Rodent, roach sightings among 4 Central Florida restaurant shutdowns last week
Four Orlando restaurants received emergency orders to shut down in the week of Jan. 16-22, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Brevard County
Brooklyn Hub at 1427 Garden St. in Titusville shut down on Jan. 20.
Inspectors found 10 violations, two of which were a high priority. Those violations included improperly stored raw animal food and food not being stored at the right temperatures.
Officials revisited on Jan. 21 and found nine violations. They gave time extensions to both high-priority violations from the previous visit but mentioned a follow-up inspection would be necessary before the restaurant would be able to reopen.
Osceola County
Popeyes at 1046 Cypress Pkwy. in Poinciana shut down on Jan. 18.
Inspectors found five violations, one of which was a high priority for roaches. The restaurant remained closed after two additional visits on Jan. 20 as the roach problem was still present.
A final visit on Jan. 21 found no violations and the restaurant was allowed to reopen.
Seminole County
Dominick’s Restaurant at 1301 Winter Springs Blvd. in Winter Springs shut down on Jan. 19.
Inspectors found eight violations, four of which were a high priority. Those violations included using duct tape to repair a can-opener blade, an expired restaurant’s license, roaches and a missing vacuum breaker.
Officials revisited the next day and found three violations, two of which were a high priority. They allowed for a time extension on the expired license and the missing vacuum breaker.
The restaurant has reopened.
Volusia County
Ultimate Omelet House at 1435 S. Ridgewood Ave. in Daytona Beach shut down on Jan. 21.
Inspectors found 16 violations, three of which were a high priority. Those violations included roaches, rodent activity and an improperly stored toxic chemical.
Officials revisited on the same day and found nine violations, none of which were a high priority.
The restaurant has been reopened.
Complaints and warnings
Orange County had the top spot for most warnings and other complaints in Central Florida with 25.
Volusia County had 11, Brevard had 12, Seminole had 11, Lake had four, and Osceola had 10. Warnings given with required follow-up inspections could lead to a business being shut down if problems remain.
In surrounding counties, eight warnings or complaints were filed in Polk and none 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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