Five Central Florida restaurants shut down the week of Oct. 29-Nov. 4, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Orange
Mr. King Mangonada #2, a food truck, at 701 W. Lancaster Road in Orlando shut down on Oct. 30. Inspectors found 10 violations, two of which were a high priority for flying insects and not having potable water.
The truck is still closed at this time of publishing.
Lee Bistro at 5787 Vineland Road 110 in Orlando shut down on Nov. 3. Inspectors found 30 violations, eight of which were a high priority.
Those violations included an employee washing their hands without soap, nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food, rodent activity, food held at the wrong temperature and raw food stored over ready-to-eat food.
Officials conducted a second inspection on Nov. 4. They found 13 violations, and issued time extensions on high-priority violations for improper chlorine sanitizer strength, raw food stored next to ready-to-eat food and food held at the wrong temperatures.
A follow-up inspection is required, but violations are an immediate threat to the public, so the restaurant was allowed to reopen.
Volusia
Daisy’s Diner at 915 N. Spring Garden Ave. in DeLand shut down on Oct. 31. Inspectors found 22 violations, eight of which were a high priority.
Those violations included an employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands, improperly using a pesticide, roach activity and food held at the wrong temperatures.
A second inspection on Nov. 4 found four violations.
Two more inspections were conducted on Nov. 2.
On the first inspection, there were two violations. One was a high priority for roach activity.
The emergency was lifted on the second inspection after finding zero violations.
La Strega Bistro at 275 S. Charles Richard Beall Blvd. Suite 107 in DeBary shut down on Nov. 1. Inspectors found a single high-priority violation for rodent droppings.
A follow-up inspection was required.
On the same day, an administrative complaint was recommended before the restaurant fully complied with the emergency order.
Seminole
Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers at 90 W. Mitchell Hammock Road in Oviedo shut down on Nov. 1. Inspectors found six violations, one of which was a high priority for rodent activity.
A second inspection the same day found four violations, but none were 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 14, Lake had five, Seminole had six and Osceola had nine. Warnings given with required follow-up inspections could lead to a business being shut down if problems remain.
