PERRY, FL. Back in April 2026, state inspectors ordered 3 Nelsons Burgers & Wraps LLC on East Ash Street shut down after documenting rodent activity inside the restaurant, triggering an emergency closure that gave the business until April 3 to vacate the premises.
It was the second emergency closure in the facility's recorded history.
What Inspectors Found
3 Nelsons Burgers & Wraps: April 2026 Inspection Sequence
The closure inspection on April 2 produced the most serious single-day tally in the facility's recent record: 8 high-severity violations and 6 intermediate violations. Rodent activity was the finding that triggered the shutdown order.
The restaurant cleared enough of those violations to reopen the afternoon of April 3, at 2:58 p.m. But two high-severity violations and one intermediate violation were still on the books when inspectors allowed the doors to open again.
The Violations
A follow-up inspection on April 10 found the facility still carrying two high-severity violations. One cited no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods. The other documented toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled. An intermediate violation for inadequate ventilation and lighting was also recorded that day.
The chemical storage violation is among the more straightforward high-severity citations an inspector can write. Chemicals stored or labeled incorrectly near food preparation areas create a direct contamination risk.
The consumer advisory violation is narrower in scope but targets a specific at-risk population. Customers who are elderly, pregnant, or immunocompromised rely on posted advisories to make informed decisions about dishes containing raw or undercooked proteins. Without one, that choice is made in the dark.
What These Violations Mean
Rodent activity is one of a handful of findings that Florida inspectors treat as grounds for immediate closure, and the reasoning is direct. Rodents move through walls, across prep surfaces, and into food storage without regard for business hours. They carry pathogens including Salmonella and Hantavirus, and their droppings and urine can contaminate surfaces and food that customers will never know were exposed. An inspector documenting rodent activity inside a food service facility is documenting an active, ongoing contamination risk, not a theoretical one.
The chemical storage violation found on April 10 represents a different category of danger. Cleaning agents, sanitizers, and pesticides stored near or above food, or placed in unlabeled containers, can enter food through spills, splashes, or simple mislabeling. Acute chemical poisoning from contaminated food can produce symptoms that mimic foodborne illness, which means the source is often never identified.
The consumer advisory violation matters most for the customers least able to absorb the risk. Raw or undercooked beef, eggs, and fish carry elevated exposure to pathogens that thorough cooking would eliminate. A posted advisory does not remove the risk, but it gives vulnerable diners the information they need to make a different choice.
The Longer Record
The April closure did not arrive without warning in the inspection record. The facility has accumulated 196 violations across 28 inspections, a volume that works out to roughly 7 violations per visit on average. That is not the profile of a restaurant that runs into occasional trouble. It is the profile of a facility that has struggled to maintain consistent compliance across years of oversight.
The six months before the April closure showed the pattern clearly. Inspectors found high-severity violations at 3 Nelsons in June 2025, July 2025, and again in April 2026. The December 2025 and August 2025 visits were cleaner, with no high-severity findings, but neither produced a clean bill of health.
This was also not the first time the state moved to close the restaurant entirely. Records show one prior emergency closure before April 2026, meaning the rodent activity finding that triggered the April shutdown was the second time inspectors determined the facility posed enough of an immediate risk to order it shut. A facility reaching a second emergency closure across its inspection history is a facility that has been at this threshold before.
The April 10 inspection, conducted a week after the restaurant reopened, still found two high-severity violations on site. Whether those violations were addressed in any subsequent inspection is not reflected in the data available.