These Central Florida restaurants were shut down over health issues last week
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These Central Florida restaurants were shut down over health issues last week
Health inspection records reveal that these restaurants suffered issues with cockroaches, food storage, rodent droppings, and other sorts of violations. Each of these restaurants was later allowed to reopen, with most meeting inspection standards upon a follow-up visit.Below are the 15 restaurants that were forced to close down between July 21 and July 27. Find out more about three other eateries that were shut down last month. Follow CNN Living on Facebook and Twitter for updates on this and other stories. For confidential support, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. For support in the U.S., call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details. For information on how to help in the UK, visit the Samaritan’s website. For more information on the World Health Organization, visit www.worldhealth.org.
The Chipotle Mexican Grill logo is seen on a storefront, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
ORLANDO, Fla. – Last week, over a dozen more Central Florida restaurants were forced to close — at least temporarily — over concerns brought by health inspectors, according to the Florida DBPR.
Health inspection records reveal that these restaurants suffered issues with cockroaches, food storage, rodent droppings, and other sorts of violations.
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However, each of these restaurants was later allowed to reopen, with most meeting inspection standards upon a follow-up visit.
[BELOW: Find out more about three other eateries that were shut down last month]
Below are the 15 restaurants that were forced to close down between July 21 and July 27.
DAYTONA BEACH
Stroud’s Hog Heaven — 37 N. Atlantic Ave. 7/24: Five flying insects found and over 60 rodent droppings discovered throughout the restaurant 7/25: Met inspection standards
EDGEWATER
Jan & Lib’s Hi-Tops — 319 N. Ridgewood Ave. 7/22: Pan of steaks kept over cases of bottled beverages; a live roach found on the wall in a storage hallway; and over a dozen rodent droppings spotted 7/22: Met inspection standards
LONGWOOD
Mulligan’s — 165 Wekiva Springs Road 7/24: Total of 16 live roaches found in the restaurant 7/25: Met inspection standards
MERRITT ISLAND
Straight Outta Philly — 203 Crockett Blvd. 7/21: Three live insects found in kitchen; tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, meat and bacon held at improper temperatures; employee caught switching from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands 7/23: Met inspection standards
OCALA
Chipotle Mexican Grill — 2645 College Road 7/22: Employees seen cleaning food contact surfaces before immediately putting on gloves and serving food to customers, and 17 live roaches were seen on a wall behind the dishwashing machine 7/24: Met inspection standards
ORLANDO
Burger King — 4622 S. Kirkman Road 7/22: No bathroom available to the public or employees and single-serve butter kept over required temperatures 7/22: Met inspection standards
El Palacio Buffet — 7403 S. Orange Blossom Trail 7/21: Four small, flying insects and over 50 larvae found in cooking areas; nearly 30 live roaches discovered; paint and cleaning products stored next to sugar and soy sauce; vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet 7/25: Met inspection standards
The Licking Orlando — 1117 Florida Mall Ave. 7/22: Chicken wings held below required temperature, and 10 insect larvae found in the ladies’ restroom 7/23: Met inspection standards
PALM COAST
Moe’s Southwest Grill — 250 Palm Coast Pkwy. 7/22: Dishwashing machine was not sanitizing properly 7/22: Met inspection standards
ST. PETERSBURG
Poppo’s Taqueria — 1033 Central Ave. 7/25: Dishwasher’s chlorine sanitizer was too weak, and wastewater was found backing up through floor drains near the ware-washing areas 7/25: Met inspection standards
Rumba Island Bar & Grill — 6445 4th Street N. 7/23: Four live flying insects seen in the cooking and dining areas; 15 rodent droppings were in the liquor storage area; and hogfish was found fully thawed in the walk-in cooler 7/23: Allowed to reopen, but follow-up inspection will be required
Three Birds Tavern — 1492 4th Street N. 7/23: Two live roaches found; 18 rodent droppings discovered; some eggs in the walk-in cooler were cracked; parts of salmon were already thawed while still in the packaging; bleach was stored in front of heavy cream in the cooler; and several other food temperature/time violations 7/24: Met inspection standards
Voodoo Brewing Co. — 220 4th Street N. 7/21: Three flies found inside; 12 rodent droppings discovered in storage closet; ammonium sanitizer was too weak; and dishwasher chlorine sanitizer was too weak 7/21: Met inspection standards
TAMPA
Grain And Berry — 2784 E. Fowler Ave. 7/22: Over a dozen live roaches found inside and a fly was seen on the wall by a handwashing sink 7/23: Met inspection standards
La Giraldilla Tampa — 1003 W. Hillsborough Ave. 7/22: Several food temperature violations; roach egg casing found underneath cooks line; three rodent droppings discovered; 13 live roaches spotted inside; and Walmart plastic bags were used to store food items 7/24: Met inspection standards