ORLANDO, Fla. – Last week, over a dozen more eateries 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 roaches, hygiene issues, storage violations and more.
That said, a prominent theme observed last week was multitudes of rodent droppings seen at several of these locations. At one Chinese restaurant, for example, over 300 droppings were discovered, records show.
[BELOW: Over 100 roaches, hundreds of droppings found at Orlando Chinese restaurant]
However, many of the closed restaurants were eventually allowed to reopen after meeting inspection standards.
The full list of 14 Central Florida restaurants required to close last week is as follows:
BARTOW
- Tantrums Flightside Cafe & Catering — 5995 Airport Blvd.
- Closed on March 25
- Around 14 dead roaches found on premises
- Around 27 live roaches found on premises
- Time/temperature violations for butter packets
- Raw shell eggs kept over turkey in make table
- Met inspection standards on March 30
DAVENPORT
- Buen Café — 103 Ambersweet Way
- Closed on March 27
- Objectionable odors in kitchen by three compartment sink due to soiled wiping cloths being disposed after shift
- Over 30 flying insects found on premises
KISSIMMEE
- Winghouse Bar & Grill — 3405 W. Vine Street
- Closed on March 24
- Multiple flies accumulated in pest control device at bar
- Nearly 100 rodent droppings found on premises
- Met inspection standards on March 24
LONGWOOD
- Longwood Country Kitchen — 258-260 SR W 434
- Closed on March 25
- Over 50 live roaches found on premises
- Time/temperature violation for butter chips
- Met inspection standards on March 26
NEW SMYRNA BEACH
- Sopotnicks Cabbage Patch — 549 Tomoka Farms Road
- Closed on March 25
- Over 80 rodent droppings found on premises
- Shredded cheese found with mold-like substance in a plastic container on top of reach-in freezer (left at room temperature from previous day)
- Follow-up inspection required as of March 26
OCALA
- Huddle House — 331 NW 20th Street
- Closed on March 24
- Around 15 dead roaches found on premises
- Around 17 live roaches found on premises
- Around 20 flies found in ware-wash area beneath dish machine
- Time/temperature violations for sausage, tomatoes, hash browns, cheese and turkey
- Opened case of raw burgers kept on shelf over case of bread in freezer
- Employee put on gloves after taking off his glasses and began removing food from reach-in make table without washing hands
- Follow-up inspection required as of March 26
- Rolys — 6164 SW 129th Street
- Closed on March 26
- Unlicensed activity
- Winghouse Bar & Grill — 3405 W. Vine Street
- Closed on March 24
- Multiple flies accumulated in pest control device at bar
- Nearly 100 rodent droppings found on premises
- Met inspection standards on March 24
ORLANDO
- China Hot Express — 4700 S. Orange Blossom Trail
- Closed on March 24
- Around 16 dead roaches found on premises
- Around 6 live roaches found on premises
- Roach droppings found around water heater access panel and door frame leading to front counter
- Over 300 rodent droppings found on premises, mainly near a hole in the wall in the employee restroom and under front counter storing single-service items
- Evidence of rodent nesting in employee restroom, with single-service items and food items stored outside restroom
- Two small, flying insects found on wall in employee restroom
- Nonfood-grade bags used for multiple items throughout restaurant
- Met inspection standards on March 25
- El Pulgarcito Grill and Bar — 4950 S. Orange Blossom Trail
- Closed on March 24
- Three dead roaches found on glue trap in back storage room
- Around 100 rodent droppings found in back storage room behind equipment and under storage shelves
- Follow-up inspection required as of March 25
- The Licking Orlando — 4706 Millenia Plaza Way
- Closed on March 23
- Around 30 dead insects found in various glue traps around establishment
- One small insect found flying around water heater
- Around 10 live roaches found in reach-in cooler under flat top
- Time/temperature violations for milk wash and chicken
- Employee touched face and failed to wash hands before working
- Employee at front counter washed hands with cold water
- Met inspection standards on March 24
- Urban Crave Ars Gates 1-9 (MCO) — 9102 Jeff Fuqua Blvd.
- Closed on March 27
- Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength
- Time/temperature violations for chicken salad, roast beef, black beans, chunk chicken, sliced tomatoes, sausage crumble, sausage patty, and pico
- Follow-up inspection required as of March 30
SATELLITE BEACH
- Bizzarro Pizza Company — 1024 Hwy. A1A
- Closed on March 24
- Around 180 rodent droppings found on premises, either on floor next to dishwasher or under mop sink
- Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength
- Met inspection standards on March 25
TAMPA
- Deaverdura — 1450 Skipper Road
- Closed on March 27
- Establishment operating with no potable water due to electrical issues
- Employee began working without first washing hands due to no running water at handwash sink
- Time/temperature violation for bag of raw steak
- Met inspection standards on March 28
- Tasty Mediterranean Grill — 6178 Gunn Hwy.
- Closed on March 24
- Over 80 dead roaches found on premises
- Over 30 live roaches found on premises
- Nearly 10 roach eggs found on premises
- Raw shell eggs stored over sauces, yogurt, chickpeas, and stuffed grape leaves
- Rehydrated chickpeas stored in nonfood-grade shopping bag
- Spray can of Febreze stored on top of back kitchen prep table next to prep sink
- Met inspection standards on March 27