Four Central Florida restaurants received emergency orders to shut down in the week of July 25-31, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Orange County
Oishi Japanese Restaurant at 11025 International Dr. in Orlando shut down on July 26.
Officials found nine total violations, three of which were a high priority.
Those violations included food placed in a soiled container, raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food, and live roaches.
Officials returned the next day and found five violations, only one of which was labeled a high priority.
They found food placed in a soiled container bin but allowed the restaurant to reopen.
Brevard County
A NY Pizza House Home of the Mackin’ Slice at 3850 N. Atlantic Ave. in Cocoa Beach shut down on July 26.
Officials found eight total violations, two of which were a high priority.
Those violations included living, flying insects in the kitchen, food prep, storage, and bar area. Live roaches were also found near the dish area.
Officials returned the next day and found four violations, none of which were a high priority.
The restaurant was allowed to reopen.
Volusia County
Daytona Diner at 2043 S. Atlantic Ave. in Daytona Beach Shores shut down on July 30.
Officials found 11 violations, five of which were a high priority.
Those violations included nonfood-grade containers used for direct contact with food, improperly stored raw animal food, backed-up sewage and wastewater in the floor drain, and improper temperatures for food safety control.
Officials returned the same day and found five violations, two of which were a high priority.
They offered to reopen the restaurant and grant an extension to the restaurant for how food was being stored.
Lake County
A Wendy’s restaurant at 10401 U.S. HWY 441 near the Lake Square Mall in Leesburg shut down on July 29.
Officials found 27 violations, six of which were a high priority.
Those violations included an employee working without washing their hands, employees drying their hands on soiled clothing after washing, and live, flying insects in the food prep, storage and bar area.
There was also a violation involving improperly stored food.
Officials visited the next day and found 11 total violations, none of which were a high priority.
Wendy’s was allowed to reopen.
Complaints and warnings
Orange County had the top spot for most warnings and other complaints in Central Florida with 26.
Volusia had 16, Brevard had 14, Seminole had 9, Lake had 6, and Osceola had 15. Warnings given with required follow-up inspections could lead to a business being shut down if problems remain.
In surrounding counties, nine warnings or complaints were filed in Polk and one 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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