MIAMI, FL. Fifteen restaurants across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties drew three or more high-severity health violations during the week of August 1, 2026, with a seafood chain in Homestead leading the region at 12 high-priority citations in a single inspection.
The Worst of the Week
Crafty Crab Restaurant on NE 8th Street in Homestead recorded 12 high-severity violations, the most of any facility inspected in the tri-county area this week. Among the citations: no person in charge present or performing duties, employees not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, and a failure to maintain shell stock identification records for shellfish. Inspectors also cited food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, and improper use of time as a public health control.
New Canton on SW 8th Street in Miami followed with 11 high-severity violations. Those included food from an unapproved or unknown source, food in poor condition or adulterated, parasite destruction procedures not followed for fish, and food not cooked to required minimum temperature. Inspectors also documented inadequate handwashing and improper technique, missing shell stock records, and improper use of time controls.
Pho Tastic on SW 88th Street in Miami drew 10 high-severity citations, including no employee health policy, no person in charge, employees not reporting illness, parasite destruction failures, food contact surfaces not sanitized, and food not cooked to minimum temperature.
Across the Tri-County Area
Yume LLC on S. Dixie Highway in Cutler Bay recorded 9 high-severity and 5 intermediate violations, the highest combined total of the week. Inspectors cited no employee health policy, food from an unapproved source, parasite destruction failures, improperly stored toxic chemicals, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. Shell stock records were also inadequate.
La Latina Coral Gables LLC on S. Le Jeune Road accumulated 9 high-severity violations, including no person in charge, employees not reporting illness, inadequate handwashing facilities, food from an unapproved source, food in poor condition, and food not cooked to minimum temperature.
S 47 Lounge on Brickell Avenue in Miami drew 9 high-severity citations, including food in poor condition, shell stock records violations, food not cooked to minimum temperature, improper time controls, no consumer advisory for raw foods, and improperly stored toxic chemicals.
Versailles Restaurant on SW 8th Street, one of Miami's most recognized Cuban restaurants, recorded 9 high-severity violations. Those included inadequate handwashing by employees, food from an unapproved source, missing shell stock records, parasite destruction failures, food not cooked to minimum temperature, improper time controls, no consumer advisory for raw foods, and improperly stored toxic chemicals.
Saiko-I Sushi Lounge and Hibachi on W. Broward Boulevard in Plantation, one of two Broward County facilities on this week's list, drew 9 high-severity violations including no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper technique, food from an unapproved source, shell stock record failures, food contact surfaces not sanitized, and improper time controls.
Sadelle's Coconut Grove on Mary Street in Miami recorded 9 high-severity and 4 intermediate violations. Inspectors cited no person in charge, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, improper handwashing technique, food from an unapproved source, food contact surfaces not sanitized, food not cooked to minimum temperature, and no consumer advisory for raw foods.
Amalfi Llama Miami on Biscayne Boulevard drew 8 high-severity violations, including no person in charge, no employee health policy, food from an unapproved source, improper use of time controls, improperly identified toxic substances, and a citation for no allergen awareness demonstrated by staff.
Abe and Louie's on W. Glades Road in Boca Raton, the lone Palm Beach County entry this week, recorded 4 high-severity violations: no person in charge, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, and food not cooked to required minimum temperature.
La Granja Pollos a la Brasa on W. 12th Avenue in Hialeah drew 4 high-severity violations including food from an unapproved source, food not cooked to minimum temperature, employees not reporting illness, and improperly stored toxic chemicals. Inspectors also cited improper sewage or wastewater disposal.
Canton Sushi Maki Dadeland on S. Dixie Highway in Miami recorded 4 high-severity violations, including improperly stored toxic chemicals, toxic substances improperly identified or used, food contact surfaces not sanitized, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods.
El Colombiano on N. Commerce Parkway in Weston, the second Broward facility cited this week, drew 2 high-severity violations: an employee not reporting illness symptoms, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized.
El Castillo de las Frutas LLC on W. 68th Street in Hialeah recorded 1 high-severity violation for food contact surfaces not sanitized, alongside 2 intermediate citations for improper sewage disposal and inadequate ventilation.
What These Violations Mean
The most widespread violation category this week was employee illness reporting, cited at Crafty Crab, Pho Tastic, La Granja, La Latina Coral Gables, Saiko-I, Sadelle's Coconut Grove, Abe and Louie's, and El Colombiano. When workers do not report symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, or jaundice, they can transmit norovirus and other pathogens directly into food during preparation. Norovirus alone causes approximately 20 million illnesses in the United States each year, and a single infected food handler working a full shift can expose hundreds of customers.
Food from unapproved or unknown sources, flagged this week at New Canton, La Granja, La Latina Coral Gables, Yume LLC, Versailles, Saiko-I, Sadelle's Coconut Grove, and Amalfi Llama, represents a traceability failure. If a customer becomes ill, investigators need a documented supply chain to identify and pull contaminated product. Food from an unverified source has bypassed federal safety inspections and cannot be traced back to a point of origin.
Parasite destruction failures at New Canton, Pho Tastic, Yume LLC, and Versailles are particularly acute in a region where raw and lightly cooked fish are menu staples. Without proper freezing protocols, parasites including Anisakis worms can survive in fish served as sushi, ceviche, or sashimi. The violation means no documented evidence existed that the fish had been frozen to the temperature and duration required to kill parasites before being served raw.
Shell stock identification failures, cited at seven facilities including Crafty Crab, New Canton, Pho Tastic, Yume LLC, La Latina Coral Gables, S 47 Lounge, Versailles, and Saiko-I, remove the ability to trace a shellfish illness outbreak to its source. Oysters and clams are typically consumed raw or lightly cooked, and without harvest tags and holding records, regulators cannot identify a contaminated growing area or recall a lot.
The Longer Record
The data does not include prior inspection counts for the facilities listed this week, which limits the ability to characterize any location as a chronic underperformer on the basis of inspection history alone. What the violation totals do show is a week with a heavy concentration of serious citations in Miami-Dade, where 12 of the 15 flagged facilities are located.
Several facilities carry the weight of high public profile alongside this week's findings. Versailles Restaurant on Calle Ocho is one of Miami's most visited dining destinations, drawing tourists and locals alike to its Cuban menu. It left this inspection with 9 high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved source and no consumer advisory for raw foods. Sadelle's Coconut Grove, a New York import that opened in one of Miami's most trafficked entertainment districts, recorded 9 high-severity and 4 intermediate violations on a single visit.
Saiko-I Sushi Lounge and Hibachi in Plantation has accumulated a prior inspection record, noted in state data under license SEA1626359, suggesting the facility is not new to the inspection process. This week's 9 high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved source and inadequate handwashing facilities, represent the kinds of structural deficiencies that take sustained management attention to correct.
Amalfi Llama Miami drew a citation this week that appeared on no other facility's record: no allergen awareness demonstrated by staff. For a restaurant serving a broad dining public that includes 32 million Americans with food allergies, that citation means no documented evidence that employees knew how to identify or communicate the presence of major allergens in menu items.
