MIAMI, FL. Burgers Smash & Fries on NE 2nd Ave drew eight high-severity violations during the week of July 27, including citations for inadequate handwashing facilities, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, and no person in charge present on the floor — and it did so against a backdrop of 41 prior inspections on record, the longest history of any facility flagged this week.
The downtown Miami counter was not alone. State inspectors cited 15 Miami-Dade restaurants for high-severity violations in the seven days ending August 2, 2026, with the total high-severity violation count across all 15 facilities reaching 97.
The Week's Worst Findings
Atelier Bea on NW 72nd Ave led all facilities this week with nine high-severity violations, including citations for no person in charge, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, food contaminated by chemical or biological hazards, inadequate shellfish identification records, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, and food not cooked to required minimum temperature. The facility has six prior inspections on record.
Tastigo Kitchen on SW 27th Ave drew eight high-severity violations of a different character: food from an unapproved or unknown source, inadequate shellfish records, time not properly used as a public health control, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and two separate toxic substance violations, one for chemicals improperly stored or labeled and one for toxic substances improperly identified or used. The facility has 29 prior inspections on record.
Bianco Cafe Bistro Inc on SW 8th St also drew eight high-severity violations, among them no person in charge, employees not reporting illness, inadequate handwashing, improper handwashing technique, unclean food contact surfaces, no consumer advisory, and two toxic substance violations. The facility has 24 prior inspections behind it.
Cantina Grill on SW 42nd St was cited for seven high-severity violations, including parasite destruction procedures not followed, inadequate shellfish identification records, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. Inspectors also noted improperly stored chemicals and no person in charge on site.
Pizzarello Wood Fired Pizza on SW 147th Ave drew seven high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved or unknown source, food not cooked to minimum temperature, no consumer advisory, and improperly stored chemicals. Inspectors also flagged an intermediate violation for improper sewage or wastewater disposal.
Cvi.che 105 Dadeland at Dadeland Mall accumulated seven high-severity violations including parasite destruction procedures not followed, inadequate shellfish records, no person in charge, and no consumer advisory. The Peruvian chain location, which serves ceviche prepared with raw fish, had 19 prior inspections on record going into this week.
Sushi Bar on SW 72nd St was cited for seven high-severity violations, among them food from an unapproved or unknown source, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, inadequate handwashing facilities, and improperly stored chemicals. The facility has 24 prior inspections on record.
Goute Restaurant on NE 4th Ave drew seven high-severity violations including food in poor condition or adulterated, required procedures for specialized processes not followed, and improper sewage disposal cited at the intermediate level. The facility has only seven prior inspections on record.
Diced on SW 137th Ave was cited for seven high-severity violations including food from an unapproved source, inadequate shellfish records, food not cooked to minimum temperature, no consumer advisory, and no allergen awareness demonstrated. The facility has 24 prior inspections on record.
Bahamas Fish Market and Restaurant #2 on SW 42nd St drew seven high-severity violations including food not cooked to required minimum temperature, required procedures for specialized processes not followed, no consumer advisory, and no employee health policy. The fish market and restaurant format, which combines retail seafood sales with prepared food service, had 26 prior inspections on record.
Crema Gourmet Espresso Bar at 200 S Biscayne Blvd was cited for seven high-severity violations including food from an unapproved source, food in poor condition or adulterated, time not properly used as a public health control, and toxic substances improperly identified or used. The downtown espresso bar has seven prior inspections on record.
Hole in the Wall on S Dixie Hwy drew four high-severity violations including improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, improper handwashing technique, no consumer advisory, and improperly stored chemicals. The facility has 22 prior inspections on record.
Good Chef Restaurant on SW 40th St was cited for three high-severity violations: improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, food not cooked to minimum temperature, and improperly stored chemicals. The facility has 11 prior inspections on record.
Ichimi on SW 127th Ave drew two high-severity violations: improperly cleaned food contact surfaces and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled. The facility has only three prior inspections on record.
What These Violations Mean
The shellfish traceability violations at Atelier Bea, Tastigo Kitchen, Cantina Grill, Cvi.che 105 Dadeland, Sushi Bar, and Diced carry a specific danger most diners don't consider. Oysters, clams, and mussels are frequently consumed raw or barely cooked. Without shellfish identification tags on file, there is no way to trace an illness back to a harvest location if a customer gets sick, and no mechanism for a recall to reach the restaurants that received contaminated product.
The parasite destruction failures at Cantina Grill and Cvi.che 105 Dadeland compound that risk. Fish served raw or undercooked, including the ceviche that is the signature product at Cvi.che 105, must be frozen to specific temperatures for specific durations to kill parasites like Anisakis. When that step is skipped and the documentation isn't kept, the restaurant cannot demonstrate the food was ever made safe.
The handwashing failures documented across Burgers Smash & Fries, Bianco Cafe Bistro, Sushi Bar, Pizzarello, and Crema Gourmet are not the same violation. Burgers Smash & Fries was cited for inadequate handwashing facilities, meaning the physical infrastructure to wash hands properly was absent. Sushi Bar drew the same citation. That is a different category of problem from improper technique: you cannot correct technique when the sink, soap, or drying materials aren't there.
The food-from-unapproved-source citations at Tastigo Kitchen, Pizzarello, Sushi Bar, Diced, and Crema Gourmet remove the most basic layer of protection in the food supply chain. Approved sources are inspected, licensed, and traceable. Unapproved sources are none of those things, which means if a customer becomes ill, investigators have no starting point.
The Longer Record
Burgers Smash & Fries enters this week with 41 prior inspections on record, the most of any facility in this roundup. Eight high-severity violations after 41 inspections is a pattern, not an outlier. The management failures documented this week, including no person in charge, no employee health policy, and no adequate handwashing infrastructure, are foundational problems that inspectors can observe on any visit.
Tastigo Kitchen has 29 prior inspections on record. Bianco Cafe Bistro has 24, as do Sushi Bar and Diced. Cantina Grill and Bahamas Fish Market have 26 each. These are not new restaurants encountering their first compliance challenges. They are established operations that have been inspected dozens of times.
Atelier Bea, which led all facilities with nine high-severity violations this week, has only six prior inspections on record. Goute Restaurant and Crema Gourmet Espresso Bar each have seven. Ichimi has three. The presence of serious violations at facilities this early in their inspection histories, particularly the management and illness-reporting failures at Atelier Bea, suggests the problems were not accumulated gradually.
Cvi.che 105 Dadeland, part of a recognized Miami restaurant brand with multiple locations, drew seven high-severity violations including parasite destruction failures and missing shellfish records. With 19 prior inspections on record, the Dadeland location's violations this week in the categories most specific to its menu, raw fish preparation and shellfish sourcing, remain unresolved in the public record as of this report.
