NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL. State inspectors ordered Eat and Run Subs at 16775 N Miami Ave closed on August 20, 2026, after documenting roach and rodent activity inside the restaurant, the specific finding that triggered an emergency shutdown order requiring the facility to vacate by the following day.
It was not the first time inspectors had shut the place down.
What Inspectors Found
The August 20 inspection recorded three high-severity violations and three intermediate violations. The pest activity was the closure trigger, but inspectors documented two additional high-severity findings alongside it: food in poor condition, mislabeled, or adulterated, and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled.
The chemical storage violation is among the more acute findings on the closure-day record. Inspectors also cited improperly cleaned multi-use utensils and inadequate ventilation and lighting as intermediate violations.
The restaurant was allowed to reopen after a follow-up inspection on August 21. That inspection still found two high-severity violations and two intermediate violations remaining.
What These Violations Mean
Roach and rodent activity in a food service environment is not a paperwork violation. Both pests carry pathogens including Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria, depositing them on food contact surfaces, prep areas, and the food itself. A customer eating at the restaurant on August 19 had no way to know that inspectors would find evidence of infestation the following morning.
The finding of food in poor condition or adulterated compounds that risk directly. Spoiled or contaminated food served to customers is a straightforward foodborne illness vector, and mislabeled food removes the last line of defense a customer has, the ability to know what they are eating.
Improperly stored toxic chemicals near food create a separate and immediate danger. Cleaning agents and pesticides stored near or above food preparation areas can contaminate food through spills, drips, or mislabeling. The health consequence is acute chemical poisoning, not the slower onset of bacterial illness.
Improperly cleaned multi-use utensils close the loop. Bacterial biofilms form on inadequately sanitized surfaces within 24 hours and resist standard cleaning once established, meaning contamination from one service period carries into the next.
The Longer Record
Eat and Run Subs: Inspection Pattern, 2021-2026
The August 2026 closure is the second emergency shutdown on record for this location. The first came in August 2022, when inspectors documented seven high-severity violations and one intermediate violation in a single visit, the worst inspection count in the facility's recent history.
Across 23 inspections on record, the location has accumulated 208 total violations. That is an average of more than nine violations per inspection visit.
The pattern of high-severity findings did not begin with this closure. The July 2025 inspection produced five high-severity violations and one intermediate, and the March 2024 inspection recorded three high-severity violations. The facility has logged high-severity findings in every inspection year represented in the recent record.
Both emergency closures occurred in August, four years apart. In both cases, inspectors documented multiple high-severity violations beyond the closure-triggering finding itself. The 2022 closure produced seven high-severity violations. The 2026 closure produced three, with two high-severity violations still on record after the follow-up inspection cleared the restaurant to reopen.
After the Reopening
The restaurant was back open as of August 21, 2026, after the follow-up inspection. But the follow-up did not produce a clean bill of health.
Two high-severity violations and two intermediate violations remained documented on the August 21 record. The specific nature of those lingering high-severity findings, and whether they overlap with the violations cited the day before, is not detailed in the inspection summary data.
A facility that reopens with two unresolved high-severity violations on its record is not the same as a facility that passed reinspection.
