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Miami\u2019s Ichimi ramen restaurant, 118 Buena Vista Blvd. aka 3251 NE First Ave., in Midtown.<\/p>\n
David J. Neal<\/p>\n
dneal@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n
Too many rodents, too much filth and too little sanitizer led inspectors to shut down a Miami ramen restaurant for a couple of days last week.<\/p>\n
Ichimi, 118 Buena Vista Blvd. in Midtown, passed a second re-inspection Friday to get open for the weekend rush.<\/p>\n
This Ichimi location had a similar inspection in 2024, when the restaurant became rodent real estate. Last December at the Ichimi in Coral Gables, an inspector counted 500 pieces of roach excrement<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Rodents made a living space inside a Miami restaurant under $1 million Midtown condos<\/a><\/p>\n Wednesday\u2019s routine inspection in Midtown turned up 23 total violations, three of which were high priority violations.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what inspectors found:<\/p>\n \u201cAccumulation of black\/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine\/bin.\u201d<\/p>\n Ichmi was cited for having a \u201chole in or other damage to wall … .by storage and the hallway bathroom wall.\u201d That\u2019s a violation because it can be a red carpet for things that leave \u201c18 rodent droppings in single service storage by the bathrooms\u2019 hallway.\u201d<\/p>\n Another 15 droppings were behind one freezer in the storage area, 10 behind a freezer next to a walk-in cooler. The alcohol storage room had 10 pieces of poop.<\/p>\n Despite all that, workers stored soy sauce and cooking oil on the floor by the dishwashing area.<\/p>\n As for the dishwasher, its sanitizer measured zero parts per million. There was \u201cno chlorine chemical test kit provided when using the sanitizer at the three-compartment sink, warewashing machine or wiping cloths.\u201d<\/p>\n Standing water collected under the triple sink and a reach-in cooler.<\/p>\n The ceiling and vents in the kitchen and prep area were \u201csoiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.\u201d<\/p>\n A handwash sink by the cookline had been removed. \u201cPlumbing pipes under the handwash sink were missing at the front counter.\u201d<\/p>\n During Thursday\u2019s re-inspection, the rodentsdropped in the same places: eight droppings under the single service storage; six by the alcohol storage room; five behind the freezers next to the back door exit; four behind the freezer next to the walk-in; and five under the three-compartment sink.<\/p>\n ![\"Miami\u2019s](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788344053_605_IMG_342_fitted.jpeg\" "\\"IMG_342_fitted.jpeg\\"")
Miami\u2019s Ichimi ramen restaurant, 118 Buena Vista Blvd. aka 3251 NE First Ave., in Midtown. David J. Neal dneal@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n