{"id":259949,"date":"2026-05-06T00:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/259949\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T00:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:06:09","slug":"inspection-shows-miami-area-restaurants-roach-soap-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/259949\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspection shows Miami area restaurant\u2019s roach, soap issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/inspection.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"A restaurant west of Kendall racked up 38 violations on an inspection last week.\" alt=\"A restaurant west of Kendall racked up 38 violations on an inspection last week.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        A restaurant west of Kendall racked up 38 violations on an inspection last week.<\/p>\n<p>More roaches than sanitizer and more \u201csoiled\u201d surfaces sanitized ones shut down a West Miami-Dade restaurant after an inspection last week.<\/p>\n<p>While the roach count at Mr. and Mrs. Bun, 15572 SW 72nd St., wasn\u2019t overwhelming, any number of roaches exceeded the amount sanitizer \u2014 none \u2014 during the inspection.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with that in a listing of lowlights from April 28\u2019s routine inspection that found 38 total violations including six high priority ones<\/p>\n<p>The inspector \u201cobserved food contact surfaces were not properly sanitized.\u201d That\u2019s because there was \u201cno sanitizer available of any kind. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That takes care of one of a three-compartment sink\u2019s trio of duties \u2014 wash, rinse, sanitize. \u201cNo soap at the three-compartment sink\u201d leaves only rinse among the sink\u2019s capabilities. The sink also was described as \u201csoiled with grease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another place sans soap: the dry storage area handwashing sink. That sink and the one next to the oven also lacked paper towels.<\/p>\n<p>Under the oven lay four roach corpses and crawled nine live roaches. Two live roaches sashayed across the middle of the kitchen floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDisplayed food not properly protected from contamination.\u201d Where? There was an \u201cice machine full of ice with no lid\u201d at the front counter area.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/recalls\/article315627533.html\">READ MORE: Walmart and Aldi frozen pizzas included in a salmonella public health alert<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, one reach-in cooler stored uncovered sweet potato fries and dumplings and another one contained uncovered boneless chicken wings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFood-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime;.\u201d Under that violation, the inspector listed kitchen \u201cshelves for dry dishes and dry food racks;\u201d the \u201cinterior of a reach-in cooler soiled with food residue;\u201d the three-compartment sink\u2019s spray hose; the dry storage area\u2019s mixing machine and slicer machine were \u201cheavily soiled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The food preparation sink \u201chas soil\/old food residue.\u201d The handwashing sink next to the oven also was \u201csoiled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The walls next to the three-compartment sink were \u201csoiled with food residue and grease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrease on the ground and\/or pad around grease receptacle\u201d as in the \u201cgrease trap is on top of grass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The microwave oven was \u201csoiled with accumulation of food debris and grease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the reach-in coolers had \u201cshelves with mold-like substance.\u201d Two reach-ins had \u201csoiled\u201d gaskets.<\/p>\n<p>Also soiled were the door handles on a kitchen reach-in cooler, another cooler and a microwave.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. and Mrs. Bun passed the callback inspection enough to reopen on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published May 5, 2026 at 12:32 PM.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/218644265\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778025969_486_695 Miami Herald sig 072115 Cropped.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of David J. Neal\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/218644265\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David J. Neal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Miami Herald<\/p>\n<p>            Since 1989, David J. Neal\u2019s domain at the Miami Herald has expanded to include writing about Panthers (NHL and FIU), Dolphins, old school animation, food safety, fraud, naughty lawyers, bad doctors and all manner of breaking news. He drinks coladas whole. He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A restaurant west of Kendall racked up 38 violations on an inspection last week. 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