ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s already been well over a week into the new year, and over a dozen Central Florida restaurants have already been forced to close up shop after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.
These records show that the reported eateries experienced violations like improper storage, rodent droppings, plumbing problems and more.
However, inspections at several restaurants noted issues with cockroaches — especially at a Tampa’s Farandula Pizzeria, where hundreds of dead roaches were reportedly uncovered during the inspector’s visit.
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More specifically, the inspector’s report revealed that over 700 dead roaches were found, though roughly 150 living roaches were also discovered during the same visit.
But aside from that pizzeria, 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
- Big Storm Brewing Co. — 12707 49th Street N.
- Closed on Jan. 7
- Fourteen rodent droppings found on premises
- Met inspection standards on Jan. 8
COCOA BEACH
- Cocoa Beach Country Club — 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.
- Closed on Jan. 6
- A dozen small, flying insects found behind bar
- Raw beef kept in container stored over vegetables in reach-in cooler
- Over 80 rodent droppings found on premises
- Met inspection standards on Jan. 7
DAYTONA BEACH
- Stoner’s Pizza Joint Daytona — 918 W. International Speedway Blvd.
- Closed on Jan. 8
- Over 20 rodent droppings found on premises
- Met inspection standards on Jan. 8
DELAND
- The Parched Oak — 145 N. Woodland Blvd.
- Closed on Jan. 5
- Eight rodent droppings found on premises
- Time/temperature violations for veggie broth, chickpeas, steam table cheese fondue, au jus, and cooked onions
- Met inspection standards on Jan. 6
OCOEE
- 3JS Food Concession — 1097 S. Clarke Road
- Closed on Jan. 9
- Over 20 dead roaches found on premises
- Two live roaches found beneath three-compartment sink
- Establishment operated without potable running water
- Can of Raid pesticide used underneath three-compartment sink
- Met inspection standards on Jan. 13
ORANGE CITY
- Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar — 2599 Enterprise Road
- Closed on Jan. 7
- Five rodent droppings found on top of dishwashing machine
- Met inspection standards on Jan. 7
ORLANDO
- Antille’s Cuisine — 2798 N. Hiawassee Road
- Closed on Jan. 5
- Over 70 rodent droppings found on premises
- Rodent rub marks discovered along a pipe behind the oven
- Stop sale issued after gnaw marks found on plantain
- Wastewater backed up through floor drain in kitchen next to fryer
- Met inspection standards on Jan. 5
- Build My Burgers — 3402 Technological Ave.
- Closed on Jan. 6
- Ten dead roaches and one egg sac found on premises
- Six live roaches found on premises
- Met inspection standards on Jan. 7
- BurgerFi — 4100 N. Alafaya Trail
- Closed on Jan. 5
- Air gap between water supply inlet and flood rime of equipment/sink is less than 1 inch in mop sink
- When inspector flushed toilet or opened hand sink in women’s bathroom, wastewater backed up from floor drain in employee bathroom, and vice-versa
- Met inspection standards on Jan. 6
- Cayjo — 6601 Old Winter Garden Road
- Closed on Jan. 7
- Over 30 dead roaches found on premises
- Around 40 live roaches found on premises
- Employee changed between several tasks without washing hands
- Nonexempt fish offered raw/undercooked
- Pesticide stored with food contact surfaces
- Powdered pesticides kept throughout establishment and on dish storage rack under microwave
- Met inspection standards on Jan. 9
- Kome — 2407 S. Hiawassee Road
- Closed on Jan. 6
- Nearly 10 dead roaches found on premises
- Six live roaches and one roach egg found on premises
- Two spiders found on ceiling in restroom
- Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink
- Met inspection standards on Jan. 7
ST. PETERSBURG
- Matteo Trattoria and Pizzeria — 2363 Central Ave.
- Closed on Jan. 7
- Nearly 120 dead roaches found on premises
- Eleven live roaches found on premises
- Four portions of commercially packaged grouper improperly thawed
- Follow-up inspection required as of Jan. 12
TAMPA
- Farandula Pizzeria and Restaurant — 4040 W. Waters Ave.
- Closed on Jan. 6
- Over 700 dead roaches found on premises
- Around 150 live roaches found on premises
- Roach excrement found inside chest freezer gaskets, on grease trap, on top of water heater, inside kitchen soap dispensers, and on kitchen floor beneath equipment
- Over 2 gallons of moldy garlic butter found in walk-in cooler stored in Home Depot bucket
- Over a dozen small, flying insects found beneath three-compartment sink
- Potato croquettes stored in shopping bags inside reach-in freezer
- Manager sprayed household pesticide inside kitchen area during inspection to eliminate pests
- Raw chicken stored over cooked pasta
- Dishwashing machine not sanitizing at proper strength
- Six bags of salmon thawed inside reduced oxygen package in walk-in cooler
- Roach/ant spray kept on prep table next to rice cooker