Downtown Orlando Thai-sushi, Winter Park Japanese restaurants among 5 shutdowns last week

Five Central Florida restaurants received emergency orders to shut down in the week of Jan. 2 -Jan. 8, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Orange County

Oudom Thai And Sushi at 100 S. Eola Dr. #10 in Orlando shut down on Jan. 5.

Inspectors found 25 violations, six of which were a high priority.

Those violations included utensils stored in dirty water, flying insects, improperly stored raw animal food, and more than 30 roaches found in the walls and pipes behind the cooking equipment.

Inspectors returned on Jan. 10, but still found 12 violations, and again on Jan. 12, but still found seven violations with two deemed a high priority, and the restaurant remained closed. Flying insects were still found in the kitchen area and seven more live roaches were found near the cook line or in the prep area.

Kiko Japanese Cuisine at 110 S. Semoran Blvd. in Winter Park shut down Jan. 5.

Inspectors found 21 violations, six of which were a high priority.

Those violations included a stop-sale for dented and rusted cans, nonfood grade bags touching food, and rodent activity.

Officials revisited the restaurant on Jan. 6. They found five violations but allowed the restaurant to reopen.

Volusia County

Goodrich Seafood & Oyster House at 253 River Road in Oak Hill shut down on Jan. 4.

Inspectors found 10 violations, three of which were a high priority.

Those violations included rodent activity and the improper storage of food.

Officials revisited the restaurant on the same day and found three violations, one of which was a high priority for improper food storage.

They allowed the restaurant to reopen.

Italian Pizza & Grill at 515 N. Atlantic Ave. in Daytona Beach shut down on Jan. 4.

Inspectors found 32 violations, five of which were a high priority.

Those violations included flying insects, improperly storing raw food, and a stop-sale for flies inside an open bag of sugar.

Officials revisited the restaurant on the same day.

They found 12 violations but noted the restaurant didn’t comply with the emergency order, so it remained shut down.

A third visit took place on Jan. 5. Inspectors found only four violations and allowed the restaurant to reopen.

Osceola County

Taco Bell store #39584 at 3601 13th St. in St. Cloud shut down on Jan. 3.

Officials found eight violations, one of which was a high priority for employees working in sitting water.

Inspectors noted the water was “constantly coming up through the floor,” with them having no way to shut the water off.

It’d been an ongoing problem at the restaurant for three days.

Officials revisited the restaurant on Jan. 5.

They found five violations, but the water issue had been fixed, so they allowed it to reopen.

Complaints and warnings

Orange County had the top spot for most warnings and other complaints in Central Florida with 45.

Volusia County had 18, Brevard had 11, Seminole had 11, Lake had 1, and Osceola had 4. Warnings given with required follow-up inspections could lead to a business being shut down if problems remain.

In surrounding counties, 14 warnings or complaints were filed in Polk and none in Sumter.

You can view recent restaurant inspections below for all of Central Florida for the last 30 days. Those with emergency orders were shut down because of high-priority violations and only reopened after follow-up inspections signed off on those violations.

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