sausage machine and a knife box.
35B-02-4
Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Observed in grab and go reach in cooler, plastic containers of pickled peppers, olives, chocolate cake, baklava, babbaganoush, per operator all made in house, lacking labels with minimum proper information,
02D-03-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no handwash sign in female restroom.
31B-04-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed at the bottom of the reach in freezer with accumulation of soiled residue. **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed rusted shelves inside the walk in cooler.
14-17-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth stored on the prep cutting board in the kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut cabbage (45F - cold holding). Per operator it is cold serving and has been out for less than four hours. Manager placed on ice. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener rusted at the kitchen prep area.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed food debris inside handwash sink basin near stove. Explained to operator cannot use for other purposes.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels available at the handwash station near the stove. Manager provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap available at the handwash station near the stove. Manager provided. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
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