MIAMI, FL. A North Miami Beach restaurant accumulated 12 high-severity violations in a single inspection week, the worst single-facility tally across all three South Florida counties in the period running July 25 through July 31, 2026.
Le Genie Restaurant on NE 167th Street in North Miami Beach drew citations covering nearly every layer of food safety management: no person in charge performing duties, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, and food in poor condition or mislabeled. Inspectors also cited the restaurant for inadequate shell stock identification records, meaning shellfish served there could not be traced to a certified source if a customer became ill.
That single restaurant accounted for 12 of the week's high-severity citations on its own.
The Violations
Palm Beach County contributed two of the week's most serious cases. Seabra Bakery and Cafe on NE Spanish River Boulevard in Boca Raton was cited for 10 high-severity violations, including food sourced from unapproved or unknown suppliers, food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, inadequate shell stock records, and employees not reporting illness symptoms. A person in charge was either absent or not performing duties during the inspection.
Nova Fresh Kitchen, also on NE Spanish River Boulevard in Boca Raton, drew 9 high-severity citations of its own, including food from unapproved sources, food in poor condition or mislabeled, inadequate shell stock records, and improper use of time as a public health control.
Miami-Dade produced the heaviest concentration of violations this week, with 11 of the 15 flagged facilities located in the county. Sano Food Hialeah on West 84th Street was cited for 9 high-severity violations, including no person in charge, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, inadequate handwashing, inadequate handwashing facilities, shell stock traceability failure, unclean food contact surfaces, and food not cooked to minimum temperature.
Atelier Bea on NW 72nd Avenue in Miami also reached 9 high-severity violations, with inspectors noting food contaminated by chemical, physical, or biological hazards alongside the standard cluster of management and handwashing failures.
Burgers Smash and Fries on NE 2nd Avenue in Miami was cited for 8 high-severity violations, including inadequate handwashing facilities, employees not washing hands properly, no employee health policy, and food not cooked to required temperatures.
Tastigo Kitchen on SW 27th Avenue in Miami also drew 8 high-severity citations. Inspectors documented food from unapproved sources, shell stock without adequate identification records, improper use of time as a public health control, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and two separate chemical storage violations: toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used.
Sang's Chinese Food on NE 163rd Street in North Miami Beach was cited for 6 high-severity violations, including food not cooked to required minimum temperature and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. The restaurant also lacked adequate cooling equipment, raising questions about whether food could be held safely between service periods.
Hole in the Wall on S Dixie Highway in Miami drew 4 high-severity violations, including toxic chemicals improperly stored and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods.
Good Chef Restaurant on SW 40th Street in Miami was cited for 3 high-severity violations: unclean food contact surfaces, food not cooked to minimum temperature, and improperly stored toxic chemicals.
In Broward County, Rocca Trattoria Italian on E Sample Road in Lighthouse Point was cited for 2 high-severity violations, including food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled. Dumpling King on N University Drive in Coral Springs drew the same violation count, with food not cooked to required minimum temperature and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods.
Shalom Restaurant on Palm Avenue in Hialeah was cited for a single high-severity violation, unclean food contact surfaces, alongside intermediate violations for improper sewage or wastewater disposal and single-use items being reused.
A Fuego Lento on NW 25th Street in Doral drew 2 high-severity violations, including improper use of time as a public health control, plus intermediate citations for sewage disposal and ventilation.
Ichimi on SW 127th Avenue in Miami was cited for 2 high-severity violations: unclean food contact surfaces and improperly stored toxic chemicals.
What These Violations Mean
The handwashing cluster documented at Le Genie Restaurant, Sano Food Hialeah, Burgers Smash and Fries, Atelier Bea, and Tastigo Kitchen this week is not a paperwork problem. Inspectors at those five facilities found combinations of inadequate facilities, inadequate technique, and employees not washing hands at all. When a food worker handles raw protein, touches a contaminated surface, or returns from the restroom without washing properly, every surface and every plate they touch afterward becomes a potential transmission route for Norovirus, Salmonella, and E. coli.
The "no employee health policy" citations at Le Genie, Sano Food Hialeah, Atelier Bea, Burgers Smash and Fries, Nova Fresh Kitchen, and Seabra Bakery and Cafe compound that risk directly. Without a written policy requiring sick workers to stay home or report symptoms, there is no formal mechanism to keep an ill employee away from food preparation. The "employee not reporting symptoms" citations at Le Genie, Sang's Chinese Food, Seabra Bakery and Cafe, Sano Food Hialeah, Atelier Bea, Burgers Smash and Fries, and Tastigo Kitchen indicate that gap was not theoretical.
Food from unapproved or unknown sources, cited at Seabra Bakery and Cafe, Nova Fresh Kitchen, and Tastigo Kitchen, removes the traceability chain entirely. If a customer becomes ill after eating at one of those restaurants, investigators cannot determine where the food originated, whether it was inspected, or how many other locations received product from the same supplier.
The shell stock traceability failures at Le Genie, Sano Food Hialeah, Atelier Bea, Nova Fresh Kitchen, and Tastigo Kitchen carry a specific risk tied to raw shellfish consumption. Oysters, clams, and mussels are frequently consumed raw or lightly cooked, and they filter pathogens directly from the water where they are harvested. Without certified source tags on file, there is no way to link a sick customer to a specific harvest lot or growing area.
The Longer Record
The data provided does not include prior inspection counts for the facilities cited this week, which limits the ability to place this week's findings in a longer institutional context. What the violation totals themselves reveal, however, is a pattern of systemic failures rather than isolated incidents.
Le Genie Restaurant's 12 high-severity citations span management presence, illness policy, illness reporting, handwashing infrastructure, handwashing technique, food condition, and shellfish traceability. That breadth suggests failures at multiple levels of operation simultaneously, not a single lapse on a single day.
The two Boca Raton facilities, Seabra Bakery and Cafe and Nova Fresh Kitchen, both sit on NE Spanish River Boulevard, a commercial corridor that draws significant foot traffic. Both were cited for food from unapproved sources and shell stock traceability failures in the same inspection week, which means customers at either location this week had no assurance that shellfish on the menu could be traced to a certified harvest site.
Tastigo Kitchen's dual chemical violations, toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used, represent two distinct citation categories for the same underlying hazard. Inspectors documented both, meaning the chemical storage problems at that facility were serious enough to trigger citations under separate regulatory provisions in a single visit.
