Rodents, roaches and unsanitary food shut down 4 Central Florida restaurants
Rodent droppings, roach activity and unsanitary food shut down four Central Florida restaurants the week of July 2-8, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Brevard County
Domino’s Pizza store #5061 at 2480 Aurora Road in Melbourne shut down on July 5. Officials found three violations, one of which was a high priority for rodent droppings.
Inspectors revisited the restaurant on July 6 and found zero violations. It has reopened.
Paisley at 2447 N. Wickham Road Suite 149 in Melbourne, shut down on July 5. Inspectors found nine violations, one of which was a high priority for live roaches found in the bathroom, under a shelf, beneath a folding table and on the wall by the cook line.
Inspectors revisited the restaurant on July 6 and found four violations. None were a high priority.
The restaurant met inspection standards.
Seminole County
Ching King at 3801 W. Lake Mary Blvd. Suite 133 in Lake Mary shut down on July 6. Inspectors found 22 violations, four of which were a high priority. Those violations included food touching unsanitary surfaces, 25 rodent droppings in the rear stock room and food stored at the wrong temperatures.
Inspectors revisited the restaurant on July 7. They found 10 violations, none of which were a high priority.
The restaurant was allowed to reopen.
BurgerFi at 3801 W. Lake Mary Blvd. Unit 141 in Lake Mary shut down on July 6. Inspectors found 10 violations, three of which were a high priority. Those violations included food contaminated by rodent droppings and other evidence of rodent activity.
Officials revisited the restaurant on July 7. They found two violations, but none were a high priority.
The restaurant met inspection standards.
Complaints and warnings
Volusia County had the top spot for most warnings and other complaints in Central Florida, with 15.
Orange had 14, Brevard had 11, Lake had five, Osceola had five and Seminole had four. Warnings given with required follow-up inspections could lead to a business being shut down if problems remain.
