MIAMI, FL. Two South Florida restaurants each accumulated 12 high-severity violations in a single inspection week, leading a list of 15 facilities across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties that state inspectors flagged between May 20 and May 26, 2026.
The Week's Worst
Havana Beach on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach drew 12 high-severity violations and 3 intermediate citations. Inspectors found no person in charge present or performing duties, no employee health policy, inadequate handwashing facilities, and food sourced from unapproved or unknown suppliers. Food was also documented in poor condition, food contact surfaces were not properly cleaned or sanitized, food was not cooked to required minimum temperatures, and time as a public health control was not properly applied.
Marabu on South Miami Avenue matched that high-severity count with 12 citations and added 4 intermediate violations. The inspection record there included an employee not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing by food employees, food from unapproved sources, inadequate shell stock identification, and parasite destruction procedures not followed. Food contact surfaces were also found improperly cleaned and sanitized.
Maman on SE 8th Street in Miami's Brickell area finished the week with 10 high-severity violations. Inspectors cited both inadequate handwashing and improper hand-washing technique, food from unapproved sources, food in poor condition, inadequate shell stock identification, parasite destruction procedures not followed, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, and food not cooked to required temperatures.
Vice City Pizza on SW 147th Avenue drew 9 high-severity violations, including food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and no employee health policy.
B and B Bistro/Bakery on Kane Concourse in Bal Harbour also reached 9 high-severity violations. The inspection flagged no person in charge, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, food from unapproved sources, parasite destruction procedures not followed, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, food not cooked to required temperatures, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods.
Across the Tri-County
Moon Thai and Japanese on SW 88th Street in Miami recorded 8 high-severity violations and 6 intermediate citations, the highest combined intermediate count in this week's data. Inspectors found employees not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, inadequate shell stock identification, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, time as a public health control not properly used, no consumer advisory, and two separate toxic substance violations.
Sabores Latinos on Washington Avenue in Miami Beach drew 8 high-severity violations, including no person in charge, no employee health policy, improper handwashing technique, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, food not cooked to required temperatures, no consumer advisory, and two chemical storage violations. Washington Avenue sits in the heart of South Beach's tourist corridor.
Brandon's on South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach accumulated 8 high-severity violations. The inspection record included an employee not reporting illness symptoms, no allergen awareness demonstrated, improper handwashing technique, food in poor condition, food not cooked to required temperatures, and two toxic substance citations.
Lolita Restaurant Corp on SW 8th Avenue in Miami drew 8 high-severity violations, including no employee health policy, inadequate handwashing, improper handwashing technique, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, food not cooked to required temperatures, time as a public health control not properly used, no consumer advisory, and toxic chemicals improperly stored.
Flight West on Sunset Drive in South Miami had 7 high-severity violations and a notable cluster of food-sourcing and illness-reporting failures. Inspectors flagged no person in charge, no employee health policy, an employee not reporting symptoms, food from unapproved sources, food in poor condition, time as a public health control not properly used, and toxic substances improperly identified or stored.
Guido's Restaurant and Pizzeria on Wiles Road in Coral Springs was the lone Broward County facility on this week's list, drawing 7 high-severity violations. Inspectors cited no person in charge, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing, improper handwashing technique, food in poor condition, parasite destruction procedures not followed, and food not cooked to required temperatures.
Japan Inn Doral on NW 107th Avenue in Sweetwater recorded 7 high-severity violations, including an employee not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, food from unapproved sources, inadequate shell stock identification, food not cooked to required temperatures, no consumer advisory, and toxic chemicals improperly stored. An intermediate citation for improper sewage or wastewater disposal also appeared in the record.
Mikes at Venetia on NE 15th Street in Miami drew 7 high-severity violations, including no employee health policy, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing by food employees, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, food not cooked to required temperatures, no consumer advisory, and toxic chemicals improperly stored. An intermediate sewage citation also appeared.
Bahamas Fish Market and Restaurant on SW 42nd Street in Miami had 7 high-severity violations, including no employee health policy, food in poor condition, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, time as a public health control not properly used, no consumer advisory, and two toxic substance citations.
El Riconcito Colombiano on Forest Hill Boulevard in Palm Springs recorded 2 high-severity violations, both in the illness-reporting category: no person in charge present or performing duties, and an employee not reporting illness symptoms. An intermediate sewage citation was also noted.
What These Violations Mean
The most widespread violation this week was improper or inadequate handwashing, appearing across Marabu, Maman, Vice City Pizza, Lolita Restaurant Corp, Guido's, and several others. Hands carry pathogens directly from surfaces, raw protein, and waste to ready-to-eat food. When the technique itself is wrong, as inspectors found at Moon Thai and Japanese, B and B Bistro/Bakery, and Brandon's among others, a handwashing attempt provides no meaningful protection against Norovirus or Salmonella transfer.
Food from unapproved or unknown sources, cited at Havana Beach, Marabu, Maman, B and B Bistro/Bakery, Flight West, and Japan Inn Doral, means there is no chain of custody if a customer becomes ill. When a product does not pass through USDA- or FDA-inspected channels, there is no way to trace a Listeria or Salmonella outbreak back to its origin, and no recall mechanism exists to pull that product from other restaurants.
Parasite destruction procedures not followed, flagged at Marabu, Maman, B and B Bistro/Bakery, and Guido's, is a specific failure tied to raw or undercooked fish and other proteins. Parasites including Anisakis in fish and Trichinella in pork survive when required freezing or cooking steps are skipped. This violation carries heightened risk at restaurants serving sushi, ceviche, or raw shellfish preparations.
Inadequate shell stock identification at Marabu, Maman, Moon Thai and Japanese, and Japan Inn Doral means the shellfish on those plates cannot be traced to a certified harvest location. Oysters, clams, and mussels filter large volumes of water and can concentrate bacteria and viruses. Without harvest tags and chain-of-custody records, there is no way to identify contaminated batches before or after they are served.
The Longer Record
The inspection data this week covers facilities with a wide range of histories on record. Guido's Restaurant and Pizzeria in Coral Springs carries the longest inspection history among this week's flagged facilities, with records stretching back across numerous prior inspections. Appearing on a high-severity list with 7 violations, including ongoing handwashing failures and parasite destruction lapses, places it in a pattern that long-term inspection records can confirm or complicate.
Havana Beach and Sabores Latinos both sit on or near Ocean Drive and Washington Avenue in Miami Beach, two of the highest-traffic tourist corridors in Florida. Violations at those addresses reach visitors from outside the area who have no way to check local inspection histories before choosing where to eat.
Mikes at Venetia and Maman are both Miami locations with prior inspection records. Mikes at Venetia carries a longer record than several others on this week's list, making this week's 7 high-severity violations, including a sewage citation and food not cooked to required temperatures, a data point in a longer pattern rather than an isolated incident.
El Riconcito Colombiano in Palm Springs had the lowest violation count this week at 2 high-severity citations, but the combination of no person in charge and an employee not reporting illness symptoms alongside a sewage intermediate citation is not a minor cluster. A facility without active managerial control and an unreported sick worker is, by CDC analysis, the condition most likely to precede a multi-person foodborne illness event.