Five Central Florida restaurants shut down the week of Oct. 5-11, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Orange
Little Saigon Restaurant at 1106 E. Colonial Dr. in Orlando shut down on Oct. 6. Inspectors found 12 violations, two of which were high priorities for raw food stored over unwashed produce and roach activity. Officials revisited the restaurant the next day. They found nine violations and issued a time extension for raw food stored over unwashed food. The restaurant met inspection standards.
Okayama Sushi & Hibachi at 2320 S. Kirkman Road shut down on Oct. 3. Inspectors found eight violations, two of which were high priorities for roach activity and operating without a business license. A second inspection occurred on Oct. 6. There were three violations, two of which were the same high priorities from the previous inspection. A third and final inspection took place the same day. There were no violations, and the restaurant met inspection standards.
Persis Indian Grill at 5931 International Dr., Suite 103-104, shut down on Oct. 7. Inspectors found 40 violations, 12 of which were high priorities. Those violations included an employee handling soiled equipment, then engaging in food preparation, flying insects, roach activity and an improperly stored toxic substance. Inspectors returned on Oct. 8 finding four violations, including one high priority violation for improper food bags, for which the venue was given a time extension. The restaurant met inspection standards.
Seminole
Buster’s Bistro at 300 S. Sanford Ave. in Sanford shut down on Oct. 7. Inspectors found 34 violations, seven of which were high priorities. Those violations include flying insects, sewage water backing up in the sinks and the spray hose at a dish sink being lower than the flood rim of the sink. A second inspection occurred on Oct. 8. Inspectors found 13 violations, but none was a high priority. The restaurant requires a follow-up inspection, but it is not an immediate threat to the public.
Persis Indian Grill at 1109 International Parkway, Suite 1601, shut down on Oct. 7. Inspectors found 11 violations, three of which were high priorities. Those violations included roach activity, food held at the wrong temperatures and pesticides being used in the restaurant despite being marked for household use only. A second inspection occurred on Oct. 8. There were two violations, but neither were a high priority. The restaurant met inspection standards.
Total Inspections
Among all inspections across Central Florida, there were 2,835 violations total, including basic, intermediate and high violations.
Orange County had the most with 1,322, followed by Brevard with 412, Volusia with 352, Osceola with 268, Seminole with 259 and Lake with 242.