Last week, 12 more Central Florida eateries were forced to shut down (at least temporarily) after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.
These records show the reported eateries experienced violations like rodent droppings, roaches, and storage issues, among many others.
Most of the restaurants forced to close last week were allowed to reopen after meeting health standards. A few other restaurants were also forced to close due to unlicensed activity.
The full list of Central Florida eateries required to close last week is as follows:
LONGWOOD
- Little Caesar’s Pizza — 282 W. State Road 434
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- Closed on Oct. 19
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- One live roach found on floor below prep table (operator swept up)
- Raw sewage found inside bathroom and on ground at clean-out point behind building
- Sewage comes up through floor drain when toilet is flushed
- Follow-up inspection required as of Oct. 20
ORLANDO
- Antojitos Shecanita (Food Truck) — 1461 N. Goldenrod Road
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- Closed on Oct. 22
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- Establishment operating with no potable water
- Due to no potable water on truck, employees were unable to wash hands
- Chicken stored in non-food-grade to-go bags
- Time/temperature violation for rice
- Met inspection standards on Oct. 23
- Cup N Go — 8200 Vineland Ave.
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- Closed on Oct. 23
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- Unlicensed activity
- Garranty Bon Bagay Restaurant — 2051 Americana Blvd.
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- Closed on Oct. 19
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- Five rodent droppings found inside mixing bowl; another 10 found between floor mixer and white fridge
- Rodent rub marks present along walls/ceilings (hole in ceiling by back door next to floor freezer)
- Non-food-grade bags used in direct contact with food (top cornmeal pot on stove)
- Sewage/wastewater backing up in mop sink
- Time/temperature violation for fryer-fried turkey
- Met inspection standards on Oct. 21
- J Caribbean Cuisine — 4981 W. Colonial Drive
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- Closed on Oct. 23
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- Around 10 live roaches found in bathroom
- Around 17 rodent droppings found in bathroom; around 30 more found throughout kitchen
- Time/temperature violations for tostones, cut lettuce, cut tomatoes, and corn mash
- Debris found in salt container (advised to discard)
- Met inspection standards on Oct. 24
- New Shang Hai Restaurant — 13212 E. Colonial Drive
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- Closed on Oct. 19
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- One live roach found in floor by tall reach-in freezer (operator killed)
- Raw chicken stored over cooked chicken in white reach-in freezer (operator removed)
- Met inspection standards on Oct. 23
- Teak Neighborhood Grill — 6400 Times Square Ave.
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- Closed on Oct. 22
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- Six dead roaches found on premises
- Fourteen live roaches found on premises, primarily in reach-in freezer hinge on server line
- Sixteen flying insects found on premises, primarily under drain boards of dish machine
- Raw foods kept above ready-to-eat rice (operator moved rice)
- Commercially processed reduced-oxygen-packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use was no longer frozen and not removed from package (stop sale issued)
- Met inspection standards on Oct. 23
ORMOND BEACH
- Pepper’s Mexican Grill and Cantina — 794 S. Atlantic Ave.
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- Closed on Oct. 19
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- One dead roach found on the floor in back hallway by mop sink
- Over a dozen rodent droppings found on premises
- Six small, flying insects found in dry storage area
- Fish must be fully cooked or discarded (shrimp and tilapia)
- Cook coughed into cloved hand then continued handling clean equipment or utensils without washing hands
- Employee failed to wash hands before putting on glvoes to initiate a task working with food
- Dishwasher handled soiled utensils and dishware then handled clean utensils and dishware without washing hands
- Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged/soiled
- Time/temperature violations for shrimp, chorizo, cheese, beef, chicken, chorizo pork, fish, and beef
- Follow-up inspection required as of Oct. 27
PALM COAST
- The Landing Strip Tavern — 202 Airport Road
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- Closed on Oct. 22
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- Over 50 dead roaches found on premises
- Eleven live roaches found on premises
- Met inspection standards on Oct. 24
PLANT CITY
- World Flavors with Transylvania Touch — 708 W. Sam Allen Road
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- Closed on Oct. 21
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- Unlicensed activity
ST. PETERSBURG
- Domino’s — 6511 4 Street N.
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- Closed on Oct. 20
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- Seven rodent droppings on floor of bathroom (employee cleaned and sanitized area)
- Time/temperature violations for pizza line shredded cheese; cut tomato; cooked chicken breast; sausage; ham; and steak
- Met inspection standards on Oct. 21
TAMPA
- Oasis Bay Suites — 3001 University Center Drive
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- Closed on Oct. 22
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- Unlicensed activity
- Olympia Catering & Events — 2201 N. Howard Ave.
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- Closed on Oct. 20
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- Two dead roaches found on glue trap behind oven in kitchen
- Two dead flies on floor under bug zapper in dish machine area
- Over 40 rodent droppings found on premises
- Met inspection standards on Oct. 20
- Rachel’s Place — 10061 W. Hillsborough Ave.
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- Closed on Oct. 19
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- Over 100 dead roaches found in stick trap on kitchen floor next to reach-in cooler
- Nearly 70 dead roaches found on premises
- Fifteen live roaches found on premises
- Met inspection standards on Oct. 23
- Tony’s BBQ Restaurant — 8206 W. Waters Ave.
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- Closed on Oct. 23
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- Over 60 dead roaches found on premises
- Nearly 70 live roaches found on premises
- Three roach egg sacs and roach droppings found on kicthen floor beneath small reach-in chest freezer
- Raw chicken stored over raw beef inside back kitchen reach-in cooler (operator relocated raw chicken to approved location at time of inspection)