MIAMI, FL. Two South Florida restaurants each accumulated 13 high-severity violations in a single inspection week, leading a sweep that found 146 high-priority citations across 15 facilities in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties between September 29 and October 5, 2026.
The Worst of the Week
Roasters N Toasters on S Dixie Highway in Pinecrest tied for the week's highest count with 13 high-severity violations and 3 intermediate. Inspectors cited the restaurant for having no person in charge present or performing duties, no employee health policy, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, missing shellfish identification records, failure to follow parasite destruction procedures, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, and food not cooked to required minimum temperatures.
The only facility outside Miami-Dade to match that count was La Union Restaurant of Fla on S State Road 7 in Margate, Broward County's lone entry on this week's list. Its 13 high-severity violations included an employee not reporting illness symptoms, food sourced from an unapproved or unknown supplier, inadequate handwashing by food employees, and missing shellfish traceability records, on top of the same management absence and handwashing infrastructure failures found at Roasters N Toasters.
Crazy Poke on NW 24th Street in Miami logged 12 high-severity violations and 5 intermediate. The poke restaurant, which serves raw fish as its core product, was cited for food from an unapproved or unknown source, food in poor condition or adulterated, inadequate shellfish identification records, no person in charge, employees not reporting illness, and inadequate handwashing facilities and technique.
Across Miami-Dade
La Munequita Restaurant on NE 2nd Avenue in Miami drew 11 high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved source, food in poor condition or adulterated, food contact surfaces not properly sanitized, food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, and no employee health policy. An employee was also cited for not reporting illness symptoms.
Knife Steak House on NW 107th Avenue in Doral matched that count with 11 high-severity violations. Inspectors found food from an unapproved source, missing shellfish identification records, failure to follow parasite destruction procedures, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, and improper use of time as a public health control, along with no employee health policy and employees not reporting illness.
Los Roques Gourmet and Grill Inc on NW 58th Street in Miami also reached 11 high-severity violations. The list included food from an unapproved source, food in poor condition or adulterated, parasite destruction failures, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, improper use of time as a public health control, inadequate handwashing by employees, and no employee health policy.
Rosteakhouse on Alhambra Plaza in Coral Gables, steps from the Miracle Mile shopping district, logged 10 high-severity violations. Inspectors cited the steakhouse for having no person in charge, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, food from an unapproved source, missing shellfish identification records, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, and food not cooked to required minimum temperatures.
La Brasa Kendall on SW 72nd Street recorded 9 high-severity violations, including no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, improper handwashing technique, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, improper use of time as a public health control, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, improperly stored toxic chemicals, and no demonstrated allergen awareness.
Novotel Miami Brickell on SW 1st Avenue drew 7 high-severity violations despite its status as a full-service hotel restaurant in the Brickell financial district. Inspectors found employees not reporting illness, inadequate handwashing by food employees, improper handwashing technique, missing shellfish identification records, food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, improper use of time as a public health control, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods.
Secreto on SW 73rd Street in South Miami was cited for 9 high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved source, food in poor condition or adulterated, food contact surfaces not properly sanitized, food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and improperly stored toxic chemicals.
Caribe Restaurant on NW 27th Avenue in Miami recorded 8 high-severity violations and no intermediate violations. The inspection found no person in charge, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, inadequate handwashing, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, improper use of time as a public health control, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and improperly stored toxic chemicals.
Ifra's Indian Kitchen on S Dixie Highway in Pinecrest, less than a mile from Roasters N Toasters on the same corridor, drew 9 high-severity violations. Inspectors cited the restaurant for no employee health policy, improper handwashing technique, food in poor condition or adulterated, failure to follow parasite destruction procedures, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, improper use of time as a public health control, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and improperly stored toxic chemicals.
Cerro Negro Restaurant on W Flagler Street in Miami logged 6 high-severity violations, including failure to follow parasite destruction procedures, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, improper use of time as a public health control, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, along with toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used.
