Five Palm Beach County restaurants were temporarily shut last week by the state for violations such as flies landing on raw fish and clean dishes, and dozens of live and dead roaches. No Broward County restaurants received emergency closure orders during the same period.<\/p>\n
The South Florida Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We cull through inspections that happen weekly and spotlight places ordered shut for violations such as improper food temperatures or dead cockroaches.<\/p>\n
Any restaurant that fails a state inspection must stay closed until it passes a follow-up. If you spot a possible violation and wish to file a complaint, visit myfloridalicense.com<\/a>. (But please don\u2019t contact us: The Sun Sentinel doesn\u2019t inspect restaurants.)<\/p>\n Palm Beach County<\/p>\n Little Moir\u2019s Food Shack Ordered shut: March 6<\/p>\n Why: Five violations (two high-priority<\/a>), including:<\/p>\n \u2022 About 42 live flies \u201clanding on sealed boxes of single-service bowls,\u201d \u201cshelves\u201d and \u201con wall\u201d at cook line, \u201con sealed bottle of dry seasoning\u201d above prep table next to walk-in cooler door,\u201d \u201con clean dishes at dish washing area,\u201d \u201cby back door on fold-up chairs and on wall,\u201d \u201cat front counter on wall by hand washing sink\u201d and \u201con table with raw fish being prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cEmployee washed hands and after used paper towel to wipe mouth, and without rewashing hands, employee placed on gloves to begin rolling egg rolls.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Time\/temperature issues involved diced tomatoes and cooked pasta.<\/p>\n Status: Reopened March 7 after a follow-up visit<\/a> found no violations.<\/p>\n Wendy\u2019s Ordered shut: March 5<\/p>\n Why: Six violations (five high-priority<\/a>), including:<\/p>\n \u2022 About eight live flies \u201cflying above ice cream machine dispenser next to soda machine by drive-thru window,\u201d \u201clanding on shelf with chemicals by mop sink\u201d and \u201con wall by dining room next to self-service soda machine.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 About 12 live ants \u201ccrawling on the floor under racks with bread and on walls by the electric breaker\u2019s panels.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 About three live roaches \u201ccrawling on the floor by CO2 tank inside storage room behind office by back door.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cEmployee was cleaning the floors then moved to handle container with food without washing hands first.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Time\/temperature issue involved cheese sauce.<\/p>\n Status: Reopened March 6 after a next-day inspection<\/a> found no violations.<\/p>\n Red Crab Juicy Seafood Ordered shut: March 2<\/p>\n Why: 12 violations (eight high-priority<\/a>), including:<\/p>\n \u2022 About 18 live roaches \u201cby reach-in cooler below storage rack to hold cooked potatoes and corn,\u201d \u201cunder low-boy cooler,\u201d \u201cin trash bucket,\u201d \u201cunder wok station,\u201d \u201cunder flip-top cooler,\u201d \u201cbehind oven by wok station,\u201d \u201cunder hand wash sink by prep table and reach-in freezer\u201d and \u201cin dining area in front of bathroom hallway.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 About 62 dead roaches \u201cunder low-boy cooler,\u201d \u201cin trash bucket,\u201d \u201cunder stove used to boil water,\u201d \u201cunder wok station,\u201d \u201cunder reach-in cooler,\u201d \u201cinside reach-in cooler,\u201d \u201cin between oven and small stove,\u201d \u201cunder three-compartment sink,\u201d \u201cunder dishwasher machine,\u201d \u201cunder two-compartment sink,\u201d \u201cby front counter in front of hand wash station,\u201d \u201con server station counter,\u201d \u201cunder server station table\u201d and \u201cby single-door reach-in cooler at server station.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 One live fly \u201clanding on clean bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cEmployees came from outside then put gloves on to begin work at cook line\u201d without washing hands.<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cEmployee handled raw clams then grabbed a clean container\u201d without washing hands.<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cRaw chicken stored over mozzarella sticks and cooked sausage.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Stop sale ordered for cheesecake \u201cdue to temperature abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Stop sale ordered for \u201cone dented can of marinara sauce.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cClam\/mussel\/oyster tags not marked with last date served.\u201d<\/p>\n Status: Reopened March 3 after a reinspection<\/a> found one intermediate violation. Ordered shut again March 5 after a third visit<\/a> found seven violations (three high-priority, two intermediate and two basic). Remained closed March 6 after a fourth inspection<\/a> yielded two violations (one high-priority and one basic) and reopened later that same day after a fifth visit<\/a> found no violations.<\/p>\n Wendy\u2019s Ordered shut: March 2<\/p>\n Why: Four violations (one high-priority<\/a>), including:<\/p>\n \u2022 About 15 live roaches in the kitchen \u201con back right wheel to burger flat top on cook line,\u201d \u201con ground under cook line\u201d and \u201cgoing inside of cove molding behind cook line.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 About 25 dead roaches \u201con ground under cook line equipment in kitchen,\u201d \u201cin gasket to front counter reach-in cooler door,\u201d \u201con ground under front counter one-door stainless reach-in cooler,\u201d \u201cin circuit breaker box on cook line,\u201d \u201cinside of hot-holding drawer at front counter,\u201d \u201con soap dispenser at ware washing area hand wash sink,\u201d \u201cin control device located under three-compartment sink in ware washing area\u201d and \u201con ground under three-compartment sink in warewashing area.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Floor soiled\/has accumulation of debris \u201cunder dining room soda machine and cook line equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n Status: Remained closed later that same day after a follow-up inspection<\/a> found two violations (one high-priority and one basic). Reopened March 3 after a third visit<\/a> found no violations.<\/p>\n Blue Anchor Pub Ordered shut: March 2<\/p>\n
103 S. U.S. Highway 1, Suite D3, Jupiter<\/p>\n
6049 S. Military Trail, Lake Worth<\/p>\n
1837 N. Military Trail, Unit B, West Palm Beach<\/p>\n
865 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton<\/p>\n
804 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach<\/p>\n