MIAMI LAKES, FL. Inspectors visiting Sushi Bombs on NW 77th Court on August 18, 2026 found the restaurant was sourcing fish from unapproved or unknown suppliers and had not followed parasite-destruction procedures, two violations that, in a raw-fish kitchen, go directly to whether the food on the plate is safe to eat. The restaurant was not closed.
The inspection logged eight high-severity violations and two intermediate ones. It was the second time in 2026 that Sushi Bombs had accumulated eight high-severity violations in a single visit.
What Inspectors Found
The unapproved-source and parasite-destruction violations are especially serious in combination. Fish served raw, as it is at a sushi restaurant, must come from a supplier whose product has been inspected and verified, and must either be frozen to kill parasites before service or come from a certified parasite-free source. When both requirements go unmet, there is no documented checkpoint between the fish and the customer.
Inspectors also cited the restaurant for inadequate shellfish identification and records. Shellfish, including oysters and clams, carry their own traceability requirements because they are frequently consumed raw and are a known vehicle for norovirus and Vibrio bacteria. Without proper tags and records, there is no way to trace a shellfish shipment if customers become ill.
The handwashing findings compounded the picture. Inspectors cited both inadequate handwashing facilities and improper technique, meaning the infrastructure was deficient and the technique was wrong even where handwashing was attempted.
Employees were also cited for not reporting illness symptoms, and food contact surfaces were found to be improperly cleaned and sanitized. An intermediate violation for improper sewage or wastewater disposal rounded out a list that covered nearly every critical control point in a food service kitchen.
What These Violations Mean
The parasite-destruction failure is the violation most specific to a sushi kitchen. Florida regulations require that fish intended for raw consumption be frozen at specific temperatures for specific periods to kill parasites including Anisakis, a roundworm that can embed in the stomach lining and cause severe abdominal pain. A restaurant that cannot document it followed those procedures has no way to confirm the fish it served was safe.
The unapproved-source violation removes a different layer of protection entirely. USDA and FDA inspections create a paper trail that allows health officials to trace contaminated product back to its origin if an outbreak occurs. Fish from an unknown or unapproved source has no such trail. If a customer gets sick, investigators have nowhere to start.
The illness-reporting failure at Sushi Bombs matters because food workers who continue working while sick are the documented leading cause of multi-victim outbreaks, particularly for norovirus. A kitchen that lacks a functioning system for employees to report symptoms removes the primary barrier between a sick employee and the food they are preparing.
Improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, including cutting boards and prep surfaces in a raw-fish environment, are a direct cross-contamination route. In a sushi kitchen where raw fish is handled continuously, a surface that is not properly sanitized between uses can transfer bacteria and pathogens from one preparation to the next.
The Longer Record
The August 18 inspection was not an aberration. State records show Sushi Bombs has been inspected 29 times and has accumulated 247 total violations. The restaurant has never been emergency-closed.
The pattern of high-severity violations is consistent across years. On January 7, 2025, inspectors logged eight high-severity violations and two intermediate ones, the same count as August 18. On October 29, 2025, they returned and found seven high-severity violations. On April 27, 2026, a second inspection the same day found eight high-severity violations and four intermediate ones.
That April 27 inspection is worth noting on its own. The restaurant received two inspections on the same date, one of which produced eight high-severity violations and four intermediate ones, the highest combined severity count in the recent record. A follow-up visit the same day logged only one high-severity violation, suggesting rapid surface correction rather than resolved underlying problems.
The August 27, 2026 follow-up to the inspection at issue here showed zero high-severity and zero intermediate violations, a clean bill of health nine days after one of the worst inspection reports in the restaurant's recent history. That gap, between eight high-severity violations on August 18 and a clean inspection on August 27, is the same gap that has appeared repeatedly in this restaurant's record.
The Facility Remained Open
State inspectors found uninspected fish, no documented parasite-kill procedures, employees not reporting illness, inadequate handwashing infrastructure, improper technique, improperly sanitized food contact surfaces, missing shellfish records, no consumer advisory for raw foods, and improper sewage disposal at a sushi restaurant on August 18, 2026.
Sushi Bombs was not closed.