Luis Galindo Latin American 2 on SW 24th Street in Miami drew 5 high-severity violations, including improper handwashing technique, failure to follow parasite destruction procedures, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and improperly stored toxic chemicals.
Palm Beach County's lone facility on the list, Cambridge Holdco LLC on Royal Palm Beach Boulevard in West Palm Beach, accumulated 11 high-severity violations. Inspectors cited the facility for no person in charge, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, improper handwashing technique, missing shellfish identification records, failure to follow parasite destruction procedures, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, and food not cooked to required minimum temperatures.
What These Violations Mean
The single most repeated high-severity violation this week was improper handwashing technique, cited at 12 of the 15 facilities, including Roasters N Toasters, La Union Restaurant of Fla, Crazy Poke, Knife Steak House, and Novotel Miami Brickell. Improper technique means pathogens remain on hands even when an employee goes through the motions of washing. That is not a procedural footnote. It is the primary route by which Norovirus, Salmonella, and E. coli move from a kitchen worker's hands to a customer's plate.
Five facilities this week, including La Union Restaurant of Fla, Crazy Poke, Knife Steak House, Los Roques Gourmet and Grill, and Secreto, were cited for food from an unapproved or unknown source. When food bypasses USDA or FDA inspection, there is no traceability. If a customer gets sick, investigators cannot identify the origin of the contaminated product or pull it from other restaurants receiving the same supply.
Parasite destruction failures appeared at six facilities, including Roasters N Toasters, La Union Restaurant of Fla, Cambridge Holdco LLC, Knife Steak House, Los Roques Gourmet and Grill, and Ifra's Indian Kitchen. State rules require fish served raw or undercooked to be frozen at specific temperatures for specific durations to kill parasites including Anisakis and tapeworm. Crazy Poke, which serves raw fish as its primary product, was not cited for parasite destruction this week but was cited for food from an unapproved source and food in poor condition, a combination that compounds the raw-fish risk considerably.
Toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled appeared at six facilities this week, including Cerro Negro Restaurant, Luis Galindo Latin American 2, La Brasa Kendall, Secreto, Caribe Restaurant, and Ifra's Indian Kitchen. Cleaning agents stored near or above food preparation surfaces can contaminate food directly. Unlabeled chemical containers create a risk of accidental ingestion or misuse by staff.
The Longer Record
The data provided does not include prior inspection counts for the 15 facilities listed this week. What the violation profiles do reveal is that several facilities show patterns consistent with systemic, not situational, failures. Roasters N Toasters and Ifra's Indian Kitchen operate within a mile of each other on S Dixie Highway in Pinecrest, and both were cited this week for overlapping categories: parasite destruction, food contact surface sanitation, improper handwashing technique, and chemical storage. Two restaurants on the same commercial strip, in the same violation categories, in the same week, is a pattern inspectors and readers should note.
La Union Restaurant of Fla in Margate stands as the only Broward County facility on this week's list, and it reached the same violation count as the worst Miami-Dade offender. Its citation for food from an unapproved source, combined with missing shellfish traceability records and employees not reporting illness, represents three independent failure points in the chain between a food supplier and a customer's meal.
Novotel Miami Brickell's appearance on this list is notable for a different reason. Hotel restaurants operating in high-volume tourist and business-travel corridors typically face more frequent inspections and higher public visibility than neighborhood spots. Seven high-severity violations, including employees not reporting illness and food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, at a Brickell hotel property is the kind of finding that does not resolve itself between inspection cycles without deliberate management intervention.
Cambridge Holdco LLC in West Palm Beach logged 11 high-severity violations, the same count as four Miami-Dade facilities, making it a significant outlier for a county that placed only one facility on this week's list. Its citation for food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, combined with missing shellfish records and parasite destruction failures, means inspectors found multiple independent pathways through which undercooked or improperly handled protein could reach a customer's table.
