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Restaurants Cited For Switching Fish

POSTED: Wednesday, November 5, 2008
UPDATED: 8:20 am EST November 6, 2008

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Mislabeling seafood is against the law. The state recently doubled the fines, and some restaurants were recently cited. To read the article, click here. For more information, visit the following:

  • Is It Really Florida Grouper?
  • YouTube Video: Murky Mekong Fish

    • The following restaurants have recently been cited for allegedly mislabeling ingredients, Local 10's Jeff Weinsier reported.

  • Hunan Wok II, 382 East Dania Beach Blvd., Dania -- Observed “NO MSG” sign on menu and observed MSG in use.

  • Wreck, 58835 Overseas Highway, Marathon -- Grouper advertised on the menu three times, but restaurant had no grouper on hand or in storage. Invoices reviewed did show grouper was never purchased.

  • Dillions Public House, 91200 Overseas Highway, Tavernier -- Selling striped pangus filets for grouper. Other fish in walk-in cooler and freezer were yellow fin tuna and mahi-mahi.

  • Lester’s Diner, 250 S.W. 24th Street, Fort Lauderdale -- Imitation crab used as “crab meat” on the menu.

  • Pho Hoa II Restaurant, 5345 N State Road 7, Tamarac -- Imitation crab meat advertised as crab meat.

  • Asian Grill, 7462 Royal Palm Blvd., Margate -- Crab rangoon misrepresented on menu, made with entirely imitation crab meat.

  • Thai Sushi Express, 1630 S.E. 3rd Court, Deerfield Beach -- Snapper on menu, but no snapper in restaurant. Operator stated that the restaurant uses tilapia in place of snapper because it the same kind of fish.

  • Hong Kong Chinese, 2422 North State Road 7, Margate -- Imitation crab meat is sole ingredient for crab rangoon, misrepresentation on the menu.

  • Coconut Creek Grille and Tap House, 5331 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek -- “Pangasius" on invoice from Sysco being sold as grouper on the menu.

  • Red Pepper, 10309 Royal Palm Blvd., Coral Springs -- 3 items, crab rangoon, seafood delight and seafood with pan fried noodles being represented on the menu as being made with crab, but was imitation.

  • Caribe Chef Restaurant, 3953 N.W. 7th Street, Miami -- Grouper on menu, found only boxes of swai fish in freezer. Spoke to manager, says when someone orders grouper he gives them swai.

  • Siam Lotus Room, 6388 South Dixie Highway, Miami -- Grouper on menu. No grouper on premises. Operator unaware that swai was a different fish.

  • Miami Police Dept Café, 400 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Miami -- Identity of food misrepresented. The restaurant is serving panga, stating that it is grouper. Confirmed by the manger and frontline employee.

  • F&M Cafeteria, 12085 West Okeechobee Rd., Hialeah Gardens -- Selling basa for grouper.

  • Blue Sky Food by the Pound, 3320 West 84th Street, Hialeah -- Swai for grouper

  • Emily Restaurant #2, 16 west Flagler Street, Miami -- Grouper on the menu. No grouper on site. Tilapia is the only fish on the invoice, but not on the menu.

  • Sabor Latino, 1199 N.W. 42nd Avenue, Miami -- Swai sold as grouper

  • Pay A Thai, 8/12/08/ -- Escolar in the sushi bar and menu states tuna.

  • Hurricane Café, Swai for grouper.

  • Saitos Japanese Steak House, 8316 Jog Road, Boynton Beach -- Escolar for white tuna

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