How we work
The rules of the file
Where the data comes from
Every case starts with public inspection records published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), Division of Hotels and Restaurants. We cover Miami-Dade and Broward.
We pull the full inspection history for a restaurant, including each visit's type, date, result and the inspector's written observations.
What the badge means
Florida does not grade restaurants, and neither do we. The badge on each page reflects the result label of the most recent inspection in the state's record, shown word for word: "Met Inspection Standards During This Visit", "Follow-up Inspection Required", "Facility Temporarily Closed" and so on.
An inspection is a snapshot of conditions on the day of the visit. A restaurant can look very different a week later, in either direction. Each page shows when we last checked the record.
How a case is checked
Every factual claim in a video or post maps to a line in the record: a date, a result, a count, or the inspector's own words. Quotes on this site are checked automatically against the record before the site is published.
We read the visits after the headline one, so a story includes how it ended: a passed follow-up, a reopening, or a follow-up that is still pending.
The humor is about the situation. It never adds facts.
Who makes this
Cited in Miami is an independent page. It is not affiliated with the State of Florida, DBPR or any health department.
The research, writing, narration and animation are produced with AI tools. A human reviews and approves every script before anything is published.
Corrections and updates
If something we published doesn't match the record, we fix it and say so. If a restaurant has a newer inspection, we pull the record and update its page.