DORAL, FL. A state inspector visiting Parrillada Familiar Da Silva LLC on NW 58th Street in late April found that the kitchen was not following parasite destruction procedures, meaning fish, pork, or wild game on the menu could have reached customers' plates still harboring live parasites, including Anisakis roundworm and Trichinella. The restaurant, which serves a South American parrillada menu heavy on grilled meats and seafood, was not closed.
The April 27 inspection produced six high-severity violations and two intermediate violations. State inspectors documented the parasite failure alongside five other high-priority citations, a combination that food safety officials consider among the most dangerous profiles a working restaurant can present.
What Inspectors Found
The parasite destruction failure was not the only violation that put customers directly at risk. Inspectors also cited the facility for employees not reporting symptoms of illness, a violation that means sick workers were handling food without triggering any internal alert system.
The inspector further documented improper handwashing technique, meaning that even when employees washed their hands, the method was insufficient to remove pathogens. Food contact surfaces were not properly cleaned or sanitized, creating a direct transfer route for bacteria from one dish to the next.
The restaurant also lacked a consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. On a parrillada menu where some meats may be served rare or cured, customers with no warning cannot make informed decisions about their own risk. Toxic chemicals were found improperly stored or labeled, a violation that carries the potential for acute poisoning if a chemical contaminates food or is mistaken for another product.
The two intermediate violations added to the picture: improper sewage or wastewater disposal, and inadequate ventilation and lighting in the facility.
What These Violations Mean
The parasite destruction citation is specific to how fish, pork, and wild game are handled before they reach the grill. State and federal food codes require that these proteins be frozen to specific temperatures for specific durations, or cooked to temperatures high enough to kill parasites, before service. When that process is skipped or done incorrectly, parasites including Anisakis, which embeds in the stomach lining, and Trichinella, which migrates into muscle tissue, can survive and infect customers. A parrillada restaurant, by the nature of its menu, is a facility where this violation carries direct consequence.
The employee illness reporting failure is classified by regulators as an outbreak enabler. Norovirus, hepatitis A, and Salmonella are all transmissible through food handled by sick workers. The violation does not mean inspectors witnessed a sick employee at the grill; it means the restaurant had no functioning system to catch and remove a sick worker before they handled food. Combined with the improper handwashing citation, the pathway from an infected employee to a customer's plate was documented as open.
Improperly stored or labeled toxic chemicals represent a separate, acute risk. In a working kitchen, an unlabeled chemical near food prep surfaces can be mistaken for a food-safe product, or can contaminate food through proximity. This is not a theoretical concern; chemical poisoning from restaurant kitchens is documented in state emergency records every year.
The sewage and wastewater disposal citation adds a layer that amplifies every other violation. Improper sewage handling in a food prep environment creates the conditions for fecal contamination across surfaces, equipment, and food. It does not stay contained.
The Longer Record
The April 2026 inspection was not an anomaly. State records show 24 inspections on file for this facility, with 228 total violations documented across that history.
The pattern of high-severity violations at this address is not new. In March 2025, inspectors cited seven high-severity violations. In November 2024, seven high-severity violations again. In December 2023, seven high-severity violations on an inspection eight days after a clean visit. In August 2023, five high-severity violations. In February 2023, four.
The facility has never been emergency-closed. In the eight most recent inspections with documented violations, the high-severity count has never dropped to zero.
Parrillada Familiar Da Silva: High-Severity Violation History
What the record shows is a facility that has cycled through serious violations repeatedly, corrected enough to avoid closure, and returned to the same categories of failure on the next visit. High-severity violations involving food handling, employee health, and sanitation appear across nearly every documented inspection in the past three years.
Still Open
After documenting six high-severity violations, including a parasite destruction failure and a system that left sick employees unreported, the state inspector did not order Parrillada Familiar Da Silva closed. The restaurant continued operating that day.
State rules allow inspectors to issue an emergency closure order when conditions present an immediate threat to public health. Six high-severity violations, 228 total violations across 24 inspections, and a documented failure to destroy parasites in a meat-forward kitchen did not meet that threshold on April 27.
The restaurant remains open.