MIAMI, FL. State inspectors visiting Thai House II Restaurant at 2250 NE 163rd Street on April 20 found the kitchen was serving food sourced from unapproved or unknown suppliers, a high-severity violation that means there is no paper trail if a customer gets sick.
That was one of six high-priority violations documented in a single visit. The restaurant was not closed.
What Inspectors Found
The handwashing violations compound each other in a specific way. Inspectors cited both inadequate handwashing facilities and improper handwashing technique, meaning the kitchen lacked the physical infrastructure for proper hygiene and employees were not washing correctly even when they tried.
Food contact surfaces, including cutting boards and prep equipment, were not properly cleaned or sanitized. That violation sits alongside the handwashing failures and creates a direct cross-contamination pathway from employee hands to surfaces to food.
The restaurant was also cited for improper use of time as a public health control. When a kitchen uses time rather than temperature to manage food safety, strict tracking is required to ensure food does not linger in the bacterial growth range. The records show that tracking was not being done properly.
Inspectors also cited improper sewage and wastewater disposal, an intermediate violation with acute consequences. Raw sewage carries pathogens including E. coli and Salmonella, and improper disposal can spread contamination through drains and floor surfaces throughout a kitchen.
What These Violations Mean
The food-from-unapproved-sources violation is the one that most directly strips away the safety net the regulatory system is designed to provide. When a restaurant buys from licensed, inspected suppliers, there is a chain of documentation. If a customer develops a foodborne illness, investigators can trace the ingredient back through that chain. When the source is unknown or unapproved, that chain does not exist.
The two handwashing violations together describe a kitchen where proper hygiene is structurally unavailable. Studies consistently show that handwashing is the single most effective barrier against foodborne pathogen transmission. Inadequate facilities means the barrier was not physically possible. Improper technique means it was not being executed correctly even where facilities existed.
The consumer advisory violation matters most to specific customers. Elderly diners, pregnant women, young children, and anyone with a compromised immune system face elevated risk from raw or undercooked proteins. Without a posted advisory, those customers cannot make an informed choice about what they order.
Improper waste disposal attracts rodents, cockroaches, and flies, all of which are disease vectors. That violation, combined with equipment in poor repair, creates conditions where pests can establish harborage in cracks and corroded surfaces that cannot be effectively sanitized.
The Longer Record
Thai House II: Recent Inspection History
The April 2026 inspection is not an outlier. State records show Thai House II has accumulated 260 violations across 22 inspections on file. Every inspection dating back to at least February 2023 has included at least four high-severity violations. Six of the eight most recent inspections included six or more high-priority citations.
In July 2024, inspectors visited the restaurant twice in a single day. The first visit produced two high-severity violations. A second inspection the same day produced six. The restaurant has never been emergency-closed.
The July 2025 inspection was the most severe in recent history, with seven high-priority violations and four intermediate citations. The April 2026 visit came in at six high and three intermediate, a count that matches the pattern documented in February 2023, November 2023, and July 2024.
Thai House II has not been emergency-closed in any of its 22 inspections on record. After the April 20 visit, with six high-severity violations documented including food from an unknown source and improper sewage disposal, the restaurant remained open for business.