MIAMI, FL. State inspectors visited Furia Miami at 31 NW 36th Street on April 30 and documented food not cooked to the required minimum temperature, a violation that means customers may have been served poultry or other proteins with live pathogens still inside.
That was one of seven high-severity violations cited that day. The restaurant was not emergency-closed.
What Inspectors Found
The full violation list reads like a checklist of the most direct routes to a foodborne illness outbreak. Toxic substances were improperly identified, stored, or used, a finding that carries immediate risk of chemical contamination in food or on surfaces that touch food.
Food contact surfaces were not properly cleaned or sanitized. Inspectors also cited the kitchen for failing to follow required procedures for specialized food processes, a category that covers techniques like smoking, curing, fermenting, and reduced-oxygen packaging, all of which require precise protocols to prevent the growth of dangerous bacteria like Clostridium botulinum.
The restaurant had no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods. Without that notice, a customer who is elderly, pregnant, or immunocompromised has no way of knowing they may be ordering something that carries elevated risk.
What These Violations Mean
The undercooked food citation is among the most direct paths to serious illness on the inspection form. Salmonella in poultry survives below 165 degrees Fahrenheit. A kitchen that cannot demonstrate it is reaching that temperature on a consistent basis is serving customers food that may still carry live bacteria.
The improper handwashing technique violation compounds that risk. An employee who goes through the motions of washing hands but uses the wrong method, skipping steps or cutting the time short, leaves pathogens on their hands even after the attempt. Combined with the finding that Furia Miami had no written employee health policy, there is no documented system in place to keep a sick worker out of the kitchen in the first place.
The improperly stored toxic substances citation sits in a different category of danger. A chemical that is mislabeled or stored near food prep surfaces does not require a pattern of failures to cause harm. One mistake in one service period is enough.
The multi-use utensil violation adds another layer. Improperly cleaned utensils develop bacterial biofilms within 24 hours, and those biofilms resist standard sanitizers. A utensil that looks clean can carry a persistent microbial load from one service to the next.
The Longer Record
Furia Miami has two inspections on record with the state. The first, conducted on October 8, 2024, produced zero high-severity violations and zero intermediate violations. The April 30, 2026 inspection produced seven high-severity violations and two intermediate violations, for a total of nine citations in a single visit.
The swing from a clean inspection to nine violations in roughly 18 months is a fact the record holds plainly. There are no prior emergency closures at this address.
What the record does not show is any gradual accumulation of lower-level violations building toward a more serious finding. The October 2024 inspection left no visible trail leading to April 2026. The nine violations cited this spring arrived without that kind of documented buildup.
All 16 violations on record for this facility came from the April 30 inspection. The prior visit contributed none.
Open for Business
Florida's emergency closure authority is triggered when an inspector determines a facility presents an immediate threat to public health. Seven high-severity violations at Furia Miami on April 30, including undercooked food, improperly stored toxic substances, and no employee health policy, did not meet that threshold.
The restaurant remained open after the inspection.
Customers who ate at Furia Miami on or around April 30 had no notice posted at the door that the kitchen had been cited for failing to cook food to required temperatures, or that toxic substances were improperly handled on the premises. The consumer advisory for raw and undercooked foods was not there either, which was itself one of the seven violations inspectors recorded that day.