MIAMI, FL. A Brickell restaurant racked up 14 high-severity violations in a single inspection last week, the most of any facility across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties during the week of May 6 through May 12, 2026, state records show.
The Worst of the Week
Tribute to Tobacco Road by Kush at 650 S Miami Ave drew citations across nearly every category inspectors track. The list included no person in charge present, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing, improper handwashing technique, food from unapproved or unknown sources, inadequate shellfish identification records, and parasite destruction procedures not followed. That is eight of the 14 high-severity violations on the food safety categories considered most likely to cause illness outbreaks.
Five additional intermediate violations accompanied that total, bringing the full citation count to 19 for the single inspection.
Two restaurants at the same Washington Avenue address in Miami Beach drew separate inspections and separate totals. Garden House Restaurant at 710 Washington Ave accumulated 13 high-severity and 4 intermediate violations. Its citations included no person in charge, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, inadequate handwashing, no handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, food in poor condition, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned.
Mama's Tacos, operating at the same building in unit CU-3, drew 12 high-severity violations on the same week. Inspectors cited no person in charge, no health policy, employees not reporting symptoms, inadequate handwashing, improper technique, food in poor condition, unclean food contact surfaces, and food not cooked to required minimum temperature.
Two restaurants share the same block of South Miami Avenue, and both appeared in this week's records. Bonding at 638 S Miami Ave drew 10 high-severity violations, including food from unapproved sources, inadequate shellfish records, food in poor condition, unclean food contact surfaces, undercooked food, improper use of time as a public health control, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items.
Moshi Moshi Brickell at 1700 SW 3 Ave drew 7 high-severity violations, among them parasite destruction procedures not followed, food not cooked to required temperature, time as a public health control not properly used, no consumer advisory, and toxic chemicals improperly stored.
Across the County Lines
Miami-Dade accounted for 13 of the 15 flagged facilities this week. The two outside the county were in opposite directions.
Santorini by Georgios / Swizzle Rum Bar and Drinkery at 305 S Andrews Ave in Fort Lauderdale was the week's sole Broward County entry, drawing 8 high-severity violations. Those included no person in charge, employees not reporting illness, no handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, food from unapproved sources, inadequate shellfish records, no consumer advisory, and toxic chemicals improperly stored.
In Palm Beach County, Great Greek at 11300 Legacy Ave in Palm Beach Gardens drew 8 high-severity violations. Inspectors cited no person in charge, employees not reporting illness, food from unapproved sources, inadequate shellfish records, unclean food contact surfaces, improper time control, no consumer advisory, and required procedures for specialized processes not followed.
Trigo at 839 W 49 St in Hialeah drew 8 high-severity violations including no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, no handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, inadequate shellfish records, parasite destruction procedures not followed, improper time control, and toxic substances improperly stored.
KPOT Korean BBQ and Hot Pot at 8255 W Flagler St in Miami drew 9 high-severity violations, including no person in charge, no health policy, employees not reporting illness, improper handwashing technique, food from unapproved sources, inadequate shellfish records, unclean food contact surfaces, and time control failures.
Mojitos Cuban Cuisine at 8000 SW 8th Street in Miami also drew 9 high-severity violations, with inspectors citing no person in charge, no health policy, employees not reporting illness, no handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, food from unapproved sources, inadequate shellfish records, and unclean food contact surfaces.
Bahamas Fish Market and Restaurant #2 at 13399 SW 42 St in Miami drew 9 high-severity and 5 intermediate violations. Among the high-severity citations: no person in charge, no health policy, improper handwashing technique, food in poor condition, unclean food contact surfaces, time control failures, no consumer advisory, and toxic chemicals improperly stored.
El Cantones Rest at 11865 SW 26 St in Miami drew 9 high-severity violations including no person in charge, no health policy, no handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, food in poor condition, unclean food contact surfaces, undercooked food, and no consumer advisory.
Me Kong Chinese Restaurant at 18073 S Dixie Hwy in Miami drew 6 high-severity violations including food from unapproved sources, inadequate handwashing, unclean food contact surfaces, time control failures, no consumer advisory, and toxic chemicals improperly stored. Inspectors also cited improper sewage or wastewater disposal and single-use items being reused.
Marketa by Costas Spiliadis / Estatorio Milos Miami at 730 1st St in Miami Beach drew 8 high-severity violations. The upscale Greek concept drew citations for no person in charge, no health policy, improper handwashing technique, food from unapproved sources, food not cooked to required temperature, time control failures, no consumer advisory, and toxic substances improperly stored.
Rusty Pelican at 3201 Rickenbacker Cswy in Key Biscayne drew a single high-severity violation: food not cooked to required minimum temperature.
What These Violations Mean
The single most common pattern this week was the combination of no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, and inadequate handwashing. That cluster appeared together at Tribute to Tobacco Road by Kush, Garden House Restaurant, Mama's Tacos, KPOT, Mojitos Cuban Cuisine, Bahamas Fish Market, and El Cantones Rest. Each violation in that group is independently dangerous. Together, they describe a kitchen where a sick employee has no obligation to report illness, no system telling them to stay home, and no reliable handwashing practice to slow transmission if they do show up.
Food from unapproved or unknown sources was cited at Tribute to Tobacco Road by Kush, Bonding, KPOT, Mojitos Cuban Cuisine, Me Kong Chinese Restaurant, Santorini by Georgios, Marketa by Costas Spiliadis, and Great Greek. When food enters a kitchen without passing through an inspected, traceable supply chain, there is no record to pull if customers get sick. That traceability gap is what allows a Listeria or Salmonella outbreak to go unresolved for weeks.
Parasite destruction failures at Moshi Moshi Brickell, Tribute to Tobacco Road by Kush, and Trigo carry a specific risk tied to raw fish service. Restaurants that serve sushi, ceviche, or raw preparations are required to freeze fish at specific temperatures for specific durations to kill parasites including Anisakis, a roundworm that can embed in the stomach lining. When that protocol is skipped, the fish reaching the table is not safe for raw consumption regardless of how it looks or smells.
Toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled appeared at Moshi Moshi Brickell, Bahamas Fish Market, Me Kong Chinese Restaurant, and Santorini by Georgios, while Trigo and Marketa drew the related citation for toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Chemical contamination from mislabeled or improperly stored cleaners can be acute and immediate, with no cooking step to neutralize it.
The Longer Record
The data does not include prior inspection counts for these facilities, which limits the ability to place this week's totals in a full historical context. What the violation profiles do show is that several facilities accumulated citations across multiple independent categories simultaneously, a pattern that suggests systemic rather than isolated failures.
Tribute to Tobacco Road by Kush drew violations spanning management presence, illness policy, handwashing infrastructure, handwashing practice, food sourcing, shellfish traceability, and parasite protocols in a single visit. That breadth is notable because each category requires a separate corrective action. A facility that fails one or two categories may have a specific gap. One that fails eight high-severity categories in a single inspection has a gap in oversight itself.
The two Washington Avenue facilities, Garden House Restaurant and Mama's Tacos, share a building and drew comparable violation profiles in the same inspection week. Both were cited for absent management, no illness policy, unreported employee symptoms, handwashing failures, food in poor condition, and unclean food contact surfaces. Whether those shared conditions reflect shared management or shared infrastructure is not answered by the inspection records.
Marketa by Costas Spiliadis / Estatorio Milos Miami is associated with a high-profile fine-dining brand with locations in multiple cities. Its 8 high-severity violations this week, including food from unapproved sources and food not cooked to required temperature, stand against that reputation without comment from the facility in the inspection record.