MIAMI BEACH, FL. A state inspector walked into Sushi Bichi at 7330 Ocean Terr on June 3, 2026, and found that the restaurant was not following parasite destruction procedures for its raw fish, one of the most fundamental safety requirements for any sushi operation.
That was one of six high-severity violations documented that day. The restaurant was not closed.
What Inspectors Found
The parasite destruction failure is the defining violation for a sushi restaurant. Florida requires that fish served raw be frozen to specific temperatures for specific periods before service, a process that kills parasites including Anisakis roundworms and tapeworm larvae that live in the flesh of many ocean fish. Sushi Bichi was not meeting that standard.
Alongside that, the inspector cited improper use of time as a public health control. When a restaurant holds food without refrigeration, it is supposed to track exactly how long that food has been in the temperature danger zone and discard it within a set window. The records indicate that tracking was not being done correctly.
The inspector also found no consumer advisory posted for raw and undercooked foods. That notice is the minimum information a customer receives before ordering something that carries inherent biological risk.
Two separate violations involving toxic chemicals and toxic substances were also cited, meaning that chemicals were found improperly stored, labeled, or used in a space where food is handled or served.
What These Violations Mean
For anyone who ate raw fish at Sushi Bichi before or around the June 3 inspection, the parasite destruction failure is the violation that matters most. Anisakis, the roundworm most commonly found in raw saltwater fish, causes intense abdominal pain, vomiting, and in some cases requires surgical removal from the intestinal wall. The required freezing process exists precisely because the fish looks and smells normal even when parasites are present. A customer ordering salmon or yellowtail has no way to know whether the proper protocol was followed.
The improper handwashing technique violation compounds that risk. At a sushi counter, where fish is handled directly by bare or gloved hands, pathogens transferred from a prep worker's hands can reach food with no further cooking step to eliminate them. Going through the motion of washing hands without the correct technique leaves the same contamination behind.
The missing consumer advisory is a separate failure but targets the most vulnerable diners specifically. Pregnant women, elderly customers, and people with compromised immune systems face acute danger from raw fish consumption. The advisory does not eliminate the risk, but its absence means those customers were not given the information needed to make an informed choice.
The chemical violations add a distinct and unrelated hazard. Cleaning agents and sanitizers stored or labeled incorrectly near food preparation areas create a direct path to acute poisoning, through contamination of a surface, a container, or food itself.
The Pattern
The June 2026 inspection was not an anomaly. State records show Sushi Bichi has been inspected seven times since April 2023, accumulating 48 total violations across those visits. High-severity violations appeared in five of the six inspections that followed the restaurant's clean opening record in April 2023.
The escalation is notable. In March 2024, inspectors cited 7 high-severity violations and 2 intermediate ones. Three months later, in June 2024, that count rose to 8 high-severity violations. The numbers pulled back slightly in late 2024 and into 2025, but never reached zero for high-severity citations.
The Longer Record
The facility's history places the June 2026 inspection in a context that is difficult to read as isolated. Five consecutive inspections, spanning more than two years, all produced high-severity violations. The categories have overlapped across visits, suggesting that corrective action taken after one inspection has not produced lasting compliance.
No emergency closure has ever been ordered at Sushi Bichi. The restaurant has never been shut down despite a record that includes eight high-severity violations in a single visit and 48 total violations across its inspection history.
The June 3, 2026 inspection produced the second-highest single-visit high-severity count in the restaurant's recorded history, behind only the June 2024 visit. All six violations cited were in the highest severity tier. None were intermediate. None were basic.
Sushi Bichi remained open after the inspection.