MIAMI, FL. A state inspector walked into Tran An on NE 82nd Street on September 16, 2026, and found seafood coming from an unapproved or unknown source, a restaurant that could not document where its shellfish came from, and no evidence that fish served raw or undercooked had ever been treated to destroy parasites. The restaurant was not closed.
The inspection produced nine high-severity violations and six intermediate ones, a total of 15 citations in a single visit. State records show the facility remained open after inspectors left.
What Inspectors Found
The food sourcing violation sits at the center of the September 16 report. Inspectors cited the restaurant for receiving food from an unapproved or unknown source, meaning that at least some of what was being served to customers had never passed through the federal inspection system that screens for Listeria, Salmonella, and E. coli.
Layered on top of that, the restaurant could not produce adequate shell stock identification records. Oysters, clams, and mussels require tags that trace each batch to a certified harvest site. Without those records, there is no way to identify where shellfish came from if a customer becomes ill.
Inspectors also found that parasite destruction procedures were not being followed for fish served raw or undercooked, and that the restaurant had posted no consumer advisory warning diners about the risks of eating raw seafood. Customers with compromised immune systems, pregnant women, and the elderly routinely rely on those warnings to make informed decisions.
The remaining high-severity violations compounded the picture. Employees were not properly reporting illness symptoms, a direct transmission route for norovirus. Handwashing technique was cited as improper, meaning pathogens remained on hands even after a wash attempt. Food contact surfaces were not properly cleaned or sanitized. Toxic chemicals were improperly stored or labeled near food. And no person in charge was present or actively performing supervisory duties.
What These Violations Mean
The combination of unapproved food sourcing and missing shellfish traceability records is particularly serious at a seafood restaurant. When someone gets sick from oysters or clams, public health investigators trace the illness back through harvest tags to identify the contaminated batch and pull it from other restaurants. Without those records, that investigation stops cold at Tran An's door.
The parasite destruction failure is separate from sourcing but equally direct. Fish such as salmon and tuna served raw must be frozen to specific temperatures for specific periods of time to kill parasites including Anisakis, a roundworm that can embed in the stomach lining and cause severe abdominal pain. Skipping that step, and then failing to warn customers the food is raw, removes every layer of protection between the fish and the diner.
The illness reporting violation is an outbreak multiplier. A food worker who is sick with norovirus and does not report symptoms can contaminate every dish they touch during a shift. CDC data consistently identifies sick food workers as the leading cause of multi-victim restaurant outbreaks.
The absence of a person in charge is not a paperwork problem. CDC research shows establishments without active managerial control have three times as many critical violations. Every other failure on this list becomes more likely when no one is watching.
The Longer Record
Tran An Inspection History: High-Severity Violations by Visit
September 16 was not an aberration. State records show Tran An has accumulated 155 violations across 16 inspections on record, and high-severity citations have appeared at every documented visit.
The March 2025 inspection produced 11 high-severity violations, the steepest single-visit count in the facility's history. Two inspections in October 2025, conducted on consecutive days, together totaled 16 high-severity violations. The restaurant has never been emergency-closed.
That pattern matters. A facility with a single bad inspection might be having an unusually difficult week. A facility that produces high-severity violation counts in March 2024, September 2024, March 2025, May 2025, October 2025, March 2026, and then again in September 2026 is showing something different.
A follow-up inspection on September 17, the day after the 15-violation visit, found four high-severity violations and one intermediate still standing.
The restaurant on NE 82nd Street was open for business.
