11 Central Florida restaurants shut down last week – Orlando Sentinel

2022-08-08 05:52:43 By : Ms. Nina Wu

Eleven Central Florida restaurants received emergency orders to shut down in the week of July 24-30, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Reggae Riddim Jamaican Restaurant at 819 S. Orange Blossom Trail in Apopka shut down on July 25. Inspectors found 24 violations, four of which were a high priority. Those violations included a towel on top of a glass cooler, raw food not separated from ready-to-eat food, roach activity and a missing vacuum breaker.

Officials revisited the restaurant again on July 26. They found 13 violations, and the restaurant remained closed. On a third and final visit, officials found 11 violations and allowed the restaurant to reopen.

The Juicy Crab at 296 E. Michigan St. in Orlando shut down on July 25. Inspectors found 13 violations, five of which were a high priority. Those violations included dishes not being properly sanitized when washed, raw food stored over bottled drinks, roach activity and food held at the wrong temperatures. Inspectors revisited the restaurant on July 26. They found three violations and allowed them to reopen.

Gourmet Creole Restaurant Corp. at 504 W. Oak Ridge Road In Orlando shut down on July 26. Inspectors found 12 violations, four of which were a high priority. Those violations included no running water, an expired business license, food held at the wrong temperature and employees washing their hands in an unapproved sink.

Officials made two follow-up visits on July 26 and July 27. The restaurant met inspection standards both times and was allowed to reopen.

Mynt Fine Indian Cuisine at 535 W. New England Ave. Suite 100 in Winter Park shut down on July 26. Inspectors found 20 violations, six of which were a high priority. Those violations included rodent activity, bags of flour with rodent chew marks, food held at the wrong temperature and raw food not being properly separated from cooked food.

A second visit on July 27 found five violations, but the restaurant was not allowed to reopen. A third and final visit on July 28 found three violations, but the restaurant met inspection standards and was allowed to reopen.

Goute Creole at 2615 N. Pine Hills Road in Orlando shut down on July 26. Inspectors found 26 violations, four of which were a high priority. Those violations included an expired license, roach activity, food held at the wrong temperature and a stop-sale issued on food due to temperature abuse. As of 2 p.m. Monday, the restaurant remains closed.

Little Italy at 2901 B-1 Parkway Blvd. in Kissimmee shut down on July 26. Inspectors found 14 violations, three of which were a high priority. Those violations included improperly stored raw food, rodent activity and rodent rub marks along walls and ceilings. A second visit on July 27 found 12 violations. The restaurant was allowed to reopen.

Avocado Mexican Grill at 715 Bloom St. in Celebration shut down on July 27. Inspectors found 11 violations, four of which were a high priority. Those violations included improperly stored raw animal food and roach and rodent activity. Inspectors made two additional visits on July 28.

On the first visit, they found 10 violations, and the restaurant remained closed. On the subsequent visit, they found nine violations, but the restaurant was allowed to reopen.

Jan & Lib’s Hi-Tops at 319 N. Ridgewood Ave. in Edgewater shut down on July 25. Inspectors found 10 violations, four of which were a high priority. Those violations included moldy food, nonfood bags touching food, a noncontact surface soiled with grease, food debris, and dirt, and rodent activity evidenced by rodent droppings. Inspectors made a second visit on the same day and allowed the restaurant to reopen after finding only five violations.

Azteca D’Oro at 1960 State Road 44 #19 in New Smyrna Beach shut down on July 26. Inspectors found 14 violations, eight of which were a high priority. Those violations included household pesticides being used in the restaurant, food held at the wrong temperature, roach activity, food not being properly separated and a wiping cloth sanitizer that exceeded the maximum allowed concentration.

Officials made another visit on July 27. They found three violations but required a follow-up inspection. On the third and final visit on July 28, officials found one violation and allowed the restaurant to reopen.

Oudom Thai Restaurant at 217-B N. Woodland Blvd. in DeLand shut down on July 27. Inspectors made two visits to the restaurant on that date. During the first visit, they found 16 violations, five of which were a high priority. Those violations included rodent activity, a stop sale on food due to temperature abuse and raw food not being separated from ready-to-eat food. During the second visit, they found seven violations but required a follow-up inspection.

On the third and final visit on July 28, officials found only five violations. They allowed the restaurant to reopen.

Carolina Seafood Company at 2400 Ridgewood Ave. Suite 40 in South Daytona shut down on July 28. Inspectors found 15 violations, three of which were a high priority. Those violations included an expired business license, roach activity and food held at the wrong temperature.

Officials made a second visit on July 29. They found five violations, none of which were a high priority. The restaurant was allowed to reopen, but a follow-up inspection is required.

Volusia County had the top spot for most warnings and other complaints in Central Florida with 32.

Orange had 29, Brevard had 15, Seminole had 23, Lake had six, and Osceola had eight. 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.

Garfield Hylton is a digital producer for the Orlando Sentinel. He has a bachelor's in psychology from Florida State, a Juris Doctorate from North Carolina Central and a master's in digital journalism from USF, St. Petersburg. He worked as an op-ed writer for pop-culture, music and video games while developing a skill set as a TV news producer.