DORAL, FL. A state inspector walked into Il Forno Ristorante at 9350 NW 25 St on June 5 and found food sourced from an unapproved or unknown supplier, a violation that means no government inspector ever checked that food for Listeria, Salmonella, or any other pathogen before it reached customers' plates. The restaurant was not closed.

The inspection turned up six high-severity violations and two intermediate violations in total. State records show the restaurant has now accumulated 244 violations across 22 inspections on record.

What Inspectors Found

1HIGHFood from unapproved or unknown sourceNo traceability
2HIGHFood not cooked to required minimum temperaturePathogen survival risk
3HIGHEmployee not reporting symptoms of illnessOutbreak enabler
4HIGHNo employee health policyNo illness reporting structure
5HIGHImproper hand and arm washing techniquePathogens remain on hands
6HIGHFood contact surfaces not properly cleaned/sanitizedCross-contamination vector
7INTMulti-use utensils not properly cleanedBacterial biofilm risk
8INTInadequate ventilation and lightingAir quality concern

The unapproved food source violation stood alongside a citation for food not cooked to the required minimum temperature. Those two violations together describe a kitchen where ingredients of uncertain origin were then not fully cooked, removing both the upstream safety check and the last line of defense against pathogens.

Three of the six high-severity violations centered on employees. Inspectors cited the restaurant for having no written employee health policy, for employees failing to report illness symptoms, and for improper handwashing technique. That combination means there was no formal system to keep sick workers out of the kitchen, no evidence workers were flagging symptoms on their own, and the handwashing that did occur was not done correctly.

Food contact surfaces were also found not properly cleaned or sanitized. Inspectors additionally cited multi-use utensils for the same failure, along with inadequate ventilation and lighting.

What These Violations Mean

The unapproved food source citation is one of the most serious a restaurant can receive. When food bypasses USDA or FDA inspection, there is no chain of custody if a customer becomes ill. Investigators cannot trace a Listeria or Salmonella outbreak back to a specific supplier, a specific farm, or a specific contamination event. The food could be anything from an unlicensed distributor to product of unknown handling history.

Pair that with undercooking, and the risk compounds. Salmonella in poultry survives below 165 degrees Fahrenheit. If the food was never inspected before it entered the kitchen, and it was not cooked to the temperature required to kill pathogens, customers had no protection at either stage.

The employee illness violations carry their own distinct danger. Food workers are the primary transmission route for Norovirus, which causes millions of illnesses annually in the United States. A written health policy is the mechanism that tells workers when they must stay home. Without one, and with no evidence workers were self-reporting symptoms, the kitchen had no structured barrier against a sick employee contaminating food. Improper handwashing technique compounds this further: even a worker who attempts to wash their hands can leave pathogens behind if the technique is wrong.

Improperly cleaned food contact surfaces and multi-use utensils add a third pathway. Bacterial biofilms develop on surfaces within 24 hours and are significantly harder to remove than fresh contamination. A cutting board or prep surface that is not properly sanitized carries contamination from one food preparation task to the next.

The Longer Record

Il Forno Ristorante: Recent Inspection History

June 20266 high, 2 intermediate violations. Restaurant remained open.
October 20254 high, 3 intermediate violations.
March 20257 high, 3 intermediate violations.
November 202411 high, 3 intermediate violations.
February 20249 high, 2 intermediate violations.
January 20238 high, 3 intermediate violations.

The June 5 inspection was not an outlier. The restaurant has posted four or more high-severity violations in every one of its last six inspections on record, dating back to January 2023. The worst single inspection in the available record came in November 2024, when inspectors documented 11 high-severity violations and 3 intermediate violations in a single visit.

Across 22 inspections on record, the facility has accumulated 244 total violations. The restaurant has never been emergency-closed, according to state records.

The March 2025 inspection found 7 high-severity violations. Eight months later, in October 2025, inspectors returned and found 4 high-severity violations. Eight months after that, on June 5, 2026, they found 6. The category of violations shifts from visit to visit, but the volume of high-severity citations does not.

Il Forno Ristorante was not closed after the June 5 inspection. It remained open to serve customers.