4 Central Florida restaurants and a food truck shut down last week

4 Central Florida restaurants and a food truck shut down last week

Four Central Florida restaurants and a food truck shut down the week of Jan. 12-18, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Lake

Taqueria Las Catrinas at 4120 Corley Island Road, Suite 300 in Leesburg shut down on Jan. 16. Inspectors found 23 violations, four of which were high priorities. Those violations included an employee touching their soiled clothes during food prep, a mobile food vehicle dispensing wastewater in an unapproved location, sewage dumped on the ground under the establishment and raw animal food not separated from ready-to-eat food. Officials conducted a second inspection on Jan. 17. There were no violations. The restaurant complied with the emergency order.

Mas Q Arepas at 940 U.S. Highway 27, Vin #B121 in Clermont shut down on Jan. 16. Inspectors found 17 violations, three of which were high priorities. Those violations included a mobile food dispensing vehicle receiving water from an unapproved source, an improperly stored toxic substance and raw food not separated from ready-to-eat food. A second inspection occurring the same day found four violations. None was a high priority and the restaurant met inspection standards. On Jan. 17, officials conducted a third inspection. There were no high priorities, but the truck required a follow-up inspection.

Brevard

Melbourne Hop Bo Chinese Restaurant at 2447 N. Wickham Road Suite #120 in Melbourne shut down on Jan. 13. Inspectors found 12 violations, two of which were high priorities for raw animal foods not being separated from each other and rodent activity. A second inspection occurred on the same day. There was one violation but it wasn’t a high priority. The restaurant met inspection standards.

Volusia

Stoner’s Pizza Joint Daytona at 918 W International Speedway Blvd, Building 1 in Daytona Beach shut down on Jan. 14. Inspectors found 14 violations, only one of which was a high priority for rodent activity. A second inspection occurred on Jan. 15. There were three violations but none was a high priority. The restaurant met inspection standards.

Masala Indian Cuisine at 581 Beville Road in South Daytona shut down on Jan. 16. Inspectors found 16 violations, three of which were high priorities. Those included raw animal food stored over unwashed produce, rodent activity and food held at the wrong temperatures. A second inspection occurred on Jan. 17. Officials found six violations and issued two time extensions for previous high-priority violations. The restaurant requires a follow-up inspection.

Complaints and warnings

Orange County had the top spot for most warnings and other complaints in Central Florida with 41.

Volusia had 28, Brevard and Osceola had 10 each, Seminole had seven and Lake had six.

 

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