4 Central Florida restaurants and 1 food truck shut down last week
Four Central Florida restaurants and a food truck shut down the week of March 16-22, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Orange
Mr. Quick Restaurant at 5615 W. Colonial Dr. in Orlando shut down on March 18. Inspectors found 15 violations, four of which were high priorities. Those violations included employees walking through sewage water to use the wait station, French toast mix made with raw eggs over a container of pickles, and salmon patties held at the wrong temperatures. A second inspection occurred the same day. Inspectors found 10 violations, but none was a high priority. The restaurant met inspection standards.
Hot Reggae Dogs 2, a food truck, at 705 W. Colonial Dr. in Orlando shut down on March 19. Inspectors found seven violations, three of which were high priorities. Those violations included roach activity, food at the wrong temperatures and raw eggs stored over mayonnaise. As of the publication of this article, the food truck has remained closed.
Seminole
Como En Casa Restaurant at 2960 W. S.R. 426, Suite 1056 in Oviedo shut down on March 20. Inspectors found 34 violations, seven of which were high priorities. Those violations included mop/wastewater dumped on the ground, larvae inside of a soda gun and a cutting board in front of a reach-in cooler soiled with food debris. Inspectors conducted a second inspection on March 21. They found seven violations, only one of which was a high priority. Authorities issued a time extension for foods not being commercially packaged. The restaurant requires a follow-up inspection but doesn’t pose a threat to the public.
Brevard
Rusty’s Seafood & Oyster Bar at 628 Glen Cheek Dr. in Cape Canaveral shut down on March 17. Inspectors found 13 violations, three of which were high priorities. Those violations included flying insects, a mold-like substance on the ice machine and chemical candles stored over a case of single service lids in a dry storage room. A second inspection occurred the same day. There were no violations. The restaurant complied with the emergency order.
Volusia
Johnny Rockets at 250 N. Atlantic Ave. Suite 291 in Daytona Beach shut down on March 20. Inspectors found 12 violations, only one of which was a high priority for rodent activity. A second inspection occurred on March 21. There were nine violations, but none was a high priority. The restaurant met inspection standards.
Complaints and warnings
Orange County had the top spot for most warnings and other complaints in Central Florida with 36.
Volusia had 21, Brevard had nine, Lake had eight, Osceola had eight and Seminole had five.