{"id":243019,"date":"2026-04-23T09:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/243019\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:37:07","slug":"7-more-central-florida-restaurants-close-over-pest-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/243019\/","title":{"rendered":"7 more Central Florida restaurants close over pest problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Last week, seven more restaurants across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector<\/a>, according to state records.<\/p>\n

These records show that the reported eateries experienced violations like pests, storage violations and more.<\/p>\n

[BELOW: Over 100 roaches, hundreds of droppings found at Orlando Chinese restaurant]<\/p>\n

Furthermore, inspectors noted that roaches and other pests were prominent issues for many of these locations.<\/p>\n

However, most of the closed restaurants were eventually allowed to reopen after meeting inspection standards.<\/p>\n

The full list of Central Florida eateries required to close last week is as follows:<\/p>\n

DAYTONA BEACH<\/p>\n

35 Bistro and Wine Bar \u2014 740 Main Street<\/p>\n

HAINES CITY<\/p>\n

Taqueria Don Gonzalo \u2014 103 U.S. Hwy. 17-92 N.<\/p>\n

MERRITT ISLAND<\/p>\n

Tasty K-Pot \u2014 325 E. Merritt Island Causeway<\/p>\n

ORLANDO<\/p>\n

Ayiti Breeze Bar & Grill \u2014 701 W. Lancaster Road<\/p>\n

SATELLITE BEACH<\/p>\n

Banana River Caf\u00e9 \u2014 1301 S. Patrick Drive<\/p>\n

ST. PETERSBURG<\/p>\n

Red Lobster \u2014 6151 34 Street N.<\/p>\n

TAMPA<\/p>\n

Piccola Italia Bistro \u2014 2140 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.<\/p>\n

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