Four Central Florida restaurants shut down the week of Oct 1-7, 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 Oct. 2. Inspectors found 12 violations, two of which were a high priority for rodent activity and food held at the wrong temperatures.
Official conducted another inspection the same day and found 11 violations. They issued a time extension for food being held at the wrong temperatures and allowed the restaurant to reopen, however, a follow-up inspection is required.
Keke’s Breakfast Cafe at 345 W. Fairbanks Ave. in Winter Park shut down on Oct 2. Inspectors found 11 violations, two of which were a high priority for an employee cracking raw eggs, then touching ready-to-eat food without washing their hands and roach activity.
A follow-up inspection on Oct. 3 found four violations and roach activity. The restaurant remained closed.
On Oct. 4, officials conducted a third inspection. They found two violations, but the restaurant met inspection standards.
Lake
Uncle Taco at 17431 U.S. Hwy 192 in Clermont shut down on Oct. 1. Officials found seven violations, three of which were a high priority. Those violations included not having potable running water, a stop-sale issued on food due to temperature abuse and food held at the wrong temperatures, which led to the stop-sale.
Officials revisited the restaurant on Oct. 3. They found one violation, but it wasn’t a high priority.
The restaurant met inspection standards.
Seminole
Habaneros Mexican Grill #5 at 829 Eyrie Dr. in Oviedo shut down on Oct. 3. Officials found 28 violations, seven of which were a high priority. Those violations included several instances of employees touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands, flying insects, roach activity and the presence of roach excrement.
A second inspection the same day found nine violations. 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 35.
Volusia had seven, Brevard had 11, Lake had six, Osceola had 12 and Seminole had 19. Warnings given with required follow-up inspections could lead to a business being shut down if problems remain.
