MIAMI BEACH, FL. Inspectors who walked into Falsa Limonada on Washington Avenue on June 2 found the restaurant was serving food sourced from unapproved or unknown suppliers, a violation that means none of that food passed federal safety inspection and that no one could trace it back to its origin if a customer got sick.
That was one of eight high-severity violations documented that day. The restaurant was not closed.
What Inspectors Found
The unapproved food source violation stood alongside a citation for failing to follow parasite destruction procedures, a failure that applies to fish, pork, and wild game served raw or undercooked. When a kitchen skips the required freezing protocols, parasites including Anisakis and Trichinella can survive to the plate.
Inspectors also cited inadequate shell stock identification records. That means shellfish on the premises, whether oysters, clams, or mussels, could not be traced to a certified harvesting source.
The kitchen was also cited for failing to post a consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. That notice exists specifically to warn elderly diners, pregnant women, young children, and anyone with a compromised immune system that they are taking on elevated risk. Without it, those customers had no way to know.
Toxic chemicals were found improperly stored or labeled, a violation that creates a direct route to accidental poisoning through mislabeled containers or proximity to food prep surfaces. Food contact surfaces were not properly cleaned or sanitized, and the kitchen was not correctly applying time as a public health control, meaning food was allowed to sit in the bacterial growth range of 41 to 135 degrees without the documentation required to make that practice safe.
Employees were also cited for improper handwashing technique. The violation does not mean no one washed their hands. It means the washing that did happen left pathogens behind.
What These Violations Mean
The unapproved food source citation is one of the most serious a kitchen can receive. Food that bypasses USDA and FDA inspection has no chain of custody. If a customer became ill after eating at Falsa Limonada on or around June 2, investigators would have no supplier records to follow.
The shellfish traceability failure compounds that problem. Oysters, clams, and mussels are frequently eaten raw or lightly cooked, and they are among the highest-risk foods for Vibrio and norovirus. The state requires harvest tags precisely because outbreaks can be traced and stopped only when the source is known. Without those records, that tracing is impossible.
The parasite destruction failure matters most for dishes involving raw or lightly cooked fish. Anisakis, a parasitic roundworm found in marine fish, causes severe gastrointestinal illness and requires either sufficient cooking heat or extended freezing at specific temperatures to kill. Skipping that step is not a paperwork issue.
The missing consumer advisory is the violation that removes a customer's ability to make an informed choice. A diner who is immunocompromised or pregnant does not know to ask whether the kitchen has followed parasite protocols. The advisory is the only mechanism that gives them that information.
The Longer Record
Falsa Limonada: Inspection History, 2025-2026
The June 2 inspection was not an aberration. State records show 36 inspections on file for Falsa Limonada, with 291 total violations accumulated across that history.
The February 2026 inspection, just four months before this one, produced nine high-severity violations and one intermediate. The July 2025 inspection produced eight high-severity violations and two intermediate, an almost identical profile to the June 2026 visit. The September 2025 inspection added four more high-severity citations.
In early February 2025, inspectors returned on back-to-back days. The first visit found five high-severity and four intermediate violations. The second found two high-severity and two intermediate. A late January 2025 visit found zero violations, as did an August 2024 inspection. The record shows a kitchen capable of passing inspection and repeatedly choosing not to sustain it.
The restaurant has never been emergency-closed despite that accumulation.
Still Open
After the June 2 inspection, with citations for unknown food sources, skipped parasite controls, untraceable shellfish, missing consumer warnings, improperly stored chemicals, unsanitized food contact surfaces, time-temperature failures, and flawed handwashing technique, Falsa Limonada on Washington Avenue remained open for business.