Last week, nearly 30 restaurants in Florida were forced to shut down after a visit from a state health inspector, according to the Florida DBPR.
Reports show that inspectors cited these businesses for reasons like cockroaches, rodent droppings, improper food handling and more.
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Seven of these closures happened in Central Florida, though records show that they all managed to pass a follow-up inspection shortly after their shutdowns.
Below is the full list of Central Florida restaurants closed between March 31 and April 6.
COCOA BEACH
- Pita Paradise
- April 2:
- Rodent droppings found throughout the building
- Sewage/wastewater backed up at floor drain in corner of kitchen cook line
- Cook began touching clean surfaces without washing hands after entering through the back door
- Cook handled soiled dishes and then put on gloves without washing hands to prepare food
- Operated with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license
- Raw shell eggs stored over feta in a walk-in cooler
- April 7: Met inspection standards
LEESBURG
- Ramshackle Café
- April 1:
- Sour cream, cheese and lettuce held at temperatures over 41 degrees
- Six roaches found near front bar.
- April 3: Met inspection standards
MELBOURNE
- Southern Sisters Café
- April 2:
- Two dead roaches found under a sink
- Ten live roaches found on floor by reach-in cooler
- Raw chicken on top of ham in prep sink, thawing
- April 3: Met inspection standards
ORLANDO
- Sunshine Soul Food Café
- April 2:
- 16 live roaches found near sinks
- Potato salad left in reach-in cooler overnight
- Chicken, beef and pork held at over 41 degrees
- April 3: Met inspection standards
- Made in Puerto Rico Latin Cuisine & Sports Bar
- April 3:
- Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper strength
- Operated with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license
- Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food
- Four live roaches found on premises
- Cooked sausage, sliced ham, cooked cod salad, sliced cheese, chorizo, garlic in oil, and heavy cream not held at proper temperatures
- April 4: Met inspection standards
- Mito Sushi and Grill
- April 4:
- Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food
- 11 live roaches found in building
- April 7: Met inspection standards
TITUSVILLE
- Ako Sushi and Seafood
- April 2:
- Vitamins and ibuprofen stored by sauce in front counter
- Non-food-grade towel lining sushi rice
- Over 130 rodent droppings found in the business
- Garlic oil kept on cook line overnight at 84 degrees. Dumplings kept on reach-in cooler overnight at 56 degrees
- April 3: Met inspection standards
