MIAMI, FL. Two South Florida restaurants each drew nine high-severity violations in a single inspection during the week of June 16, 2026, leading a sweep across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties that flagged 15 facilities for serious food safety failures.
The Worst of the Week
Chez Le Bebe Restaurant on NE 54th Street in Miami accumulated nine high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved or unknown source, toxic chemicals improperly stored near food, no allergen awareness demonstrated by staff, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items. Inspectors also cited improper handwashing technique and inadequate shellfish traceability records.
DeLuca's Italian Kitchen and Bar on S Jog Road in Boynton Beach matched that count with nine high-severity violations of its own. No person in charge was present or performing duties. Employees were not reporting symptoms of illness. Food from an unapproved or unknown source was on the premises, and inspectors found food in poor condition, mislabeled, or adulterated. Shellfish traceability records were inadequate.
Miami-Dade: The Heaviest County
Nine of the 15 flagged facilities this week were in Miami-Dade, more than the other two counties combined.
Nick Caribbean Restaurant on W Dixie Highway in North Miami Beach drew seven high-severity violations. Inspectors documented food not cooked to the required minimum temperature, required procedures for specialized processes not followed, no employee health policy, and improperly stored chemicals. Single-use items were also found being reused.
La Belle Rose Restaurant LLC on NE 19th Avenue in North Miami Beach was cited for eight high-severity violations. Employees were found not reporting symptoms of illness, and food was documented in poor condition, mislabeled, or adulterated. Toxic chemicals were improperly stored or labeled, and food contact surfaces were not properly cleaned or sanitized.
Awash Ethiopian Restaurant on NW 2nd Avenue in Miami Gardens also drew eight high-severity violations. No person in charge was present or performing duties when inspectors arrived. Food from an unapproved or unknown source was found on site, and employees were not reporting illness symptoms.
Salumeria 104 on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables was cited for eight high-severity violations at one of the tri-county area's more prominent dining addresses. Inspectors found food not cooked to required minimum temperature, food from an unapproved or unknown source, food in poor condition, and time as a public health control not properly used.
Sushi Sake on SW Coral Way in Miami drew eight high-severity violations, including no person in charge present, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, food from unapproved sources, and toxic chemicals improperly stored.
Soriano Brothers Cuban Cuisine on W 78th Street in Hialeah was cited for eight high-severity violations and six intermediate violations, the highest intermediate count among all facilities this week. No person in charge was present. Employees were not reporting symptoms. Food from unapproved sources was documented, and time as a public health control was not properly used.
El Pub Restaurant on SW 8th Street in Miami drew eight high-severity violations and no intermediate violations. Inspectors found food not cooked to required minimum temperature, time as a public health control not properly used, and two separate chemical storage violations: toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used.
China Fun on S Dixie Highway in Naranja was cited for eight high-severity violations. Inspectors found inadequate handwashing facilities, meaning the infrastructure for proper hand hygiene was itself deficient. Improper handwashing technique was also cited, along with no employee health policy and employees not reporting illness symptoms.
Broward and Palm Beach
Broward County produced two facilities on this week's list, including one at a beachfront hotel.
Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Beach on S Seabreeze Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale drew eight high-severity violations. The hotel restaurant was cited for food from an unapproved or unknown source, parasite destruction procedures not followed, inadequate shellfish traceability records, employees not reporting illness symptoms, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items. Both handwashing violations, inadequate technique and inadequate frequency, were cited in the same inspection.
Ten Ten Seafood and Grill on Sunset Strip in Sunrise was cited for eight high-severity violations. No person in charge was present. Inspectors found food not cooked to required minimum temperature and parasite destruction procedures not followed, a serious concern at a seafood-focused restaurant. Shellfish traceability records were also inadequate.
Palm Beach County had four facilities flagged this week.
Pubbelly Sushi on Town Center Road in Boca Raton drew eight high-severity violations. No person in charge was present. Food from an unapproved source was found, food was in poor condition, food contact surfaces were not properly cleaned, food was not cooked to minimum temperature, and time as a public health control was not properly used.
East Ocean Cafe on E Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach was cited for three high-severity violations, the lowest count among facilities in this roundup, but those three included food not cooked to required minimum temperature and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized.
El Balcon de las Americas V on Sandalfoot Boulevard in Boca Raton drew one high-severity violation, inadequate handwashing by food employees.
What These Violations Mean
The single most repeated pattern across this week's 15 facilities was the collapse of handwashing and illness-reporting protocols. At Chez Le Bebe, DeLuca's, Sushi Sake, Soriano Brothers, and several others, inspectors found not just that employees were washing their hands inadequately, but that the technique itself was wrong, leaving pathogens on hands even when a handwashing attempt was made. At the same time, facilities including DeLuca's, La Belle Rose, Awash Ethiopian, Ten Ten Seafood, Sushi Sake, Soriano Brothers, China Fun, Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Beach, and Pubbelly Sushi were all cited for employees not reporting symptoms of illness. These two failures in combination create a direct transmission route: a sick worker who does not report illness and does not wash hands effectively becomes a vector for Norovirus and other pathogens reaching every plate that leaves the kitchen.
Food from unapproved or unknown sources appeared at Chez Le Bebe, DeLuca's, Awash Ethiopian, Salumeria 104, Sushi Sake, Soriano Brothers, Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Beach, and Pubbelly Sushi. When food bypasses licensed distributors and USDA or FDA inspection, there is no traceability chain if a customer becomes ill. An outbreak investigation requires knowing where food came from. Without those records, the source cannot be identified and the supply cannot be pulled.
Parasite destruction procedures were not followed at Ten Ten Seafood and Grill and at Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Beach, both of which also serve fish. Parasites including Anisakis and tapeworm survive in raw or improperly frozen fish. The required freezing protocols exist specifically to kill those organisms before the fish reaches a customer's plate.
Chemical storage violations appeared at Chez Le Bebe, Nick Caribbean, La Belle Rose, Sushi Sake, El Pub, China Fun, and Salumeria 104. El Pub drew two separate chemical citations in the same inspection. Cleaning chemicals stored near or above food preparation surfaces can contaminate food directly, and mislabeled chemical containers create risk of accidental ingestion or misuse by staff.
The Longer Record
The data this week includes several facilities whose violation profiles suggest something beyond a single bad inspection day. DeLuca's Italian Kitchen and Bar in Boynton Beach produced nine high-severity violations including the simultaneous absence of a person in charge, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, and food from unapproved sources. That combination, management absent, illness protocols nonexistent, and supply chain unverified, reflects conditions that do not develop overnight.
Soriano Brothers Cuban Cuisine in Hialeah drew eight high-severity and six intermediate violations, the broadest citation profile of any facility this week. The intermediate violations, which cover food handler certification, equipment, and facility maintenance, alongside eight high-severity findings, suggest deficiencies running from front-of-house management down to physical plant conditions.
Awash Ethiopian Restaurant in Miami Gardens and China Fun in Naranja each drew eight high-severity violations. China Fun's citation for inadequate handwashing facilities, meaning the physical infrastructure for hand hygiene was itself deficient, is notable. Inspectors cited both the absence of adequate facilities and improper technique at the same location, meaning even an employee who tried to wash hands properly could not do so.
Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Beach, a hotel restaurant on S Seabreeze Boulevard serving a tourist corridor, drew eight high-severity violations including parasite destruction failures and food from unapproved sources. Hotel restaurants operate at higher volume during peak travel weeks and serve guests who may be from out of state and have no way to report illness back to local health authorities. That the facility drew both handwashing violations, inadequate frequency and inadequate technique, in the same inspection, alongside a parasite protocol failure, remains an open question as of this week's records.