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Lincoln Road restaurant with recent operational citations granted two-month continuance after owner promises staff training
Summary
The planning board continued the progress report for the Lincoln Road restaurant (BTR issued Oct. 2024) to May 6 after the applicant acknowledged several code citations and said staff had been trained and permit corrections were in process.
The Miami Beach Planning Board continued a progress report for a new restaurant at 455 Lincoln Road to May 6 after staff outlined several recent citations and the applicant described steps taken to comply.
Staff told the board the establishment's Certificate of Use and BTR (business-tax registration) were issued in October 2024 and that code compliance issued citations tied to outdoor performances, sanitation, window coverings and an outdoor silk backdrop used during an event. A February 22 noise complaint also appeared in staff records.
Michael Hynopoulos and Nicholas Rodriguez, attorneys for the restaurant and management team, told the board the operation is a world-class Colombian restaurant and that most of the items identified by code had been corrected promptly after notification. Hynopoulos said the manager and owner had hired a permit expediter and worked with the Lincoln Road Business Improvement District (BID) to amend a Lincoln Road culture activation permit to allow short, regulated performances on the public sidewalk twice daily; he said the BID permit runs through October 2025.
The applicant's representatives described the sanitation citation as a timing issue involving a large crate and said staff had been educated on proper trash handling; they said window coverings and a silk backdrop were removed after compliance notices. The restaurant manager said the business has one full-time manager and that staff training on CUP (conditional use permit) conditions is ongoing.
Board members described the violations as largely technical and supported a short continuance to verify compliance in operation. The board voted to continue the item to May 6.
Why it matters: The restaurant is operating under a BTR and CUP provisions. Repeated or flagrant violations can trigger revocation or modification hearings; the board sought reassurance the establishment's operations will conform to CUP conditions.
What's next: Planning staff and code compliance will monitor the site and report at the May 6 progress report. The applicant returns with evidence of continued compliance and any adjustments to speaker or rooftop operations.
