MIAMI, FL. Dona Neli Restaurant 2 on SW 184th Street drew 11 high-severity violations during the week of September 1, 2026, the highest single-facility count among 15 Miami restaurants cited that week, including findings that inspectors had no one in charge present, that employees were not reporting illness symptoms, that food was arriving from unapproved sources, and that shellfish on hand had no identification records tying it to a licensed supplier.
The violations stretched across nearly every layer of food safety: handwashing infrastructure, employee health, food sourcing, and product condition. Inspectors also cited food in poor condition at the restaurant, a finding that sits alongside the unapproved sourcing violation and compounds the traceability concern.
The Violations
IHOP 36-130 on SW 88th Street drew 10 high-severity violations, the second-highest count of the week. The franchise location was cited for having no person in charge present, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, food from unapproved sources, inadequate shellfish identification records, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items.
That combination, a national chain location without a manager on site and with food arriving from sources outside the licensed supply chain, is one of the more striking findings in this week's data.
All You Need in the Wynwood area at NE 1st Avenue drew 9 high-severity violations, including a citation for failure to follow parasite destruction procedures, a violation that applies to fish served raw or undercooked and requires documented freezing at specific temperatures before service. The restaurant was also cited for food not cooked to required minimum temperature, improper use of time as a public health control, and food in poor condition.
Q-Ban Cafe on SW 184th Street drew 9 high-severity violations, including citations for employees not reporting illness symptoms and no employee health policy in place. Those two violations appeared together, meaning the facility had neither a written policy requiring workers to report illness nor evidence that workers were doing so.
La Estacion Cafe in the Brickell corridor on Brickell Avenue drew 9 high-severity violations, among them inadequate handwashing by food employees, improper handwashing technique, employees not reporting illness symptoms, food from unapproved sources, and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled.
Q' Onda Taqueria on SW 109th Court drew 8 high-severity violations and 7 intermediate violations, for a combined 15 citations. The high-severity list included toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, food from unapproved sources, required procedures for specialized processes not followed, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods.
Adelita's House Cafe on NW 17th Avenue drew 8 high-severity violations including a citation for no allergen awareness demonstrated, one of only two facilities this week to receive that finding. The restaurant was also cited for food not cooked to required minimum temperature, improper use of time as a public health control, and toxic substances improperly stored.
Sea Siam on South Dixie Highway drew 8 high-severity violations including citations for parasite destruction procedures not followed and required procedures for specialized processes not followed. Both violations suggest the restaurant may be serving fish or other high-risk proteins without the documented treatment protocols required before raw or lightly cooked service.
Amor di Pasta on NE 2nd Avenue drew 7 high-severity violations including improper sewage or wastewater disposal at the intermediate level. The facility was also cited for no person in charge present, employees not reporting illness symptoms, and time as a public health control not properly used.
El Tambo Restaurant on SW North Kendall Drive, Cafe Honduras Maya on NW 7th Street, and Mayoral Sunset on SW 72nd Street each drew 7 high-severity violations. El Tambo and Cafe Honduras Maya were both cited for food from unapproved sources. Mayoral Sunset was cited for food in poor condition, mislabeled, or adulterated alongside food from unapproved sources, a pairing that raises the same traceability concern documented at Dona Neli.
Rinconcito de Alex El Paisa on SW 112th Street drew 3 high-severity violations and an intermediate citation for improper sewage or wastewater disposal. Bagel Express on SW 88th Street also drew an intermediate sewage violation alongside 4 high-severity citations. Sergio's Restaurant on SW 107th Avenue drew 3 high-severity violations including employees not reporting illness symptoms and improperly cleaned food contact surfaces.
What These Violations Mean
The food-from-unapproved-sources citation appeared at seven facilities this week: Dona Neli Restaurant 2, IHOP 36-130, All You Need, Q-Ban Cafe, La Estacion Cafe, Q' Onda Taqueria, Adelita's House Cafe, El Tambo Restaurant, Cafe Honduras Maya, and Mayoral Sunset. When food enters a restaurant outside the licensed supply chain, there is no inspection record, no lot number, and no traceability path if a customer becomes sick. A Listeria or Salmonella outbreak traced to uninspected product is significantly harder to contain.
The shellfish identification violation is a specific version of that same problem. At Dona Neli Restaurant 2, IHOP 36-130, Q-Ban Cafe, La Estacion Cafe, and Sea Siam, inspectors found inadequate shell stock records. Oysters, clams, and mussels are frequently consumed raw or lightly cooked, and the tag system exists precisely because shellfish-borne illnesses, including Vibrio and norovirus, require a rapid trace back to the harvest bed.
Three facilities, Q-Ban Cafe, Amor di Pasta, and El Tambo Restaurant, were cited for employees not reporting illness symptoms without also having a written employee health policy. That combination is the documented setup for a norovirus or hepatitis A cluster. A sick employee who does not know they are required to report illness, and whose employer has no written policy requiring disclosure, has every operational incentive to keep working.
Improper sewage or wastewater disposal appeared as an intermediate violation at Rinconcito de Alex El Paisa, Bagel Express, Amor di Pasta, and Sergio's Restaurant. Raw sewage in a food preparation environment introduces fecal pathogens, including E. coli and norovirus, into a space where food is being handled. The intermediate classification reflects the procedural nature of the citation, but the contamination risk is direct.
The Longer Record
Rinconcito de Alex El Paisa and Sergio's Restaurant each have 33 prior inspections on record, the longest histories among the 15 facilities cited this week. Both were back in front of inspectors in September with high-severity violations. Sergio's drew citations for employees not reporting illness and improperly cleaned food contact surfaces. A facility with 33 inspections on record and active high-severity findings in two of the most consequential categories has not converted its inspection history into compliance.
Sea Siam: Inspection History Context
Sea Siam on South Dixie Highway has 31 prior inspections on record and drew 8 high-severity violations this week. The parasite destruction and specialized process citations at a facility with that many inspections behind it suggest the problem is not unfamiliarity with the requirements.
Bagel Express on SW 88th Street has 30 prior inspections and drew a sewage violation alongside 4 high-severity citations. Mayoral Sunset has 29 prior inspections and drew 7 high-severity violations. All You Need has 28 prior inspections and was cited for parasite destruction failure, undercooked food, and improper use of time as a public health control.
Cafe Honduras Maya on NW 7th Street is the newest entrant in this week's data, with only 5 prior inspections on record. It drew 7 high-severity violations in September, including food from unapproved sources, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, and an intermediate citation for inadequate cooling and cold-holding equipment. A facility that young accumulating that volume of high-severity findings, and already operating with cold-holding equipment that cannot maintain required temperatures, is a facility that has not established basic compliance before taking on the full range of food safety obligations.
Q' Onda Taqueria drew 8 high-severity and 7 intermediate violations for a combined 15 citations, the highest combined total of any facility this week, and it has 27 prior inspections on record. The specialized process failure cited there, covering smoking, curing, fermenting, or reduced-oxygen packaging, requires precise documentation and monitoring that inspectors found absent.
