The Original Pita Hut Ii

18450 W Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
Greek / Mediterranean
Last inspected: Feb 2, 2026
39
Score
High Risk

The Original Pita Hut II, located at 18450 W Dixie Highway in North Miami Beach, Florida, underwent a high-risk inspection on February 2, 2026, with a score of 39. This inspection identified 2 critical, 3 major, and 7 minor violations. Previous inspections for The Original Pita Hut II have also predominantly fallen into the high-risk category.

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Inspections
2
Critical latest
3
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 2, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
39
Sep 9, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
32
Jan 23, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
64
Aug 12, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
64
Mar 7, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
43
Nov 15, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 6 minor violations.
39
Dec 27, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
41
Violations — Feb 2, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler gaskets torn. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - Observed HVAC system vents in disrepair with exposed insulation located in kitchen area.
36-32-5
Basic - Observed cases of juice stored on floor in hallway and cases of raw chicken stored on floor under prep table in kitchen area.
08B-38-4
Basic - Observed various single service stored on floor in dry storage area.
25-05-4
Basic - Reach-in freezer interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
22-16-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw beef thawing at room temperature on prep table.
06-01-5
High Priority - Employee preparing sandwich for customers with bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure.
09-01-4
High Priority - Observed raw shell eggs stored over/not properly separated from carrot salad in reach in cooler.
08A-05-6
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at any handwash sink. Advised person in charge and he added.
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
05-08-4
Intermediate - Observed Handwash sink in kitchen area not accessible for employee use at all times due to plastic container being stored inside and being blocked by food cart. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)