Eight Central Florida restaurants were ordered to shut down temporarily the week of Nov. 12-18, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Orange County

Mama’s Cheese Steak at 629 N. Westmoreland Dr. in Orlando was shut down Nov. 16 after inspectors found 20 violations including six deemed high priority.

Those include an employee that cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food, equipment or utensils without washing hands. They also found flying insects on the cook line and several rodent droppings in dry storage and in the dining room floor. They also cited the venue for raw chicken stored over butter packets in the freezer.

Inspectors returned on Nov. 17 finding five violations, two of which were high priority including more evidence of rodent activity. They returned a second time that day, though, finding only three basic violations, and allowed the restaurant to reopen.

Papa Gio’s of Chuluota at 16869 E. Colonial Dr. in Orlando was shut down on Nov. 14 after inspectors found 16 violations, six of which were high priority.

Those included live roaches found near the water heater, a dented can of olives, garlic oil kept at too high a temperature overnight on the pizza station, and raw chicken stored over cooked chicken in the walk-in cooler, and raw veal stored over stuffed shells in the tall reach-in freezer.

Inspectors returned on Nov. 15 finding only one basic violation and allowed the venue to reopen. The restaurant had been closed temporarily after June and August inspections as well.

Paulino Paradise at 9401 W. Colonial Dr. in Ocoee was shut down Nov. 13 after inspectors found seven violations, three of which were high priority.

They included live roached found on the door of the walk-in cooler and behind the fryer, roach droppings and rice held at lower temperature than the required 135 degrees Fahrenheit.

Inspectors returned on the same day, and gave a time extension on the underheated rice, the only high priority issue among four violations, but allowed the restaurant to reopen. The venue had previously been temporarily closed in September.

Mr. King Mangonada at 701 W. Lancaster Road in Orlando, a food truck that had been shut down Oct. 30 because of lack of running water and flying insects among 10 overall violations was allowed to reopen after a followup inspection on Nov. 13.

It still had two violations, neither of which were high priority, and it was allowed to reopen.

Seminole County

Bonfires at 1340 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo was shut down on Nov. 13 after inspectors found 15 violations, five of which were high priority.

Those include rodent droppings found in an opened package food carton, on shelves near food prep counters and elsewhere. The venue was also citied for corn hash, rob tops and sausage gravy behind held at higher than required temperatures, and the ready-to-eat sausage gravy exceeding older than seven days since preparation.

Inspectors found seven basic violations, but none that were a high priority on a return that same day, and the restaurant was allowed to reopen. The restaurant had been shut down temporarily in September as well.

Santorini Restaurant at 111 Geneva Dr. in Oviedo was shut down Nov. 17 after inspectors found nine violations, three of which were high priority.

Those included Raid used to spray live roaches, 17 of which were found in an open electrical outlet, near to the cook-line cooler, below the food prep counter and elsewhere.

Inspectors returned on Nov. 20 finding only one basic violation, and allowed the restaurant to reopen.

Lake County

Naples Italian Restaurant at 1107 W. North Blvd. in Leesburg was shut down Nov. 14 after inspectors found 10 violations including two deemed high priority.

Those were for live roaches found in the rear prep area and under the dish machine around chemical containers. Inspectors also said cheese, sausage, tomatoes, cut lettuce and ham were outside of safe temperatures.

Inspectors returned on Nov. 15 finding yet again 15 live roaches under the prep table, but then a second inspection on Nov. 15 revealed no violations and the restaurant was allowed to reopen.

Volusia County

Blue and Brews Bistro at 790 Atlantic Ave. in Ormond Beach was shut down on Nov. 16 after inspectors found 14 violations, 8 of which were deemed high priority.

Those include rodent droppings found near the cook line, next to bowls and plates, under the food storage rack and elsewhere. It also included raw shell eggs stored over soup in the walk-in cooler, ready-to-eat cooked port older that seven days, vegetable soup that had not cooled properly, lettuce stored above the required temperature, and egg wash that had warmed up too much on the cook line.

Inspectors returned on the same day and found no violations, and allowed the venue to reopen. The restaurant had been shut down temporarily in August as well.

Brevard County

Shore Lanes Bowling Center at 600 N. Courtenay Parkway in Merritt Island was shut down on Nov. 15 after inspectors found six violations including one deemed high priority.

Inspectors found hundreds of rodent droppings among a non-functioning walk-in cooler, in the dish area, on shelves, floors and equipment and “too many to count” in storage areas filled with discarded equipment and debris.

Inspectors returned on Nov. 17 finding no violations, and the venue 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 24, Brevard had 20, Lake had three, Seminole had 12 and Osceola had four. Warnings given with required follow-up inspections could lead to a business being shut down if problems remain.