DORAL, FL. State inspectors visited Salon Canton at 9668-9670 NW 25 Street on October 1 and found food sourced from unapproved or unknown suppliers, meaning the restaurant was serving food that had bypassed federal safety inspection entirely, with no way to trace it if a customer got sick.
That was one of six high-severity violations documented in a single visit. The restaurant was not closed.
What Inspectors Found
The food sourcing violation is among the most serious an inspector can cite. When a restaurant receives food from suppliers outside the regulated chain, there is no USDA or FDA inspection record attached to those products. If a customer becomes ill, public health investigators have nothing to trace back to the origin.
Parasite destruction procedures were also not being followed. For fish and certain meats, state and federal rules require specific freezing times and temperatures, or thorough cooking, to kill organisms like Anisakis in fish or Trichinella in pork. When those steps are skipped, the parasites reach the plate.
Inspectors also found that food was not being cooked to required minimum temperatures, and that time as a public health control was not being properly used. The two violations compound each other: food that is not fully cooked and then held in the temperature danger zone, between 41 and 135 degrees Fahrenheit, creates conditions for rapid bacterial multiplication.
Toxic substances were found to be improperly identified, stored, or used. Chemicals stored near or above food preparation areas, or without proper labeling, can contaminate food directly. Improper handwashing technique rounded out the high-severity list, a violation that matters precisely because it means handwashing attempts were made but failed to remove pathogens.
Three intermediate violations accompanied the six high-severity findings. Multi-use utensils were not properly cleaned, ventilation and lighting were inadequate, and toilet facilities were inadequate or improperly maintained.
What These Violations Mean
The food sourcing violation carries a specific public health consequence that goes beyond the meal itself. When food enters a kitchen from an unapproved supplier, it arrives without the traceability documentation that allows health officials to identify a contamination source during an outbreak. Listeria and Salmonella have both been linked to uninspected supply chains. At Salon Canton, that risk was present on October 1.
The parasite destruction failure is not a procedural technicality. Anisakis, a roundworm found in raw or undercooked fish, causes severe abdominal pain and can require surgical removal if it embeds in the gastrointestinal wall. Tapeworm larvae from improperly handled pork can migrate to the brain. The required freezing and cooking protocols exist because the consequences of skipping them are serious and sometimes irreversible.
The combination of undercooking and time-control failures is where foodborne illness outbreaks typically begin. Salmonella in poultry survives below 165 degrees Fahrenheit. When undercooked food is then held without proper time tracking, bacteria that survived the cooking process have hours to multiply to dangerous levels before the food reaches a customer.
The toxic substance violation adds a separate and immediate risk. Cleaning agents, pesticides, or other chemicals stored improperly near food can contaminate dishes without any visible sign. The customer has no way to know.
The Longer Record
The October 1 inspection was not an anomaly. State records show Salon Canton has been inspected 22 times and has accumulated 212 violations in total.
The most recent seven inspections before October 1 each produced high-severity violations. The April 2024 visit resulted in 11 high-severity violations. The October 2024 visit produced 9. The September 2025 visit produced 8. The pattern does not show a facility correcting course.
The only inspection in recent record that produced zero high-severity violations was in July 2022. Every inspection since then has found at least five. The facility has never been emergency-closed.
The 212 total violations across 22 inspections average nearly 10 violations per inspection visit. Six of the nine violation categories documented on October 1, including food from unapproved sources and parasite destruction failures, represent risks that repeat across multiple prior visits in the same severity tier.
Still Open
State inspectors documented six high-severity violations at Salon Canton on October 1, 2026, including food from unapproved sources, parasite control failures, undercooking, improper chemical storage, and handwashing technique failures.
The restaurant was not closed.
