MIAMI, FL. Miyako Japanese Restaurant of Dadeland on S Dixie Highway drew 12 high-severity violations in a single inspection this week, the highest count among 15 Miami-Dade facilities flagged for serious food safety failures between August 12 and August 18, 2026. Inspectors cited the restaurant for pulling food from unapproved or unknown sources, failing to follow parasite destruction procedures for fish, and serving food that inspectors deemed in poor condition or adulterated.
The parasite destruction failure is the kind of violation that draws immediate attention at a Japanese restaurant. Without proper freezing protocols, parasites including Anisakis and tapeworm can survive in raw or undercooked fish and reach customers.
Miyako also had no adequate employee health policy and an employee who was not reporting illness symptoms, two violations that inspectors treat as outbreak precursors. Food contact surfaces were not properly cleaned or sanitized, and inspectors found that food was not cooked to required minimum temperatures.
The Violations
Sabor a Peru on Biscayne Boulevard was cited for 11 high-severity violations, including no person in charge present or performing duties during the inspection. That absence matters: inspectors documented inadequate handwashing by employees, improper handwashing technique, no employee health policy, and an employee not reporting illness symptoms, all at the same visit. The restaurant also lacked adequate shellfish traceability records for its raw shellfish inventory.
El Turco on NE 2nd Avenue matched Sabor a Peru's count with 11 high-severity violations. Inspectors found food from unapproved sources, parasite destruction failures, food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, and improper use of time as a public health control. The shellfish traceability records were also inadequate.
Rinconcito Miami 2 on SW 137th Avenue drew 10 high-severity violations. The list included food from unapproved sources, no employee health policy, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing, improper handwashing technique, unsanitized food contact surfaces, inadequate shellfish records, and improper use of time as a public health control.
Double Tree by Hilton Miami North I-95 on NW 7th Avenue accumulated nine high-severity violations, a notable count for a national hotel brand. Inspectors found no employee health policy, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing, inadequate handwashing facilities, shellfish traceability failures, food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and improperly stored toxic chemicals.
Yume Ramen on SW 107th Avenue also drew nine high-severity violations. No person in charge was present. Inspectors cited inadequate handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, food from unapproved sources, inadequate shellfish records, unsanitized food contact surfaces, and improper use of time as a public health control.
Salty Flame on Brickell Avenue was cited for nine high-severity violations at one of Miami's most prominent business addresses. Inspectors found food from unapproved sources, food in poor condition or adulterated, inadequate shellfish records, unsanitized food contact surfaces, improper time control, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and improperly stored toxic chemicals.
Bodega Taqueria y Tequila on Main Highway drew eight high-severity violations, including no person in charge, no employee health policy, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, food from unapproved sources, food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, unsanitized food contact surfaces, improper handwashing technique, and no consumer advisory.
D Oro Pizza Bar on E Flagler Street was cited for eight high-severity violations including an employee not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing, improper handwashing technique, food in poor condition, inadequate shellfish records, improper time control, no consumer advisory, and improperly stored toxic substances.
Rinconcito Cubano Miller on SW 56th Street drew eight high-severity violations: no employee health policy, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, inadequate shellfish records, unsanitized food contact surfaces, improper time control, no consumer advisory, and improperly stored toxic chemicals.
Tacotomia at E Flagler Street was cited for nine high-severity violations including food from unapproved sources, food in poor condition, parasite destruction failures, inadequate shellfish records, improper time control, no employee health policy, inadequate handwashing, and no consumer advisory.
Crema Gourmet Espresso Bar on SW 72nd Place drew five high-severity violations: no person in charge, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, food from unapproved sources, unsanitized food contact surfaces, and no consumer advisory.
Michael's Genuine Food and Drink on NE 40th Street drew four high-severity violations: no person in charge, unsanitized food contact surfaces, improperly stored toxic chemicals, and no allergen awareness demonstrated by staff. The allergen citation is the only one of its kind in this week's data across all 15 facilities.
Disco Fish and Grill Restaurant and Fish Market on SW 67th Avenue drew four high-severity violations: unsanitized food contact surfaces, improper time control, and two separate chemical storage citations covering both improperly stored toxic chemicals and improperly identified or used toxic substances.
El Machetico on NW 72nd Avenue drew three high-severity violations: food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, no consumer advisory, and improperly stored toxic chemicals.
What These Violations Mean
The most repeated high-severity violation this week was the absence of an adequate employee health policy, cited at Miyako, Sabor a Peru, El Turco, Rinconcito Miami 2, Double Tree by Hilton, Bodega Taqueria y Tequila, Rinconcito Cubano Miller, Tacotomia, and Crema Gourmet Espresso Bar. A written health policy is the mechanism that tells employees when they are legally required to stay home. Without one, a worker with Norovirus, Salmonella, or Hepatitis A has no formal instruction to report symptoms or stay out of the kitchen.
That problem compounds when paired with the "employee not reporting illness symptoms" citation, which appeared alongside the missing policy at Miyako, Sabor a Peru, Rinconcito Miami 2, Double Tree by Hilton, Yume Ramen, Bodega Taqueria y Tequila, D Oro Pizza Bar, Rinconcito Cubano Miller, and Crema Gourmet Espresso Bar. These are not the same violation. One is a missing document; the other is an active behavior inspectors observed during the visit.
Shellfish traceability failures appeared at Sabor a Peru, El Turco, Rinconcito Miami 2, Double Tree by Hilton, Yume Ramen, Salty Flame, Tacotomia, D Oro Pizza Bar, and Rinconcito Cubano Miller. Shellfish are consumed raw or lightly cooked, and without harvest tags and dealer records, there is no way to trace an oyster or clam back to its source if a customer gets sick. That traceability gap is what turns a localized illness into an unresolvable outbreak investigation.
Parasite destruction failures at Miyako, El Turco, and Tacotomia represent a different category of risk. Restaurants that serve raw or undercooked fish are required to freeze product to specific temperatures for specific durations to kill parasites including Anisakis, which can cause severe gastrointestinal illness. When that protocol is skipped or undocumented, customers eating sashimi, ceviche, or lightly cooked fish bear the risk.
The Longer Record
Disco Fish and Grill has the longest inspection history of any facility in this week's data, with 37 prior inspections on record. Despite that history, inspectors this week found two separate chemical storage violations at the same visit, one for improper storage and labeling and one for improper identification and use. A facility with 37 inspections behind it has had substantial opportunity to address chemical handling.
Rinconcito Cubano Miller carries 31 prior inspections and drew eight high-severity violations this week. Miyako Japanese Restaurant of Dadeland has 29 inspections on record and led the week with 12 high-severity violations. Michael's Genuine Food and Drink, with 27 inspections, still had no person in charge present during this visit.
At the other end of the history spectrum, Tacotomia and Bodega Taqueria y Tequila each have only 12 prior inspections, yet both drew eight or nine high-severity violations this week, including food from unapproved sources and parasite destruction failures. El Machetico has just nine prior inspections on record.
Crema Gourmet Espresso Bar has 10 inspections on record and this week had no person in charge present, food from unapproved sources, and no consumer advisory, a combination that suggests foundational management gaps rather than isolated lapses. Whether those gaps persist into the next inspection cycle is the question the record does not yet answer.
