MIAMI, FL. Inspectors visiting Le Specialita / Kryu at 40 NE 41 Street in Miami during the week of June 1 documented 14 high-severity violations in a single inspection, the highest total of any facility across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties that week. Among the findings: food sourced from unapproved or unknown suppliers, no employee health policy, no one in charge performing supervisory duties, and a failure to follow parasite destruction procedures for fish.
That last violation matters at a restaurant whose name signals raw or lightly prepared seafood. Parasite destruction requires fish to be frozen to specific temperatures before serving raw or undercooked, and inspectors found those procedures were not being followed.
The Violations
Luis Galindo Latin American at 898 SW 57 Avenue in West Miami drew 12 high-severity violations, including food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, and food sourced from unapproved suppliers. Inspectors also cited employees for inadequate handwashing and improper handwashing technique, two separate violations that together describe a kitchen where hand hygiene had broken down at multiple points.
Pat & Phil at 10777-79 NW 41 Street in Doral logged 11 high-severity violations and 5 intermediate violations, the highest intermediate count of the week. The findings included no person in charge present or performing duties, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, and food from unapproved sources.
Suviche at 49 SW 11 Street in Miami accumulated 10 high-severity violations, with a particularly concentrated cluster around handwashing: inspectors cited inadequate handwashing by employees, inadequate handwashing facilities, and improper handwashing technique. A raw-seafood restaurant with no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked food and no adequate handwashing infrastructure is a combination inspectors flag as acutely high-risk.
Citadel at 8300 NE 2 Avenue in Miami also reached 10 high-severity violations. The Little Haiti food hall location was cited for parasite destruction failures, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and no adequate handwashing facilities.
Broward and Palm Beach
In Broward County, Pompano Pizza at 1606 S Cypress Road in Pompano Beach led the county with 10 high-severity violations. The pizza operation was cited for food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, food in poor condition, parasite destruction procedures not followed, no employee health policy, and no person in charge performing duties.
Ozzie's Oceanfront Restaurant and Bar at 905-909 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard recorded 9 high-severity violations at one of Broward's most tourist-visible addresses. Inspectors found food contaminated by chemical, physical, or biological hazards; food from unapproved sources; shellfish with inadequate identification records; and no adequate handwashing facilities along the beachfront strip.
Palm Beach County produced four facilities with three or more high-severity violations. Barcelona Wine Bar at 22 W Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach drew 9 high-severity violations, including food from unapproved sources, shellfish with no adequate identification records, food not cooked to minimum temperature, and no adequate handwashing facilities. Atlantic Avenue is Delray Beach's highest-traffic dining corridor.
Panda Garden Chinese Restaurant at 1968 Lake Worth Road in Lake Worth recorded 9 high-severity violations, including toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and time as a public health control not properly used.
Brioche Bakery and Cafe at 410 E Linton Boulevard in Delray Beach drew 3 high-severity violations, the lowest count among facilities featured this week, but the combination of food not cooked to minimum temperature, food in poor condition, and employees not reporting illness symptoms covers three distinct pathways to foodborne illness.
Mussel Beach Restaurant at 501 E Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach was cited for 2 high-severity violations: no person in charge performing duties and employees not reporting illness symptoms.
Back in Miami-Dade, Charlatam Restaurant and Bar at 2525 SW 3 Avenue drew 9 high-severity violations, including food from unapproved sources, shellfish with inadequate identification records, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned, and time as a public health control not properly used.
Caracas Bakery at 7283 Biscayne Boulevard was cited for 9 high-severity violations and 4 intermediate violations. Inspectors found two separate chemical storage violations: toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. The bakery was also cited for food from unapproved sources, parasite destruction failures, and food not cooked to minimum temperature.
Bocas House at 10200 NW 25 Street drew 6 high-severity violations, including food not cooked to required minimum temperature, toxic chemicals improperly stored, and time as a public health control not properly used.
Mestizo Latin Cuisine and Coffee at 600 Crandon Boulevard on Key Biscayne was cited for 5 high-severity violations, including toxic chemicals improperly stored, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and time as a public health control not properly used.
What These Violations Mean
The most common single violation across all 15 facilities this week was employees not reporting illness symptoms. That citation appeared at Le Specialita / Kryu, Pat and Phil, Suviche, Pompano Pizza, Barcelona Wine Bar, Panda Garden, Brioche Bakery, Mussel Beach, Charlatam, Caracas Bakery, and Ozzie's Oceanfront. When a sick food worker handles food without reporting symptoms, the transmission path to customers is direct. Norovirus, which causes the majority of foodborne illness outbreaks in restaurants, can be shed by an infected worker before symptoms fully appear and can survive on surfaces for days.
Food from unapproved or unknown sources turned up at Le Specialita / Kryu, Luis Galindo, Pat and Phil, Charlatam, Barcelona Wine Bar, Caracas Bakery, and Ozzie's Oceanfront. The public health consequence is not just quality; it is traceability. When a customer gets sick, investigators trace illness back through the supply chain. Food that bypasses licensed suppliers and USDA or FDA inspection has no traceable chain. If an outbreak occurs, the source cannot be identified and recalled.
Parasite destruction failures at Le Specialita / Kryu, Pat and Phil, Citadel, Pompano Pizza, and Caracas Bakery are a specific hazard for any menu that includes raw or undercooked fish. Anisakis, a parasitic roundworm found in many marine fish species, survives light cooking and causes severe gastrointestinal illness. The protocol, freezing fish to minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit for seven days or equivalent, exists precisely because the parasite is invisible and odorless in raw fish. None of those facilities had the protocol in place.
Toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled appeared at Bocas House, Panda Garden, Mestizo, and Caracas Bakery, with Caracas drawing a second, separate chemical violation. Cleaning solutions and sanitizers stored near or above food preparation surfaces can contaminate food directly. The violation is not procedural; it describes a physical arrangement in the kitchen that puts customers at risk of chemical poisoning without any visible sign in the finished dish.
The Longer Record
The inspection record identifiers in this week's data tell a layered story. Le Specialita / Kryu, Pat and Phil, Suviche, Citadel, Bocas House, Charlatam, and Caracas Bakery all carry Miami-Dade license numbers in the SEA233 range, suggesting a cluster of relatively recent or recently re-licensed operations now accumulating serious violations early in their inspection histories. A facility building a record of 10 or more high-severity citations in a single visit, before that record has many prior inspections to average against, is a different kind of concern than a long-established restaurant with an occasional bad week.
Pompano Pizza carries a SEA160 series number, which in Broward's licensing sequence indicates a significantly older operating history than the Miami-Dade newcomers. Ten high-severity violations at an established operation, including food not cooked to temperature and parasite destruction failures, are harder to attribute to growing pains.
Barcelona Wine Bar and Brioche Bakery both carry SEA602 series numbers in Palm Beach, suggesting newer licensing. Barcelona's 9 high-severity violations at a high-traffic Atlantic Avenue address, including food from unapproved sources and shellfish with no identification records, are a significant accumulation for a facility that has not yet built a long inspection history.
Panda Garden's SEA601 series number in Lake Worth points to an older operating record. Toxic chemicals stored near food, no consumer advisory for raw foods, and time-temperature control failures at an operation with a longer history on record represent a pattern of persistent non-compliance rather than a startup stumble.
Ozzie's Oceanfront at Fort Lauderdale Beach, with a SEA162 series number, is among the older-licensed facilities in this week's data. Food contaminated by chemical, physical, or biological hazards and food from unapproved sources at a beachfront tourist destination with a long operating record remained unresolved in the inspection filed this week.