Health violations shut down these Central Florida restaurants last week

ORLANDO, Fla. – During the week of New Year’s, half a dozen restaurants across Central Florida were forced to close temporarily over health violations, according to the state’s DBPR.

State records show that the reported eateries experienced violations like improper storage, rodent droppings, dead cockroaches, and more.

However, nearly all of these restaurants were ultimately allowed to reopen upon a follow-up inspection.

The full list of Central Florida restaurants required to close last week is as follows:

CLEARWATER

• Church’s Chicken — 1575 Gulf to Bay Blvd.
  • Closed on Dec. 29
    • Employee at front counter scooped French fries without washing hands
  • Met inspection standards on Dec. 29

CLERMONT

• Lechonera El Barrio — 1800 S. Hwy. 27
  • Closed on Dec. 29
    • Around eight dead roaches found on premises
    • Twenty live roaches found on premises
    • Raw pork loin kept over cooked potatoes in walk-in freezer
    • Raw fish kept over cooked beef in walk-in cooler
  • Met inspection standards on Jan. 5

DAYTONA BEACH

• Sicily Pizza — 20 S. Atlantic Ave.
  • Closed on Dec. 29
    • Sticky trap covered in dead roaches behind prep table (“too numerous to count”)
    • 10 dead roaches found in other area of premises
    • Around 10 live roaches found on premises
    • Time/temperature violation for some cooked pizza slices
    • Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to start working with food
  • Met inspection standards on Dec. 31

ORANGE CITY

• Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar — 2599 Enterprise Road
  • Closed on Dec. 29
    • Two dead rodents on glue traps in storage area
    • Six dead roaches found on premises
    • Over 30 rodent droppings found on premises
    • Dishwashing machine not sanitizing properly
    • Time/temperature violations for raw meat and spinach dip
  • Met inspection standards on Dec. 30
• Eats & Sweets by Michael — 2487 S. Volusia Ave.
  • Closed on Dec. 29
    • Dead roach found at cook line
    • Eleven rodent droppings found on the floor of food storage area
  • Met inspection standards on Dec. 29

TAMPA

• Foresthills Brick Oven Pizza — 905 W. Linebaugh Ave.
  • Closed on Dec. 30
    • Dead rodent found inside A/C storage area
    • Dead rodent found behind reach-in cooler
    • Over 20 rodent droppings found on premises
    • Time/temperature violation for pizza
  • Met inspection standards on Dec. 31