Inspectors shut down only 1 Central Florida restaurant last week
Only one Central Florida restaurant was forced to shut down temporarily the week of Aug. 13-19, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Peanuts Sports Bar located at 421 Flagler Ave., in New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County was forced to close on Aug. 17 when officials found 17 violations, including seven deemed high priority.
Those violations included roach and rodent activity, a stop-sale on food due to temperature abuse, an improperly stored toxic substance and a missing vacuum breaker.
Officials revisited the restaurant on Aug. 18. They found nine violations, two of which were time extensions for dish machine sanitizer not being at the proper strength and the missing vacuum breaker.
The restaurant requires a follow-up inspection but was allowed to reopen.
Complaints and warnings
Orange County had the top spot for most warnings and other complaints in Central Florida, with 47.
Volusia had 25, Brevard had 27, Lake had 11, Osceola had 15 and Seminole had 10. Warnings given with required follow-up inspections could lead to a business being shut down if problems remain.