BAL HARBOUR, FL. State inspectors walked into Majestic Bistro on Collins Avenue on May 6 and found food sourced from suppliers that have never been reviewed or approved by federal safety regulators, a violation that means no one can trace what that food is, where it came from, or what it may be carrying.
That was one of six high-severity violations cited during the inspection. The restaurant was not closed.
What Inspectors Found
The inspection on May 6 produced seven total violations, six of them rated high-severity. Inspectors cited food not cooked to the required minimum temperature, meaning whatever was being prepared that day may have been served to customers without the heat necessary to kill bacteria that survive in undercooked meat and poultry.
Two separate violations involved chemicals. Inspectors found toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, and also cited the facility for toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Both violations were rated high-severity, and both point to the same basic problem: chemicals capable of poisoning food were not properly controlled in a kitchen where food was being prepared.
Inspectors also cited employees for improper hand and arm washing technique. This is distinct from not washing hands at all. The technique was wrong, meaning pathogens can remain on hands even after a washing attempt, and then transfer directly to food or surfaces.
The sixth high-severity violation was the absence of a consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. Florida requires restaurants that serve items that may be raw or undercooked to post a notice so that customers, particularly pregnant women, elderly diners, young children, and people with compromised immune systems, can make an informed choice. There was no such notice.
The single intermediate violation was inadequate ventilation and lighting.
What These Violations Mean
Food from unapproved sources is not a paperwork problem. When a restaurant buys food outside the regulated supply chain, that food has not been inspected by USDA or FDA. There is no way to trace it if someone gets sick. Listeria, Salmonella, and E. coli have all been linked to uninspected food sources, and without documentation, a health investigation has nowhere to start.
The undercooking violation compounds that risk directly. Salmonella in poultry requires an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit to be destroyed. If food at Majestic Bistro came from a source with no federal oversight and was then served without reaching safe cooking temperatures, both failure points landed on the same plate.
The two chemical violations are worth reading together. Improperly stored or unlabeled chemicals near food preparation areas create a contamination path that does not require an accident to become dangerous. Mislabeled containers have caused acute poisoning events in restaurant settings. Inspectors flagged this at Majestic Bistro twice, under two separate violation categories, in the same inspection.
The missing consumer advisory affects a specific group of diners who have no way to protect themselves without it. A customer managing chemotherapy, a pregnant diner, or an elderly guest ordering a dish that arrives undercooked has no warning that the risk exists. The advisory requirement exists precisely because those customers cannot always identify the risk themselves.
The Longer Record
The May 2026 inspection was not the first time Majestic Bistro drew serious citations. State records show 19 inspections on file for the Collins Avenue location, with 103 total violations documented across that history.
The facility has logged high-severity violations in eight of the last nine inspection cycles with recorded data. Inspectors found three high-severity violations in August 2025, four in November 2024, two in June 2024, two in February 2024, three in February 2022, three in September 2021, and four in February 2021. The only recent inspection without a high-severity violation was January 2023, which produced three intermediate citations.
The May 2026 inspection, with six high-severity violations, is the worst single inspection in the recent documented record. Prior inspections typically produced two to four high-severity citations. This one nearly doubled the previous high.
Majestic Bistro has never been emergency-closed in its inspection history. Not after the four high-severity violations in February 2021. Not after four more in November 2024. Not after six in May 2026.
Still Open
Florida's inspection system allows facilities to remain open after high-severity violations if inspectors determine the violations do not pose an immediate threat requiring emergency closure. The threshold for emergency closure is a judgment call made at the time of inspection.
On May 6, an inspector stood inside Majestic Bistro on Collins Avenue, documented food from an unverified source, food cooked below safe temperatures, chemicals improperly stored near food preparation areas, and employees washing their hands wrong, and left the restaurant open.
It was still serving customers.
