The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shut down six Central Florida restaurants for health code violations during the week from Dec. 14-20.
Orange
King Cajun Crawfish Restaurant at 924 N. Mills Ave. in Orlando shut down on Dec. 17 after inspectors found five violations, including two deemed high priority. Those involved roach activity, with both live roaches and roach droppings found. Inspectors returned the same day and found only one violation that was not high priority and allowed the venue to reopen.
Cornerstone Pizza at 1513 E. Michigan St. in Orlando shut down on Dec. 17 when inspectors found 16 violations, including one deemed high priority. That was for 14 live roaches found near the cook line and wash area. Inspectors returned on Dec. 19, still finding eight basic violations but none that was a high priority. The restaurant met inspection standards and reopened.
Lily’s Creole Restaurant at 607 Pine Hills Road in Orlando shut down on Dec. 17 when inspectors found seven violations, including one deemed high priority. That was for an employee who began working with food without first washing hands because the hand sink was not working. The sink was then repaired and the venue was allowed to reopen the same day.
Singh’s Roti Shop Restaurant and Bar at 5244 Old Winter Garden Road in Orlando shut down on Dec. 16 when inspectors found nine violations, including two deemed high priority. Those included raw eggs, stored over ready-to-eat food items, and more than 80 live roaches amid the kitchen and prep area. Inspectors returned on Dec. 17 finding only three violations, none of which was a high priority. The restaurant met inspection standards and was allowed to reopen.
Negril Metro Inc. at 2254 S. Kirkman Road in Orlando shut down on Dec. 17 when inspectors found six violations, including three marked high priority. Those included food with mold-like growth, more than 70 live, small, flying insects amid peppers and onions, and macaroni and cheese being held at lower than the required minimum temperature. Inspectors returned on Dec. 18 finding one basic violation only, and the venue was allowed to reopen.
Osceola
Little Italy at 2901 B-1 Parkway Blvd. in Kissimmee shut down on Dec. 18 when inspectors found 23 violations, including three deemed high priority. Those were for a dish washing machine with improper chlorine sanitizer strength, raw chicken stored over raw salmon, and eight live roaches found among the cookline and other locations. Inspectors returned on Dec. 19, still finding 21 violations, with two still deemed high priority for the dish washing machine and the raw food, both of which received time extensions. A manual sanitizing station was set up until the machine could be repaired. A follow-up inspection will be required, but inspectors allowed the venue to reopen.
Total Inspections
Among all inspections across Central Florida, there were 2,726 violations total, including basic, intermediate and high violations.
Orange County had the most with 1,064, followed by Volusia with 452, Brevard with 427, Seminole with 316, Osceola with 307 and Lake with 160.
