MIAMI, FL. Morgans at 2800 NW 7th Avenue drew 12 high-severity violations during the week of July 31, the highest single-facility count among 15 Miami restaurants cited for serious food safety failures in state inspection records covering August 6, 2026.
That tally included food from unapproved or unknown sources, inadequate shellfish identification records, food contact surfaces that were not properly cleaned or sanitized, and an employee not reporting symptoms of illness. No person in charge was present or performing duties during the inspection. The facility also had no written employee health policy and inspectors flagged improper handwashing technique.
Morgans has 28 prior inspections on record.
What Inspectors Found
Three other facilities tied at seven high-severity violations apiece. Moore Club Bev Co at 4040 NE 2nd Avenue was cited for food not cooked to required minimum temperature, toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, and time as a public health control not properly used. Inspectors also flagged no employee health policy and no person in charge.
Chicken Kitchen at 12957 SW 112th Street drew seven high-severity violations including food from an unapproved or unknown source, inadequate shellfish identification records, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. Toxic chemicals were improperly stored or labeled. The facility also had an employee not reporting symptoms of illness.
Perl by Chef IP at 2420 NE 186th Street matched that count with seven high-severity violations and zero intermediate ones. Inspectors cited food contaminated by chemical, physical, or biological hazards, food from an unapproved source, toxic substances improperly identified or used, and time as a public health control not properly used.
Andias Frozen Yogurt at 7508 SW 117th Avenue accumulated six high-severity violations, including food not cooked to required minimum temperature, no allergen awareness demonstrated, and required procedures for specialized processes not followed. No person in charge was present.
LongHorn Steakhouse at 9050 SW 136th Street drew five high-severity violations, among them improper handwashing technique, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and toxic chemicals improperly stored. Inspectors also noted improper sewage or wastewater disposal.
El Dos Ruedas at 9561 Colonial Drive was cited for five high-severity violations including no employee health policy, improper handwashing technique, and two separate chemical storage failures: toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, and toxic substances improperly identified or used. Sewage disposal was flagged as improper as well.
Panera Bread at 9105 SW 162nd Avenue drew five high-severity violations including food from an unapproved source, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and toxic substances improperly identified or used. Improper sewage disposal was also cited.
The remaining facilities each drew four high-severity violations. Snappers Fish and Chicken at 9610 SW 160th Street had no employee health policy, food from an unapproved source, no consumer advisory, and improperly cleaned food contact surfaces. Inspectors also flagged inadequate cooling and cold holding equipment.
B100m at 100 Biscayne Boulevard was cited for no employee health policy, an employee not reporting symptoms of illness, improper handwashing technique, and time as a public health control not properly used. Sewage disposal and multi-use utensils not properly cleaned were among the intermediate violations.
Caffe Tonny at 192 NE 3rd Avenue drew four high-severity violations including food from an unapproved source, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized.
Chick-fil-A at 1410 NW North River Drive was cited for improper handwashing, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned, no consumer advisory, and toxic chemicals improperly stored. Inspectors also flagged improper sewage disposal and inadequate toilet facilities.
Bolay at 7880 SW 104th Street drew four high-severity violations including food not cooked to required minimum temperature, no consumer advisory, and two chemical storage failures. Checkers at 13625 S Dixie Highway was cited for time as a public health control not properly used, no consumer advisory, and two separate toxic substance violations.
Joe's Pizza at 1674 Meridian Avenue rounded out the list with four high-severity violations: no employee health policy, an employee not reporting symptoms of illness, food from an unapproved source, and inadequate shellfish identification records.
What These Violations Mean
Food sourced from unapproved or unknown suppliers, cited this week at Morgans, Chicken Kitchen, Perl by Chef IP, Panera Bread, Snappers Fish and Chicken, Caffe Tonny, and Joe's Pizza, means inspectors could not verify that the food had passed USDA or FDA safety checks. If a customer gets sick, there is no supply chain to trace. The problem is not only what the food might contain but what investigators cannot find out after the fact.
The shellfish traceability failures at Morgans, Chicken Kitchen, and Joe's Pizza compound that risk. Oysters, clams, and mussels are often consumed raw or lightly cooked, and shellfish harvested from contaminated waters are a documented vehicle for Norovirus and Vibrio. Without harvest tags and dealer records on file, a facility cannot identify the source of an outbreak or pull product from a contaminated lot.
The employee illness violations, found at Morgans, Chicken Kitchen, Perl by Chef IP, Andias Frozen Yogurt, B100m, and Joe's Pizza, represent a direct transmission route. Norovirus spreads person-to-person through food handled by a symptomatic worker. A written health policy is the first line of defense. Without one, there is no mechanism to keep a sick employee off the line.
Chemical storage failures appeared at Moore Club Bev Co, Chicken Kitchen, LongHorn Steakhouse, El Dos Ruedas, Chick-fil-A, Bolay, and Checkers. Cleaners and sanitizers stored near food or without proper labels can contaminate food directly, and the symptoms of chemical poisoning can be mistaken for foodborne illness, delaying the correct response.
The Longer Record
El Dos Ruedas on Colonial Drive carries 31 prior inspections on record, the deepest history of any facility in this week's list. Five high-severity violations in this inspection, including two separate chemical storage failures and improper sewage disposal, represent a continuing pattern at a location that has been visited by inspectors more than three dozen times in total.
Caffe Tonny on NE 3rd Avenue has 27 prior inspections on record, and Morgans on NW 7th Avenue has 28. Both facilities have been inspected enough times that the violations documented this week, including food from unapproved sources at both locations and a management absence at Morgans, cannot be attributed to unfamiliarity with state requirements.
Chicken Kitchen on SW 112th Street has 26 prior inspections on record, as does Snappers Fish and Chicken on SW 160th Street. Both were cited this week for food from unapproved sources and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, the same category of violation appearing independently at two facilities with long inspection histories.
The newest facilities tell a different story. Joe's Pizza on Meridian Avenue has only 2 prior inspections on record and already drew four high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved source and no employee health policy. Moore Club Bev Co on NE 2nd Avenue has 4 prior inspections and drew seven high-severity violations, including toxic chemicals near food and food not cooked to required minimum temperature. B100m on Biscayne Boulevard has 6 prior inspections and was cited for four high-severity violations this week. Three facilities with a combined 12 inspections between them, and 19 high-severity violations to show for it.
Still Open Questions
Joe's Pizza on Meridian Avenue, with only two prior inspections on record, was cited for inadequate shellfish identification records this week. A pizza restaurant with shellfish traceability failures and no employee health policy in its second inspection is a detail the records do not yet explain.
