BROWARD COUNTY, FL. A Pompano Beach pizza shop and a Lauderdale Lakes noodle house each accumulated nine high-severity violations during a single inspection the week of June 24, 2026, leading a county-wide sweep that flagged 12 facilities for serious food safety failures across 114 inspections at 110 locations.
The Worst of the Week
At 1804 Pizza on South Federal Highway in Pompano Beach, inspectors documented nine high-severity violations in a single visit, including no person in charge present or performing duties, no employee health policy, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing, improper handwashing technique, food from an unapproved source, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items.
Noodle House Restaurant on North SR 7 in Lauderdale Lakes matched that count, also at nine high-severity violations and zero intermediate ones. Inspectors there found no person in charge, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, food from an unapproved source, missing shellfish identification records, failure to follow parasite destruction procedures, and no consumer advisory.
Mi Fondita Cafeteria Restaurant on Johnson Street in Hollywood drew eight high-severity violations, including no employee health policy, inadequate handwashing, missing handwashing facilities, improper technique, food from an unapproved source, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, and no consumer advisory.
Across the County
Chicken Salad Chick on North University Drive in Coral Springs drew seven high-severity citations, among them toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled alongside food, food not cooked to minimum temperature, and an intermediate violation for improper sewage or wastewater disposal.
Malbec Grill on SR 7 in Parkland also reached seven high-severity violations. Inspectors found food in poor condition or adulterated, missing shellfish identification records, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned, no consumer advisory, and required procedures for specialized processes not followed.
Freda's Dominican Cuisine on Powerline Road in Fort Lauderdale drew seven high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved source, food in poor condition, missing shellfish records, food not cooked to minimum temperature, no consumer advisory, and no allergen awareness demonstrated by staff.
Nagoya Sushi on West McNab Road in North Lauderdale accumulated six high-severity violations: no person in charge, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing, improper technique, food in poor condition, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned. Al's Table Corp on South State Road 7 in Margate matched that count, with inspectors also noting improper sewage disposal as an intermediate violation alongside food from an unapproved source, food in poor condition, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned.
Dediez Cafe on Stirling Road in Cooper City drew five high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved source, food in poor condition, and food not cooked to minimum temperature. La Mexicana Taco Bar on Northeast 13th Avenue in Wilton Manors also reached five high-severity citations, with inspectors finding no person in charge, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing facilities, food from an unapproved source, and no consumer advisory.
Don Pan Oakland Park on West Oakland Park Boulevard in Sunrise drew five high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved source, missing handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized. Blue Moon Fish Company on West Tradewinds Avenue in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea drew a single high-severity violation for food contact surfaces not properly cleaned.
What These Violations Mean
The single most consistent finding across this week's worst performers is the breakdown of handwashing, appearing in some form at 1804 Pizza, Noodle House Restaurant, Mi Fondita, Chicken Salad Chick, Malbec Grill, Nagoya Sushi, Al's Table Corp, Dediez Cafe, La Mexicana Taco Bar, and Don Pan Oakland Park. Handwashing failures show up three ways in state inspection records: no facilities available, inadequate washing by employees, and improper technique. All three were present this week. Improper technique is particularly significant because it means the attempt was made but the pathogen load remained on the hands.
Food from unapproved sources appeared at 1804 Pizza, Noodle House Restaurant, Mi Fondita, Freda's Dominican Cuisine, Al's Table Corp, Dediez Cafe, La Mexicana Taco Bar, and Don Pan Oakland Park. The core problem is traceability: food that bypasses USDA or FDA inspection channels carries no paper trail. If a customer becomes ill, investigators cannot trace the contamination back to a supplier or a specific lot.
Shellfish traceability violations, cited at Noodle House Restaurant, Chicken Salad Chick, Malbec Grill, and Freda's Dominican Cuisine, compound that risk. Oysters, clams, and mussels are high-risk foods often consumed raw or lightly cooked. Without tag records showing harvest location and date, a single contaminated batch cannot be identified or pulled.
The employee illness reporting failures documented at 1804 Pizza, Noodle House Restaurant, Chicken Salad Chick, Nagoya Sushi, Al's Table Corp, Dediez Cafe, La Mexicana Taco Bar, and Don Pan Oakland Park represent the most direct transmission route for Norovirus outbreaks. A sick employee who continues to handle food without restriction is the mechanism behind the majority of multi-victim foodborne illness events in restaurant settings.
The Longer Record
The data does not include prior inspection counts for the facilities featured this week, which limits the historical comparison. What the current inspection cycle does show is a cluster of failures concentrated in management control. Six of the twelve flagged facilities, including 1804 Pizza, Noodle House Restaurant, Chicken Salad Chick, Nagoya Sushi, Al's Table Corp, and La Mexicana Taco Bar, were cited for no person in charge present or performing duties. That violation is the foundation on which the others accumulate: without active managerial oversight during service, handwashing lapses go uncorrected, illness reporting goes unenforced, and temperature controls go unmonitored.
The breadth of the violations at 1804 Pizza and Noodle House Restaurant is notable on its own terms. Both facilities reached nine high-severity citations in a single inspection visit. At 1804 Pizza, the list spans management absence, illness policy, illness reporting, two separate handwashing failures, sourcing, cooking temperature, and consumer disclosure. That is not a single systemic breakdown. It is several independent safety systems failing simultaneously.
Freda's Dominican Cuisine drew a citation for no allergen awareness demonstrated, the only such finding among this week's twelve flagged facilities. Allergen failures affect the 32 million Americans with food allergies and are responsible for roughly 30,000 emergency room visits annually. It appeared alongside six other high-severity violations at the Powerline Road location.
Chicken Salad Chick in Coral Springs was the only facility this week cited for both toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled and improper sewage or wastewater disposal, a combination that puts chemical contamination and fecal contamination risk in the same kitchen during the same inspection window.
