FLORIDA. Inspectors visiting the Dominos Pizza at 18505 S Dixie Hwy in Miami between July and October 2026 found toxic chemicals improperly stored near food, parasite destruction procedures not followed, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, a four-count high-severity violation tally that made it the worst-performing Dominos location in the state during that stretch.
That single Miami store accounted for four high-severity and three intermediate violations, more than any other Dominos in Florida during the 90-day review period. The violations included two separate citations for chemical hazards: inspectors flagged both improper storage or labeling of toxic chemicals and improper identification, storage, or use of toxic substances.
What Inspectors Found
The S Dixie Hwy location was also cited for single-use items being improperly reused, inadequate ventilation and lighting, and improper use of wiping cloths. Inspectors documented the full seven-violation count in a single visit.
Forty miles south, the Dominos Pizza at 130 NE 8 St in Homestead drew two high-severity citations of a different kind. Inspectors found no written employee health policy or an inadequate one, and documented that time as a public health control was not being properly used. The location also received intermediate violations for multi-use utensils not properly cleaned and single-use items being improperly reused.
In New Port Richey, the Dominos at 5031 US Hwy 19 was cited for two high-severity violations: inadequate shell stock identification or records, and parasite destruction procedures not followed. Both citations involve seafood handling, a notable finding at a pizza chain.
The Dominos at 8730 SR 52 in Hudson received the same shell stock identification citation. That violation appeared at two separate Pasco County-area locations within the same 90-day window.
In Gainesville, Dominos Pizza #5150 at 2106 SW 13 St was cited for receiving food from an unapproved or unknown source, a high-severity violation. Inspectors also flagged improper sanitizing solution or procedures, inadequate cooling and cold holding equipment, and inadequate or improperly maintained toilet facilities.
Two Miami locations drew high-severity citations for the same violation: food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized. The S Dixie Hwy location at 18505 received that citation alongside its other four high-severity findings. The Dominos Pizza LLC 8631 at 13623 S Dixie Hwy Suite 144 received it as a standalone high-severity citation, accompanied by intermediate violations for single-use item reuse and equipment in poor repair.
In Orlando, Dominos 3149 at 11930 Narcoossee Rd was cited for improper hand and arm washing technique. In Sunny Isles, the Dominos Pizza at 17028 Collins Ave received a single high-severity citation for food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized.
What These Violations Mean
The parasite destruction citations at the Miami S Dixie Hwy location and the New Port Richey location carry direct health consequences. When fish or pork is not properly frozen or cooked to required temperatures, parasites including Anisakis and Trichinella can survive and infect customers. For a pizza chain that handles ingredients at scale, a failure to follow parasite destruction protocols is not a paperwork lapse.
The two chemical storage violations at the Miami S Dixie Hwy location represent a different category of risk. Improperly stored or mislabeled cleaning chemicals near food preparation areas can cause acute poisoning through direct contamination. Two separate citations for chemical hazards at the same location, in the same inspection, suggests the problem was not isolated to a single shelf or a single employee.
The Homestead location's missing or inadequate employee health policy is among the most consequential violation types in food service. Without a written policy requiring sick workers to report illness and stay off the line, Norovirus, one of the leading causes of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States, has a direct transmission route through the hands and breath of food handlers. The Homestead location was also cited for misusing time as a public health control, meaning food was allowed to sit in the bacterial growth zone between 41 and 135 degrees without proper temperature tracking.
The food-from-unapproved-source citation at the Gainesville location is significant because traceability disappears entirely. If a customer gets sick, investigators cannot trace the ingredient back through a licensed distributor. USDA and FDA inspections that would ordinarily catch Listeria, Salmonella, or other pathogens in the supply chain were bypassed at the point of purchase.
The Longer Record
Across all 179 Florida locations, Dominos has accumulated 2,560 inspections on record, an average of more than 14 inspections per location. The chain's statewide pass rate sits at 95.53 percent, and it has recorded zero emergency closures in 2026. The average of 2.94 violations per inspection places the chain in a range that looks unremarkable in aggregate, but the distribution matters: eight locations drew high-severity violations in a single 90-day window, and several of those violations represent the most serious categories inspectors can document.
The two Miami locations on S Dixie Hwy are the most striking case in the recent record. The store at 18505 and the store at 13623 Suite 144 are on the same corridor and share the same food contact surface sanitation violation. They are separate franchises, but the geographic clustering of the same high-severity citation raises questions about whether the problem is specific to those operators or to the supply or training infrastructure serving that corridor.
The New Port Richey and Hudson locations, both in the greater Pasco County area, each received the shell stock identification citation independently. Shell stock tags are required to be retained for 90 days so that shellfish can be traced to their harvest bed if an illness outbreak occurs. Two locations in the same regional cluster failing that requirement in the same 90-day period is a pattern inspectors and the chain's management should be able to see.
The Gainesville location's food-from-unapproved-source citation is the hardest to explain away as a training gap or a paperwork issue. Acquiring food outside licensed distributor channels is a deliberate act, and the location also had inadequate cooling equipment, meaning food that arrived through unverified channels was being held in equipment inspectors found insufficient to maintain safe temperatures.
The Statewide Picture
Most of Florida's 179 Dominos locations passed their inspections during the review period without high-severity violations. The 95.53 percent pass rate and zero emergency closures in 2026 are facts that belong in any honest accounting of the chain's performance.
But the eight locations that did generate high-severity findings produced violations in some of the most serious categories the state tracks: chemical contamination, parasite survival, unknown food sourcing, and disease transmission through inadequate employee health policies. None of those are minor administrative findings.
The Gainesville Dominos at 2106 SW 13 St received food from an unapproved or unknown source and was found to have inadequate cooling equipment in the same inspection. Whether that food was ever traced to a licensed supplier is not reflected in the public record.
