The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shut down four Central Florida restaurants for health code violations during the week from Dec. 28-Jan. 3.

LAKE

Lechonera El Barrio Clermont Restaurant LLC at 1800 S. U.S. Highway 27 in Clermont shut down on Dec. 29. Inspectors found 14 violations, three of which were high priorities. Those violations included raw food stored over ready-to-eat food and roach activity. A second inspection occurred on Dec. 31. Inspectors found two violations, one of which was a high priority for covering the closing sign posted by the inspectors. The restaurant required a follow-up inspection, but didn’t pose a threat to the public. A third and final inspection happened on Jan. 5. There were 10 violations, two of which were high priorities. The restaurant met inspection standards.

VOLUSIA

Sicily Pizza at 20 S. Atlantic Ave., Suite B in Daytona Beach shut down on Dec. 29. Inspectors found 15 violations, three of which were high priorities. Those violations included an employee failing to wash their hands before putting on gloves to work with food, roach activity and food held at the wrong temperatures. A second inspection occurred on Dec. 30. Inspectors found eight violations, one of which was a high priority for roach activity. The restaurant remained closed. Two more inspections happened on Dec. 31. On the first inspection, inspectors found one violation, but none was a high priority. The restaurant met inspection standards. The final inspection found one high-priority violation for covering up the closure sign. A follow-up inspection is required, but the restaurant wasn’t an immediate threat to the public.

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar at 2599 Enterprise Road in Orange City shut down on Dec. 29. Inspectors found 11 violations, three of which were high priorities. Those violations included an improper chlorine sanitizer, rodent activity and food held at the wrong temperatures. A second and final inspection occurred on Dec. 30. There were three violations, none was a high priority. The restaurant met inspection standards.

Eats & Sweets by Michael LLC at 2487 Volusia Ave., #101 in Orange City shut down on Dec. 29. Inspectors found seven violations, one of which was a high priority for rodent activity. A second and final inspection occurred the same day. There were three violations, but none was a high priority. The restaurant met inspection standards.

Total Inspections

Among all inspections across Central Florida, there were 697violations total, including basic, intermediate and high violations.

Orange County had the most with 196, followed by Lake with 154, Volusia with 131, Brevard with 85, Osceola with 79 and Seminole with 52.