All three South Florida restaurants temporarily shut by the state last week were in Palm Beach County.<\/p>\n
Inspections found issues including a \u201cbottle of medication stored above vegetables,\u201d a Windex bottle on a \u201cprep table next to raw chicken,\u201d 70 dead flies in a kitchen bug zapper, and 70 rodent droppings in several areas of a restaurant.<\/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 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 Los Agaves Mexican Restaurant\u00a0<\/p>\n 1179 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., Royal Palm Beach<\/p>\n Ordered shut: Sept. 24<\/p>\n Why: 14 violations (five high-priority<\/a>), including:<\/p>\n \u2022 About three rodent droppings \u201con top of boxes above soda.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 About two dead roaches \u201con wall under hot water heater\u201d and \u201con floor under shelf used to store tortilla chips.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cBottle of medication stored above vegetables\u201d in kitchen.<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cEmployee at cook [line] wiped face and after, without washing hands, employee began to prepare cut green onions.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cRaw shell eggs stored above cut onions.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cNon-commercially packaged raw chicken stored above raw scallops.\u201d<\/p>\n Status: Reopened later that same day after a reinspection<\/a> found no violations.<\/p>\n The Hive Waterfront Restaurant & Tiki<\/p>\n 2412 Floral Road, Lantana<\/p>\n Ordered shut: Sept. 23<\/p>\n Why: 10 violations (eight high-priority<\/a>), including:<\/p>\n \u2022 About 70 rodent droppings on floor \u201cof dry storage closet\u201d and \u201cof warewashing room.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Two dead roaches \u201con floor near prep area\u201d and \u201con floor inside of walk-in cooler.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cRaw shrimp [stored] above ready-to-eat \u2026 tomatoes.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cRaw chicken stored above raw ground beef.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Stop sale ordered because \u201ccommercially processed reduced-oxygen packaged raw tuna bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use [was] no longer frozen and not removed from reduced-oxygen package in walk-in cooler.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Stop sale ordered \u201cdue to temperature abuse\u201d for clam chowder, meatloaf, housemade blue cheese dressing, pico mix, housemade ranch, sliced ham, mozzarella, whole milk, heavy cream, coleslaw and blue cheese.<\/p>\n \u2022 Time\/temperature issue also involved chicken breast.<\/p>\n Status: Reopened Sept. 24 after a follow-up visit<\/a> found three violations (one high-priority).<\/p>\n Shish Grill<\/p>\n 690 W. Yamato Road, Suite 7, Boca Raton<\/p>\n Ordered shut: Sept. 22<\/p>\n