Three Central Florida restaurants received emergency orders to shut down in the week of Aug. 8-14, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Volusia County

Byte A Modern Bistro at 145 N. Woodland Blvd. in DeLand shut down on Aug. 10 after receiving a warning on Aug. 9.

The restaurant had five total violations, three of which were a high priority. Those violations included an employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands, rodent activity, and a stop-sale of a food product that had chew marks on the bags of food.

A call-back extension given that same day also found a high priority violation for cold food held at an inappropriate temperature. Inspectors found one basic violation on an Aug. 11 visit and allowed the restaurant to reopen.

Lake County

La Casa Mexican Bar & Grill at 2060 S. Bay St. in Eustis shut down on Aug. 11.

Inspectors found seven violations two of which were a high priority. Those violations included roach activity and single-use gloves not being changed as needed after completing tasks.

The restaurant remained shut down on Aug. 13 for one high-priority violation regarding roach activity. The restaurant reopened later that day after inspectors found no high-priority violations.

Polk County

Wooden Spoon of Lakeland at 6960 S. Florida Ave. shut down on Aug. 12 after receiving a warning with 15 violations on Aug. 11.

The followup inspection showed four violations, two of which were a high priority. Those violations included roach activity in the prep area and walk-in cooler, in addition to the food being held at inappropriate temperatures.

A follow-up inspection on the same day found three violations, one of which was a high priority for inappropriate food storage temperatures. On an inspection on Aug. 13, while the restaurant was still closed, three total violations were a high priority one for roach activity.

Later, inspectors did a call back where inspection standards were met and another visit cleared the restaurant to reopen.

Complaints and warnings

Orange County had the top spot for most warnings and other complaints in Central Florida with 29.

Volusia had 10, Brevard had 12, Seminole had 9, Lake had 6, and Osceola had 9. Warnings given with required follow-up inspections could lead to a business being shut down if problems remain.

In surrounding counties, 14 warnings or complaints were filed in Polk and two in Sumter.

You can view recent restaurant inspections below for all of Central Florida for the last 30 days. Those with emergency orders were shut down because of high-priority violations and only reopened after follow-up inspections signed off on those violations.

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