ORLANDO, Fla. – Last week, seven 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, pests, and storage violations.
[BELOW: Matt Austin tries a giant Colombian breakfast]
However, most of these restaurants were allowed to reopen within a day or two after meeting inspection standards.
The full list of Central Florida restaurants required to close last week is as follows:
DAYTONA BEACH
- The Club at Pelican Bay North — 350 Pelican Bay Drive
- Closed on March 6
- Nearly 90 rodent droppings found on premises
- Time/temperature violations for butter and sour cream
- Raw beef kept over tartar sauce in walk-in cooler
- Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds maximum concentration allowed
- Met inspection standards on March 6
MELBOURNE
- Kelly’s Crickets — 650 N. Wickham Road
- Closed on March 2
- Six small, flying insects found on premises (operator later sprayed to kill insects)
- Four live roaches found in top of dishwasher by chemical line reels (operator killed roaches before cleaning and sanitizing)
- Temperature violation for half-and-half creamer
- Met inspection standards on March 2
NEW SMYRNA BEACH
- River Deck Restaurant — 107 N. Riverside Drive
- Closed on March 2
- Over a dozen dead roaches found on premises
- Four live roaches found on premises
- Met inspection standards on March 3
OCALA
- Braised Onion — 754 NE 25th Ave.
- Closed on March 4
- Eight dead roaches found on floor throughout kitchen and server areas
- Six live roaches found on premises
- Met inspection standards on March 6
PALM COAST
- Thai By Thai — 250 Palm Coast Pkwy.
- Closed on March 2
- One dead roach found in drain pan of hot water tank under dish machine
- Nearly 50 rodent droppings found on premises
- Burn gel stored under to-go containers above flip-top cooler filled with food
- Washed vegetables stored in Walmart and grocery bags on cook line
- Raw chicken kept over raw beef in walk-in cooler
- Time/temperature violations for cooked beef, rendered fat, broth, and streamed noodle on prep table
- Met inspection standards on March 4
TAMPA
- Ha Long Bay — 20685 Bruce B Downs Blvd.
- Closed on March 5
- Over a dozen dead roaches and one egg case found on premises
- Over a dozen live roaches found on premises
- Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license
- Eggs stored above fried egg container in reach-in cooler
- Met inspection standards on March 6
- Uptown Joe’s New York Diner — 777 N. Ashley Drive
- Closed on March 2
- Ten dead roaches found beneath reach-in cooler in front of kitchen entrance
- Over 15 live roaches found on premises
- Chips left in non-food-grade plastic to-go bag
- Met inspection standards on March 3