{"id":9249,"date":"2025-02-27T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T20:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/?p=9249"},"modified":"2025-02-27T15:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T20:45:00","slug":"spider-infestations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/2025\/02\/27\/spider-infestations\/","title":{"rendered":"Spider infestations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Uninvited Guests: Spider Colonies, Roaches, and Rodent Droppings Shut Down Three South Florida Restaurants<\/h1>\n<h2>PALM BEACH COUNTY<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Not So Bizaare Ave Cafe<\/strong><br \/>\n921 Lake Ave., Lake Worth Beach<br \/>\n<strong>Ordered shut:<\/strong> Feb. 21<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why:<\/strong> Nine violations (four high-priority), including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>37 rodent droppings \u201con top of dish machine at downstairs kitchen,\u201d \u201con the ledge by not-in-use, walk-in cooler at upstairs kitchen\u201d and in other areas of the kitchens such as \u201con floor by not-in-use, walk-in cooler door,\u201d \u201con floor under shelf by three-compartment sink\u201d and \u201cunder prep sink.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Stop sale issued for sliced American cheese \u201cdue to temperature abuse.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Time\/temperature issue also involved cooked rice.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPersonal beverages stored with and above food in upright cooler.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Status:<\/strong> Remained closed Feb. 22 after a second inspection found two violations (one high-priority). Reopened later that day after a third visit found one basic violation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>El Centenario<\/strong><br \/>\n6376 Forest Hill Blvd., Greenacres<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ordered shut:<\/strong> Feb. 17<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why:<\/strong> 10 violations (seven high-priority), including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>18 live roaches \u201cin kitchen walking on floor, on wall around electrical outlets, and on clean and sanitized dishes on shelf under prep table.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>25 dead roaches \u201cin kitchen on floor, shelves with clean and sanitized plates,\u201d \u201con floor next to coolers at bar area\u201d and \u201cin oven.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Stop sale ordered for cooked beans and seafood soup \u201cdue to temperature abuse.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Stop sale ordered for \u201c10 packages of commercially processed, reduced-oxygen packaged mahi mahi bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use\u201d because it was \u201cno longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEmployee handled visibly soiled cloth to wipe hands and, without washing hands, employee began to handle and plate customers\u2019 food.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Status:<\/strong> Remained closed Feb. 18 after a second inspection found two violations (one high-priority), but reopened Feb. 19 after a third visit found no violations.<\/p>\n<h2>BROWARD COUNTY<\/h2>\n<p><strong>China One<\/strong><br \/>\n15711 Sheridan St., Fort Lauderdale<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ordered shut:<\/strong> Feb. 18<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why:<\/strong> 12 violations (five high-priority), including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThree spider colonies in kitchen above drying rack above triple sink\u201d and \u201cone spider colony at front desk.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Five roaches \u201ccrawling around soda cooler at front\u201d and \u201ccrawling on wall, around pots of soup on rack in kitchen.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>One dead roach \u201cat base of rack in kitchen.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Time\/temperature issues involved beef, fried egg roll, fried chicken nuggets, and yellow rice.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRaw chicken (commercially packaged) stored above cooked pork bits (not commercially packaged).\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Status:<\/strong> Remained closed Feb. 19 after a follow-up inspection found eight violations (two high-priority). Reopened Feb. 20 after a third inspection found two basic violations.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The temporary closure of these three restaurants highlights the importance of maintaining a clean and hygienic environment, free from pest infestations and rodent droppings. Restaurant owners and managers must ensure that their establishments meet the required standards to protect public health and safety.<\/p>\n<h4>FAQs<\/h4>\n<p>* What is the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation&#8217;s role in ensuring restaurant safety?<br \/>\nThe department conducts regular inspections to identify and address potential violations and ensures that restaurants meet the required standards.<br \/>\n* How can I report a possible violation at a restaurant?<br \/>\nYou can contact the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation to report a suspected violation.<br \/>\n* What happens if a restaurant fails an inspection?<br \/>\nThe restaurant may be ordered to close temporarily until it addresses the identified violations and passes a follow-up inspection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uninvited Guests: Spider Colonies, Roaches, and Rodent Droppings Shut Down Three South Florida Restaurants PALM BEACH COUNTY Not So Bizaare Ave Cafe 921 Lake Ave., Lake Worth Beach Ordered shut: Feb. 21 Why: Nine violations (four high-priority), including: 37 rodent droppings \u201con top of dish machine at downstairs kitchen,\u201d \u201con the ledge by not-in-use, walk-in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9249","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dining"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/7D5E52L6WRBERIVISLQVG5OHFA-3.webp?w=780&h=409&w=780&resize=780,409&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9249"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9251,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9249\/revisions\/9251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}