FLORIDA. State inspectors found toxic chemicals improperly stored near food, parasite destruction procedures ignored, and food contact surfaces left unsanitized at a Miami Dominos on South Dixie Highway, making it the worst-performing location among the chain's 179 Florida stores in the most recent 90-day inspection window.
The Dominos Pizza at 18505 S Dixie Hwy logged four high-severity violations and three intermediate violations in the period running July 19 through October 16, 2026. No other Florida Dominos location came close to that combined tally during the same stretch.
What Inspectors Found
The South Dixie location drew two separate chemical-related high-severity citations: one for toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, and a second for toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Both violations appeared on the same inspection report.
Inspectors also cited the location for failing to follow parasite destruction procedures and for food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized. On the intermediate side, inspectors noted single-use items being reused, inadequate ventilation and lighting, and wiping cloths being used improperly.
Less than ten miles north, the Dominos Pizza #8635 at 8100 Biscayne Blvd drew three high-severity violations of its own: food from an unapproved or unknown source, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled. Inspectors also flagged single-use items being reused.
Two Miami-area Dominos locations, operating independently, logged the same chemical storage violation in the same 90-day window.
Beyond Miami
The violations were not confined to Miami-Dade County. The Dominos at 5031 US Hwy 19 in New Port Richey drew two high-severity citations: one for inadequate shell stock identification and records, and one for parasite destruction procedures not followed. Both violations relate to raw or undercooked seafood, an unusual finding at a pizza chain.
In Homestead, the Dominos Pizza at 130 NE 8 St was cited for having no employee health policy or an inadequate one, and for failing to properly use time as a public health control. The location also drew two intermediate violations: multi-use utensils not properly cleaned, and single-use items improperly reused.
The Dominos Pizza #5150 at 2106 SW 13 St in Gainesville was cited for food from an unapproved or unknown source, plus three intermediate violations covering improper sanitizing procedures, inadequate cooling equipment, and inadequate toilet facilities.
The Dominos at 9445 S Suncoast Blvd in Homosassa drew one high-severity citation for food in poor condition, mislabeled, or adulterated, along with an intermediate violation for inadequate or improperly maintained toilet facilities.
In Sunny Isles, the Dominos Pizza at 17028 Collins Ave was cited for a single high-severity violation: food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized.
The Dominos 3149 at 11930 Narcoossee Rd in Orlando was cited for one high-severity violation: improper hand and arm washing technique.
What These Violations Mean
The chemical storage violations at both Miami locations carry the most immediate risk. Toxic chemicals stored or labeled incorrectly near food preparation areas can contaminate ingredients directly, or can cause acute poisoning when mislabeled containers are mistaken for food-safe products. Two separate Dominos locations in the same city logged this violation in the same inspection cycle.
Parasite destruction failures, cited at both the South Dixie location in Miami and the New Port Richey store, represent a different category of risk. Fish can harbor Anisakis and tapeworm larvae; pork can carry Trichinella. Proper freezing or cooking kills these organisms. Without documented parasite destruction procedures, there is no verification that the process happened at all.
The food from unapproved or unknown source violations, flagged at the Biscayne Boulevard location in Miami and at the Gainesville store, matter because traceability disappears. If a customer gets sick, investigators cannot trace the food back through the supply chain to identify the contamination point or the scope of the problem. USDA and FDA inspections that approved-source food has already passed through are bypassed entirely.
The Homestead location's missing employee health policy is a direct transmission risk. Norovirus, which causes roughly 20 million illnesses in the United States each year, spreads person to person through food handlers who are sick and working. Without a written policy requiring employees to report illness and be excluded from food handling, there is no formal system to stop that transmission.
The Longer Record
Across all 179 Florida locations, Dominos has accumulated 2,566 inspections on record, averaging 2.94 violations per inspection. The chain's 95.53 percent pass rate means roughly 1 in 22 inspections results in a failed outcome. No emergency closures have been recorded at any Florida Dominos location this year.
The South Dixie location in Miami, with four high-severity violations in a single 90-day window, stands as the clearest outlier in the current data. Its combination of chemical storage failures, sanitization failures, and parasite destruction failures across a single inspection cycle is the highest concentration of distinct high-severity violation types at any location in this period.
The Biscayne Boulevard location's unapproved food source citation is notable because it involves the supply chain, not just in-store handling. That violation requires inspectors to trace where the food came from, a process that extends well beyond what a routine follow-up inspection at the store level can resolve.
The Gainesville location drew the same unapproved food source violation, plus three intermediate violations. A location with inadequate cooling equipment and improper sanitizing procedures simultaneously is operating with two of the most basic food safety infrastructure failures at once.
The Homestead location had no written employee health policy at the time of inspection. That is a foundational document, not a procedural detail. Its absence means the store was operating without a formal mechanism to identify and remove sick workers from food handling duties.
The New Port Richey location's shell stock and parasite destruction violations are the most unusual findings in this dataset for a pizza chain. Shell stock identification records exist to trace shellfish, specifically oysters, clams, and mussels, back to their harvest location if illness is reported. Their presence in a Dominos inspection file raises questions about what seafood the location was handling and how.
