ORLANDO, Fla. – Nine more restaurants in Central Florida were forced to close their doors last week after a visit from a health inspector, according to records with the Florida DBPR.
These records show that the reported eateries experienced violations like cockroaches, rodent droppings, improper storage, and more.
However, all of these restaurants were ultimately allowed to reopen upon a follow-up inspection, usually within a day or two.
[BELOW: Check out some other Central Florida restaurants that closed this month]
The full list of restaurants closed between Nov. 17 - 23 is as follows:
DAVENPORT
- Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar — 200 Ambersweet Way
- Closed on Nov. 19
- Over a dozen dead roaches found on premises
- Nearly 90 flies found on premises
- Nearly 10 live roaches found on premises
- Met inspection standards on Nov. 21
HAINES CITY
- Don Criollo Bakery & Restaurant — 201 E. Hinson Ave.
- Closed on Nov. 17
- Five dead roaches found on premises
- One live roach spotted on wall above prep table
- Seven flies found on premises
- Met inspection standards on Nov. 18
LADY LAKE
- Perkins Restaurant and Bakery — 905 Bichara Blvd.
- Closed on Nov. 19
- Four live roaches found on premises (repeat violation)
- Met inspection standards on Nov. 19
OCALA
- Bonefish Grill — 4701 SW College Road
- Closed on Nov. 21
- Three dead roaches found on premises
- Five live roaches found on premises
- Roach excrement found on wall in dry storage room
- Gloved employee touched clothes and placed soiled dish with other soiled dishes before continuing to clean utensil without washing hands
- Employee put on beard guard without washing hands
- Stainless steel cleaner kept on top of dishmachine
- Gray water coming up through drain under dishmachine
- Allowed to reopen on Nov. 24
ORLANDO
- China Buffet — 8255 International Drive
- Closed on Nov. 20
- One dead roach found behind sandwich at top of reach-in cooler
- Four live roaches found on premises
- Can of pizza sauce dented at the seam
- Orange juice and apple juice stored in ice in soda machine
- Raw fish kept over liquid margarine, and raw softshell crab kept over soy sauce bucket in cooler
- Warewashing sanitizer exceeded maximum concentration allowed
- Met inspection standards on Nov. 20
ORMOND BEACH
- Hi Tulip Café — 400 Beach Village Drive
- Closed on Nov. 17
- Dishwasher sanitizer not at proper strength
- Gloved employee cracked eggs, took his gloves off, then placed gloves on without washing his hands
- Over a dozen rodent droppings found on premises
- Eight mahi thawed in sealed reduced oxygen bags (mahi were discarded)
- Time/temperature violation for raw eggs and hash browns
- Met inspection standards on Nov. 18
TAMPA
- La Giraldilla Hanley — 8218 Hanley Road
- Closed on Nov. 21
- Around 17 dead roaches found on premises
- One live roach spotted behind storage rack in back room
- Nearly 40 rodent droppings found on premises
- Dishwasher not sanitizing properly
- Raw chicken kept over cooked plantains in cooler
- Time/temperature violations for poultry, shrimp, sliced ham, and cooked pork
- Degreaser stored next to pizza boxes
- Met inspection standards on Nov. 21
- Pita Plus+ — 2810 E. Busch Blvd.
- Closed on Nov. 19
- Over 60 dead roaches found on premises, mainly in pest-control traps
- Four live roaches found on premises
- Dented can of mushrooms found during inspection
- Two flies found on premises
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants license was expired
- Time/temperature violations for falafel, feta cheese, and macaroni and cheese
- Met inspection standards on Nov. 20
- Sal & Pimienta Restaurant — 6110 Causeway Blvd.
- Closed on Nov. 18
- Two dead roaches found on premises
- Over 15 live roaches found on premises
- Around 20 ants seen on wall above kitchen’s reach-in cooler
- Employee touched ants before touching cut tomatoes with the same gloves
- Employee touched ready-to-eat food with bare hands
- Time/temperature violations for chicken soup and baked chicken
- Raw shelled eggs kept over multiple condiments in cooler
- Raw chicken kept over raw pork in cooler
- Met inspection standards on Nov. 19