2 Central Florida restaurants in Orange County shut down last week
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shut down two Central Florida dining venues for health code violations during the week from Jan. 11-17.
Orange
King Buffet at 2157 E Semoran Blvd. in Apopka shut down on Jan. 12. Inspectors found 19 violations, six of which were high priorities. Those violations included a dented can of apple sauce, a flat of shell eggs in the shelf stored over cream cheese and rodent bait in an open container on top of a dish machine. A second inspection occurred on Jan. 13. There were five violations, one of which was a high priority for a missing vacuum breaker. The restaurant met inspection standards.
Yamasan Japanese Restaurant Inc. at 1606 N. Mills Ave. in Orlando shut down on Jan. 13. Inspectors found 18 violations, two of which were high priorities. Those violations included an employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and roach activity. A second inspection occurred on Jan. 14. 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 3,648 violations total, including basic, intermediate and high violations.
Orange County had the most with 1,671, followed by Volusia with 515, Brevard with 454, Lake with 361, Osceola with 360 and Seminole with 287.