ORLANDO, Fla. – Last week, nine more restaurants across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.
These records show that the reported eateries experienced violations like rodent droppings, roaches, and storage issues, among others.
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That said, all of the Central Florida eateries that were forced to close down last week were eventually able to reopen after meeting health standards.
The full list of Central Florida eateries required to close last week is as follows:
CLEARWATER
- Chiang Mai — 415 Cleveland Street
- Closed on May 7
- Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength
- Individually wrapped raw chicken stored over individually wrapped cooked rice in freezer chest and triple-door freezer (not all products commercially packaged in kitchen)
- Met inspection standards on May 8
DAYTONA BEACH
- Macker Seafood — 141 Bay Street
- Closed on May 8
- Over 60 rodent droppings found on premises
- Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength
- Raw eggs kept over dressings
- Time/temperature violations for cooked potatoes, corn on cob, sausage, potato salad, lobster tail, shrimp, squid, and fish
- Lysol stored on reach-in cooler
- Met inspection standards on May 11
KISSIMMEE
- Romy’s — 3070 Secret Lake Drive
- Closed on May 5
- Time/temperature violation for salsa
- Met inspection standards on May 8
- Winghouse Bar & Grill — 3405 W. Vine Street
- Closed on May 7
- Dead roach found behind arcade
- Another three dead roaches found on sticky trap at side of dish machine
- Over 50 rodent droppings found on premises
- Met inspection standards on May 8
LAKELAND
- Wingstop — 3119 US Hwy. 98 N
- Closed on May 7
- Over a dozen rodent droppings found on premises
- Met inspection standards on May 8
- Xing Xing Kitchen — 3131 N. Hwy 98
- Closed on May 7
- Raw shelled eggs stored over cooked pork in walk-in cooler
- Nearly 10 rodent droppings found on premises
- Met inspection standards on May 8
MERRITT ISLAND
- Island Pancake House — 950 N. Courtenay Pkwy.
- Closed on May 6
- 5 dead roaches found on premises
- Container of medicine improperly stored on prep table in kitchen
- Nearly 30 small, flying insects found on premises
- Pile of torn-up cardboard, drywall and paper products found under tool chest near wall that had been boarded and foamed, believed to be rodent burrow/nesting materials
- Operator had been returning butter packets left out on counters during service hours back into reach-in coolers at end of day and reusing on consecutive days (stop sale issued)
- Met inspection standards on May 7
ORLANDO
- Thai Island Orlando Restaurant — 2522 S. Semoran Blvd.
- Closed on May 7
- Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands
- Around 22 live roaches in hinges and gasket in reach-in cooler in cook line
- Cook washed dishes and went back to work in cook line without washing hands
- Met inspection standards on May 8
TAMPA
- Westin Tampa Bay Aqua — 7627 Courtney Campbell Causeway
- Closed on May 7
- Dishwasher not sanitizing properly
- Time/temperature violations for pan of cut tomato and pooled egg stored in ice bath on prep table
- Met inspection standards on May 7