South Florida Restaurants Earn 'Clean Plate' Awards for Perfect Food Safety Inspections

Recognizing Excellence in Food Safety

• 🏆 Several South Florida restaurants are being honored with 'Clean Plate' awards for achieving perfect scores on their food safety inspections.
• 💡 These awards go beyond just spotless kitchens, recognizing establishments that demonstrate a commitment to doing things the right way.

Pleasures of the Sea: A Second Chance Success Story

• ⚓ Melvin Smith's restaurant, Pleasures of the Sea, has earned zero violations across four food safety inspections.
• 🛠️ Smith emphasizes a strict policy: "If you drop it, you pick it up. If you mess it up, you clean it up."
• 🌱 The restaurant also serves as a second chance for individuals re-entering society after prison, offering them employment opportunities.

Papa Pizza Kubana: Family Tradition and Perfect Scores

• 🍕 Papa Pizza Kubana in Miami Gardens has achieved five inspections with zero violations since 2023.
• 🇨🇺 This family-owned establishment has been serving Cuban-style pizza for nine years, making everything from scratch.
• ✨ Inspectors have noted the kitchen's exceptional cleanliness, with customers even joking they could eat off the floor.

PETA Plus: Nearly 40 Years of Cleanliness and Quality

• ✡️ PETA Plus, a kosher Mediterranean and Israeli restaurant, has received zero violations on its latest inspection and two others in 2024.
• 📞 The restaurant, opened by Elon Cohen's father in the 80s, prioritizes cleanliness as the number one factor customers notice.
• 🌟 The 'Clean Plate' award is seen as a significant appreciation for nearly 40 years of dedication to health and safety.

Accessing the Full List

• 💻 View a complete list of restaurants that made the 'Clean Plate' list by scanning the QR code on screen or visiting the dirty dining clean plate section of local10.com.