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Three Central Florida restaurants and two food trucks were shut down the week of May 12-18, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

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Antojitos Chapin, a food truck at 454 W. Main St. #Vin 6308 in Apopka, shut down on May 16. Inspectors found 10 violations, only one of which was a high priority for lacking potable running water. Officials revisited the food truck on May 17. No violations were found, and the truck complied with the emergency order.

Embassy Suites Resort – Lake Buena Vista at 8100 Lake St. in Orlando shut down on May 16. There were four violations, one of which was a high priority for roaches found in several areas around the kitchen area. Officials conducted another inspection on the same day and found one violation. It wasn’t a high priority. The restaurant met inspection standards.

Taqueria Taco Express Mexican Street Food, a food truck located at 1810 Rock Spring Road Vin #0460 in Apopka, shut down on May 14. Inspectors found 16 violations, three of which were a high priority. Those priorities included not having potable water, putting cooked rice in to-go bags  and flats of raw shell eggs being cooked over beef in the reach-in cooler. Officials revisited the food truck on May 15 and found four violations. None were a high priority. The truck met inspection standards. read more

A unique townhome is for sale in Lake Eola Heights.

The 3,713-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath residence is one of five townhomes carved out of a former mission-style church built in 1928. This three-story end-unit luxury townhome ties together modern and industrial touches with original architectural elements.

The home, at 601. E. Ridgewood St. blocks away from Lake Eola, is listed for $1,899,500 and, according to property records, is being sold by Michael and Elisa Filoramo.

The Diocese of Orlando sold the church building in 2014 to developer Mark Kinchla, who transformed it into townhomes. He called the new property “Samsara,” Sanskrit for rebirth.

“Whoever buys this place, you really kind of own a really unique piece of history and a unique piece of art,” Drew Belani, the listing agent with Compass, told GrowthSpotter. “It’s something I think is very, very special and took a lot of vision to create.”

On the first floor is a mudroom with original tile and a separate entry door. There also is a room with an en suite bathroom that could serve as an office space or a guest bedroom. There are also two garage spaces. read more