ORLANDO, FL. The Marriott Orlando Downtown at 400 W. Livingston St. drew 11 high-severity violations in a single inspection week, the highest total among 15 Orange County facilities cited between September 14 and September 20, 2026. The violations included food sourced from unapproved suppliers, inadequate shell stock records for shellfish, employees not reporting illness symptoms, and inspectors finding no functioning employee health policy on site.
The hotel's inspection record also flagged the person in charge as absent or not performing duties, a finding that compounds nearly every other violation on the list. Without active managerial oversight, inspectors documented both inadequate handwashing and improper handwashing technique as separate citations, meaning employees were not washing hands frequently enough and were not doing it correctly when they did.
The Closure and the Fly Count
State inspectors emergency-closed Oodle Ramen & More at 5812 Conroy Rd. on September 15 for fly activity. The closure came alongside 8 high-severity violations that included food from unapproved sources, inadequate shell stock records, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, and two separate citations for toxic chemicals, one for improper storage or labeling and one for improper identification and use.
The fly activity that triggered the closure at Oodle Ramen was not an isolated finding. Inspectors documented no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, a violation that matters specifically because the restaurant's menu includes items that depend on precise cooking temperatures for safety.
West Colonial Drive and the Noodle House
Walala Hand-Pulled Noodles House at 5062 W. Colonial Dr. recorded 10 high-severity violations, second only to the Marriott. The list included food from unapproved sources, food in poor condition or adulterated, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned, food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, toxic chemicals improperly stored, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items.
Walala also had no employee health policy, a finding that appeared at seven of the fifteen facilities inspected this week.
Pollos Del Rancho at 4061 S. Goldenrod Rd. matched Oodle Ramen with 8 high-severity violations. Inspectors cited food contaminated by chemical, physical, or biological hazards; food from unapproved sources; food in poor condition; inadequate shell stock records; improperly cleaned food contact surfaces; no consumer advisory; and no employee health policy. Pollos Del Rancho has only 3 prior inspections on record, making this week's tally significant for a facility still early in its inspection history.
Downtown and the Church Street Corridor
Cucina Pizza & Bar at 54 W. Church St. drew 7 high-severity violations including an absent or non-functioning person in charge, no employee health policy, improper handwashing technique, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, toxic chemicals improperly stored, no consumer advisory, and a citation for time not being properly used as a public health control. Inspectors also flagged improper sewage or wastewater disposal as an intermediate violation.
The sewage violation at Cucina appeared at four other facilities this week: Charley's Philly Steaks at 433 N. Alafaya Trail, Napasorn Thai Restaurant at 56 E. Pine St., Brooklyn Pizza at 5681 Pershing Ave., Bella Italia at 4662 E. Michigan St., and Nunos Cafe at 12001 Avalon Lake Dr.
Charley's Philly Steaks recorded 7 high-severity violations of its own, including an absent person in charge, employees not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing, improper handwashing technique, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, no consumer advisory, and toxic chemicals improperly stored.
Bayline Diner & Empl Cafe at 6550 Adventure Way also reached 7 high-severity violations. Inspectors there found no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, inadequate shell stock records, parasite destruction procedures not followed, toxic chemicals improperly stored, and no allergen awareness demonstrated.
The Rest of the Week
Nunos Cafe drew 6 high-severity violations including an absent person in charge, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, food from unapproved sources, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. It shares the Avalon Lake Drive address with Blackhawk Social Club, which recorded 3 high-severity violations including food not cooked to required minimum temperatures and an intermediate citation for improper sewage disposal.
Brooklyn Pizza drew citations for no employee health policy, food from unapproved sources, food in poor condition, inadequate shell stock records, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, and no consumer advisory, alongside intermediate violations for sewage disposal and multi-use utensils not properly cleaned.
Bella Italia's 6 high-severity violations included employees not reporting illness, improper handwashing technique, food in poor condition, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, no consumer advisory, and no allergen awareness demonstrated.
McDonald's at 7409 E. Colonial Dr. was cited for improper handwashing technique, parasite destruction procedures not followed, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, no consumer advisory, toxic chemicals improperly stored, and no allergen awareness demonstrated.
Orient Cafe at 4525 S. Semoran Blvd. had 6 high-severity violations: no employee health policy, improper handwashing technique, inadequate shell stock records, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, no consumer advisory, and toxic chemicals improperly stored. Inspectors also noted single-use items being improperly reused.
Napasorn Thai Restaurant drew 3 high-severity violations, the lowest among the flagged facilities. Talay at 861 N. Orange Ave. recorded a single high-severity violation for toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled.
What These Violations Mean
Seven of the fifteen facilities this week had no written employee health policy, and three of those, including Charley's Philly Steaks, Nunos Cafe, and Bayline Diner, also had employees not reporting illness symptoms. Those two violations together describe a kitchen where a worker who is sick has no formal instruction to stay home and no system requiring disclosure. Norovirus spreads through direct contact with contaminated food, and a single sick food worker can infect dozens of customers before anyone connects the illnesses to a meal.
The Marriott Downtown's combination of no illness reporting, no health policy, inadequate handwashing, and improper handwashing technique in a single inspection represents a layered failure. Each violation on its own is serious; together, they describe a kitchen where contamination can move from an ill employee's hands onto food with no barrier at any point in the process.
Food from unapproved sources, cited at the Marriott, Walala, Oodle Ramen, Pollos Del Rancho, Brooklyn Pizza, and Nunos Cafe, is not a paperwork issue. When food bypasses USDA and FDA inspection, there is no traceability if customers become ill. Investigators cannot identify the contaminated lot, cannot issue a recall, and cannot determine how many other facilities received the same product.
Parasite destruction procedures not followed, cited at both Bayline Diner and McDonald's on E. Colonial, means that fish, pork, or wild game served at those locations was not subjected to the freezing or cooking protocols required to kill parasites including Anisakis in fish and Trichinella in pork. These are not theoretical risks; they are the reason the protocols exist.
The Longer Record
Napasorn Thai Restaurant and Orient Cafe each have 46 and 43 prior inspections on record, respectively, making them among the most frequently inspected facilities on this week's list. Blackhawk Social Club also has 43 prior inspections. The volume of inspections at those locations means this week's findings are not early-stage problems at new restaurants; they are recurring patterns at facilities that have been through the inspection process dozens of times.
Brooklyn Pizza has 34 prior inspections on record, as does Nunos Cafe. Both drew 6 high-severity violations this week, including food from unapproved sources at Brooklyn Pizza and an absent person in charge at Nunos. Oodle Ramen, which was emergency-closed on September 15, has 28 prior inspections on record. The fly activity that triggered the closure was not found at a facility new to state oversight.
The Marriott Downtown has 27 prior inspections on record. Its 11 high-severity violations this week represent the largest single-facility total in the week's data, and the facility's history suggests inspectors are not visiting for the first time.
Pollos Del Rancho, with only 3 prior inspections, stands apart. Eight high-severity violations at a facility this early in its inspection history, including food contamination, unapproved sourcing, and no consumer advisory, is a pattern that typically takes longer to accumulate. Walala Hand-Pulled Noodles House has 11 prior inspections and drew 10 high-severity violations this week, including both unapproved food sourcing and food in poor condition, two citations that were unresolved as of the inspection date.
