MIAMI, FL. When state inspectors visited AIRA at 478 NE 31st Street on April 22, they found food sourced from suppliers that have never been vetted by federal safety authorities, a violation that means there is no paper trail if a customer gets sick.
That was one of six high-severity violations documented during the visit. The restaurant was not closed.
What Inspectors Found
The parasite destruction citation is the kind of violation that rarely appears in routine inspections. It means the restaurant was not following required freezing or cooking protocols for fish, pork, or wild game, the three categories most associated with parasites like Anisakis and Trichinella. Those organisms survive in undercooked or improperly frozen protein and cause illness that can take days to diagnose.
The allergen citation compounds the food sourcing problem. Staff demonstrated no awareness of allergen protocols during the inspection. That combination, unknown ingredient origins and no allergen knowledge, means a customer with a shellfish or tree nut allergy cannot get a reliable answer about what is in their food.
Two separate handwashing violations were cited on the same visit. Inspectors flagged both the physical infrastructure, inadequate handwashing facilities, and the technique used by staff. That means the problem exists at both ends: even when employees try to wash their hands, they are not doing it correctly.
Food contact surfaces were also found improperly cleaned and sanitized. Cutting boards, prep surfaces, and utensils that are not sanitized between uses become transfer points for bacteria from raw protein to ready-to-eat food.
What These Violations Mean
The food sourcing violation is the one that most directly limits accountability. When a restaurant buys from an approved supplier, that supplier is registered with USDA or FDA and subject to inspection. If a customer reports illness, investigators can trace the product back through the supply chain. When food comes from an unapproved or unknown source, that chain does not exist. Investigators have no starting point.
Parasite destruction failures carry a specific clinical risk. Anisakis, the most common fish parasite in sushi and ceviche contexts, causes abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting that can mimic appendicitis. Trichinella, found in undercooked pork and wild game, can cause muscle inflammation severe enough to require hospitalization. Both are preventable by following required time and temperature protocols during freezing or cooking. AIRA was not following those protocols as of April 22.
The allergen citation is not a paperwork failure. Food allergies send roughly 30,000 Americans to emergency rooms each year and cause an estimated 150 to 200 deaths. When staff cannot identify allergens in dishes, a customer with a diagnosed allergy is making a medical decision based on information the restaurant cannot actually provide.
The two handwashing violations together describe a kitchen where the conditions for proper hygiene do not exist and the habits to compensate for that are also absent. That is not a single lapse. It is a systemic gap.
The Longer Record
The April 2026 inspection was the ninth on record for AIRA. Across those nine visits, inspectors have documented 66 total violations. The facility has never been emergency-closed.
The pattern in the prior inspection history is consistent and runs in one direction. In January 2025, inspectors cited 11 high-severity violations and 3 intermediate ones, the worst single inspection in the facility's record. In April 2025, the count was 8 high and 2 intermediate. In October 2025, it was 6 high and 1 intermediate. The April 2026 inspection, with 6 high and zero intermediate violations, fits that established range.
The only clean inspection on record was in December 2022, when inspectors found no violations at all. Every inspection since October 2022 has included at least three high-severity citations, and four of the last five visits have produced six or more.
The food sourcing violation has now appeared in the context of a restaurant that has accumulated high-severity citations across multiple years without a closure. The parasite destruction failure is not a first-time anomaly. It is a citation logged against a facility whose inspection history shows repeated, serious findings going back to 2022.
Still Open
State inspectors documented six high-severity violations at AIRA on April 22, 2026, including food from unapproved sources, failure to follow parasite destruction procedures, no allergen awareness among staff, improperly sanitized food contact surfaces, and two separate handwashing failures.
The restaurant was not emergency-closed.
It remained open to the public.