FLORIDA. Inspectors visiting Dominos Pizza at 18505 S Dixie Hwy in Miami found toxic chemicals improperly stored near food, parasite destruction procedures not followed, and food contact surfaces that had not been properly cleaned or sanitized, according to state inspection records covering July 14 through October 11, 2026.
That single location logged four high-severity violations and three intermediate violations, more than any other Dominos in Florida during the 90-day window.
The Miami location was not alone.
What Inspectors Found
At the Miami location, inspectors documented two separate chemical-related high-severity violations: toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Both carry a risk of acute chemical poisoning through contamination or mislabeling of containers near food.
The same inspection also cited the Miami store for failing to follow parasite destruction procedures, a violation that carries the risk of live parasites, including Anisakis and tapeworm in fish and Trichinella in pork, surviving into finished food. A fourth high-severity violation noted food contact surfaces that had not been properly cleaned or sanitized, a primary vehicle for bacterial transfer between ingredients and finished pizza.
Three intermediate violations accompanied those findings at the Miami location: improper use of wiping cloths, inadequate ventilation and lighting, and single-use items being reused.
Dominos at 5031 US Hwy 19 in New Port Richey drew two high-severity violations of a different kind. Inspectors cited the store for inadequate shell stock identification and records, and for failing to follow parasite destruction procedures. For a pizza chain, a shellfish traceability violation is notable: without proper tagging and records, there is no way to trace an oyster, clam, or mussel back to its harvest source if a customer becomes ill.
Dominos Pizza at 130 NE 8 St in Homestead was cited for having no written employee health policy, or an inadequate one, alongside a violation for improperly using time as a public health control. The employee health policy violation matters because, without a written policy, sick workers have no formal guidance to stay off the line. The time control violation means food was allowed to remain in the bacterial growth temperature range, between 41 and 135 degrees, without the documentation required to confirm it was discarded at the correct interval.
The Homestead location also had two intermediate violations: multi-use utensils not properly cleaned, and single-use items being reused.
Dominos Pizza #5150 at 2106 SW 13 St in Gainesville was cited for receiving food from an unapproved or unknown source, the lone high-severity finding there. Three intermediate violations accompanied it: improper sanitizing solution or procedures, inadequate cooling and cold holding equipment, and inadequate or improperly maintained toilet facilities.
Dominos at 9445 S Suncoast Blvd in Homosassa was cited for food in poor condition, mislabeled, or adulterated, a high-severity finding, along with an intermediate violation for inadequate or improperly maintained toilet facilities.
Dominos 3149 at 11930 Narcoossee Rd in Orlando drew one high-severity citation for improper hand and arm washing technique. Dominos Pizza at 17028 Collins Ave in Sunny Isles was cited for food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized.
What These Violations Mean
The parasite destruction violation, cited at both the Miami and New Port Richey locations, is not a paperwork problem. When fish or pork is not frozen to required temperatures for required durations before service, parasites that would otherwise be killed can survive into finished food. Anisakis larvae in fish cause acute gastrointestinal illness. Trichinella in pork can cause fever, muscle pain, and in severe cases, cardiac or neurological complications.
The food-from-unapproved-source violation at the Gainesville location represents a different category of risk. Food purchased outside the licensed supply chain bypasses USDA and FDA inspection. If a batch of that food is contaminated with Listeria or Salmonella and a customer becomes sick, investigators have no paper trail to trace the product back to its origin.
The chemical storage violations at the Miami location, two separate citations, create a more immediate hazard. Cleaning products and pesticides stored near food or in unlabeled containers can directly contaminate ingredients. The risk is not theoretical: chemical poisoning from improperly stored restaurant chemicals sends thousands of people to emergency rooms in the United States each year.
The employee health policy violation at the Homestead location is a structural gap. Norovirus alone causes roughly 20 million illnesses in the United States annually, and food workers who handle product while symptomatic are a direct transmission route. A written policy that requires sick employees to report symptoms and stay away from food contact is one of the most basic protections a food service operation can have.
The Longer Record
Statewide, Dominos operates 179 Florida locations with 2,563 total inspections on record, an average of more than 14 inspections per location. The chain passes at a 95.53 percent rate, with an average of 2.94 violations per inspection. No Florida Dominos location has been emergency-closed this year.
That overall record makes the concentration of high-severity findings at a handful of locations more pointed, not less. The Miami location on S Dixie Hwy accumulated four high-severity violations in a single inspection period, a number that stands out sharply against a chain average that runs below three total violations per visit.
The Gainesville location's combination of a food-from-unapproved-source citation alongside equipment deficiencies, including inadequate cooling equipment, suggests a facility where multiple operational systems are under strain at the same time. The Homestead location's pairing of no employee health policy with improper time-as-public-health-control use points to gaps in both written procedures and their daily execution.
Two locations, Gainesville and Homosassa, were both cited for inadequate or improperly maintained toilet facilities. Toilet facility violations matter beyond the obvious: employees who cannot easily access functional restrooms are less likely to wash their hands at required intervals, and the Gainesville location was also cited for improper sanitizing procedures, meaning the contamination risk from that gap compounds.
The Pattern
Across the seven worst-performing locations in this 90-day window, parasite destruction failures appeared twice, at Miami and New Port Richey, and single-use item reuse appeared twice, at Miami and Homestead. Food contact surface sanitation failures appeared at both Miami and Sunny Isles.
None of the seven locations was emergency-closed during the period, consistent with the chain's statewide record of zero emergency closures this year.
The Miami location on S Dixie Hwy remains the most heavily cited Dominos in Florida during this inspection window, with four high-severity violations on record from a single visit, including two separate citations for improper chemical storage near food.
