MIAMI LAKES, FL. Inspectors visiting Sushi Bombs at 15480 NW 77 Court on April 27 found that the restaurant was sourcing food from unapproved or unknown suppliers, a violation that means the fish, shellfish, or other ingredients arriving in that kitchen had bypassed federal safety inspections entirely.
The restaurant was not closed.
What Inspectors Found
The April 27 inspection produced eight high-severity violations and four intermediate ones. That is a facility where, on the same day, inspectors documented food from unknown suppliers, an employee who had not reported illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, food in poor or adulterated condition, shellfish without proper identification records, food contact surfaces that had not been properly cleaned, toxic chemicals stored or labeled incorrectly, and no person in charge actively performing oversight duties.
The intermediate violations added sewage or wastewater disposal problems, multi-use utensils not properly cleaned, inadequate ventilation and lighting, and equipment in poor repair.
That is twelve violations documented in a single visit at a restaurant that serves raw fish.
What These Violations Mean
For a sushi restaurant, the combination of unapproved food sourcing and inadequate shellfish records is particularly serious. Food from unapproved suppliers has not passed USDA or FDA inspection, which means there is no verified safety check for Listeria, Salmonella, or other pathogens before that food reaches a customer's plate. At a sushi counter, where much of what is served is raw or minimally processed, that gap is direct.
The shellfish traceability violation compounds the sourcing problem. Oysters, clams, and mussels are high-risk foods consumed raw or lightly cooked. State and federal rules require shellstock tags to be kept on file so that, if customers become sick, investigators can trace the product back to its harvest bed. Without those records, an outbreak investigation starts with no trail.
The employee illness reporting violation is a separate and acute risk. Food workers who do not report symptoms are the most common source of multi-victim outbreaks. Norovirus, in particular, spreads easily from an infected food handler to every dish that person prepares or handles. At a facility where handwashing technique was also cited as improper, the two violations together describe a direct route from a sick employee to a customer's meal.
Improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, including cutting boards and prep surfaces, allow bacteria from one ingredient to transfer to the next. At a sushi restaurant, where raw proteins and ready-to-eat items share prep space, that cross-contamination pathway is not theoretical.
The Longer Record
The April 27 inspection was not an anomaly. State records show Sushi Bombs has accumulated 228 total violations across 26 inspections on record, and has never been emergency-closed.
The pattern in the prior inspection history is consistent. The January 7, 2025 inspection produced eight high-severity and two intermediate violations, a count that matches April's findings almost exactly. The October 29, 2025 visit produced seven high-severity violations. The August 20, 2024 inspection produced five high-severity and two intermediate violations. The July 1, 2024 inspection produced five high-severity and one intermediate violation.
Going back further, the facility has logged high-severity violations in the majority of its inspections on record. There is no stretch in the recent history where the restaurant cleared consecutive inspections without at least one high-severity citation.
The absence of any emergency closure across that entire record is notable. Emergency closures in Florida are typically triggered when an inspector determines that an imminent threat to public health exists. Eight high-severity violations at a raw-fish restaurant, including unapproved sourcing and an employee not reporting illness, did not meet that threshold on April 27.
Still Open
State inspection records do not indicate what corrective action, if any, was taken on-site during the April 27 visit. A follow-up inspection date is not listed in the available records.
Sushi Bombs was open for business after the inspection concluded.
Across 26 inspections and 228 total violations, it has never been ordered to close.