Backed-up sewage, unclean utensils and more shut down 3 Central Florida restaurants last week

Backed-up sewage, unclean utensils and more shut down 3 Central Florida restaurants last week

Three Central Florida restaurants shut down in the week of May 21-26, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Volusia County

Half Wall #3 at 1889 State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach shut down on May 22.

Inspectors found 16 violations, five of which were a high priority. Those violations included food not being sold within a week of opening or preparation, rodent activity, single-use gloves not being changed out and food held at the wrong temperatures.

Officials revisited the restaurant on May 23. They found five violations and issued time extensions for two high-priority violations. Those violations were for food held at the wrong temperatures.

The restaurant met inspection standards.

La Fiesta Cantina Nsb at 114 Flagler Ave in New Smyrna Beach shut down on May 23.

Inspectors found 23 violations, 10 of which were a high priority. Those violations included rodent activity, a stop-sale on food, undercooked food, flying insects and dented food cans.

Officials revisited the restaurant on May 24. They found five violations and issued time extensions for two high-priority violations. Those violations included flying insects and food not in their commercial packaging.

The restaurant met inspection standards.

Osceola County

Burger King at 5760 Irlo Bronson Highway in Kissimmee shut down on May 23.

Inspectors found two violations, one of which was a high priority for backed-up sewage. The other was for not properly sanitizing equipment and utensils.

The restaurant met inspection standards on the same day.

Complaints and warnings

Orange County had the top spot for most warnings and other complaints in Central Florida with 33.

Volusia had 18, Brevard had six, Lake had seven, Osceola had five and Seminole had nine. 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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