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Rodent ‘rub marks,’ roaches cited among 4 Central Florida restaurant shutdowns last week

Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel staff portrait in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)
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Four Central Florida restaurants received emergency orders to shut down in the week of May 8-14, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Orange County

Chuck’s Wagon at 60 E. Main St. in Apopka shut down on May 9.

Officials found 11 violations, three of which were a high priority. Those violations included an expired business license, rodent droppings and rodent “rub marks.”

Inspectors revisited on May 10, finding three violations and issuing a time extension for the expired license.

The restaurant was allowed to reopen.

Mee Thai Restaurant at 1200 Lee Road in Orlando shut down on May 10.

Officials found 14 violations, four of which were a high priority. Those violations included an expired business license, roach activity and an improperly stored toxic substance.

Officials revisited on May 11 and found two basic violations.

The restaurant was allowed to reopen.

Tokyo Ramen Fusion Cuisine at 5076 W. Colonial Dr. in Orlando shut down on May 10.

Officials found 19 violations, three of which were a high priority. Those violations included an expired business license, rodent activity and food stored at the wrong temperature.

Inspectors revisited the restaurant on May 11.

They found three basic violations and allowed the restaurant to reopen.

Chuan Cai Wang Food Llc at 1101 E. Colonial Dr. in Orlando shut down on May 11.

Officials found 14 violations, four of which were a high priority.

Those violations included raw food not being properly separated within the freezer, rodent activity, a stop-sale on food due to temperature abuse and food held at the wrong temperature.

An initial visit on May 12 found 10 violations, three of which were a high priority.

Inspectors issued time extensions on three of the four previous high-priority violations. A second visit on May 12 found five violations and another time extension for the improper storage of raw animal foods.

The restaurant was allowed to reopen.

Complaints and warnings

Orange had the top spot for most warnings and other complaints in Central Florida with 63.

Volusia County had 33, Brevard had six, Seminole had 12, Lake had nine, and Osceola had 30. Warnings given with required follow-up inspections could lead to a business being shut down if problems remain.

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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