FLORIDA. A food service distribution warehouse in Orlando was emergency-closed after inspectors documented roaches, rodents, and flies simultaneously on the premises, making it the most severe single closure in a two-week stretch that produced 41 pest-related emergency shutdowns across the state.
DYA Ice Food Service at 4880 Distribution Court in Orlando was closed on August 17 with all three pest categories cited in the same inspection. The facility did not reopen until 4:53 p.m. that day, the latest reopening time of any facility closed on August 17. Because DYA is a food service operation rather than a sit-down restaurant, any contamination there touches product before it reaches other businesses.
The two-week period ran from August 16 through August 29. Of the 41 closures, 26 were roach-related, 11 involved rodents, and 4 were tied to fly or other pest activity. Orlando led all cities with five closures. Tampa followed with four. North Miami Beach recorded three, and Fort Lauderdale and Jacksonville each produced two.
The Roach Closures
The chain closures drew attention on August 21. Longhorn Steakhouse of Cypress Creek #5085 at 6225 N Andrews Ave in Fort Lauderdale was closed for roach activity and did not reopen until 4:23 p.m. that afternoon. The same day, Panera Bread #776 at 4403 Roosevelt Blvd in Jacksonville was shuttered for fly activity, reopening before 9 a.m.
Dunkin' Donuts at 8121 SW SR 200 in Ocala was also closed on August 21 for fly activity and was back open by 8:31 a.m., the fastest documented turnaround of any closure that day.
Sushi Masa Premium at 17021 Palm Pointe Drive in Tampa was emergency-closed for roaches on August 21 and reopened at 3:28 p.m. Two days earlier, Memo Modern Italian at 10103 Montague Street in Tampa had been closed for roach activity and was back open by 8:29 a.m. on August 17.
Doodle Noodle Bar at 9620 W Linebaugh Ave in Tampa was closed the same day for both roach and fly activity, reopening at 11:15 a.m.
In Orlando, Legends Caribbean Shack at 805 S Kirkman Road was closed for roaches on August 18 and reopened at 9:03 a.m. Temak House Sushi Fusion at 5417 International Drive, in the heart of Orlando's tourist corridor, was closed for roach activity on August 19 and reopened at 10:21 a.m.
Licking South Beach at 754-758 Washington Ave in Miami Beach was closed for roach activity on August 19 and reopened at 10:52 a.m. The Washington Avenue address puts it squarely in one of Miami Beach's highest-traffic dining corridors.
Hole in the Wall Seafood and Raw Bar at 23 Ave D in Apalachicola was closed for roach activity on August 18. No reopening time appears in the state record.
The Rodent Closures
North Miami Beach produced two rodent-linked closures on consecutive days. Eat and Run Subs at 16775 N Miami Ave was closed on August 20 for both roach and rodent activity and reopened at 8:46 a.m. One day earlier, CM Chicken at 1256 NE 163rd Street in North Miami Beach was closed for roach and rodent activity and reopened at 10:04 a.m. No URL was available for CM Chicken in state records.
Hot Wok at 3715 Emerson Street in Jacksonville was closed on August 17 for both roach and rodent activity, reopening at 10:34 a.m.
Havana Bistro and Cafe at 7975 S Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando was closed for rodent activity on August 21 and was the first facility in the state to reopen that day, clearing inspection at 9:06 a.m.
Bistrology LLC at 10004 US Hwy 98 W in Miramar Beach was closed for rodent activity on August 21 and did not reopen until 4:01 p.m., one of the longer turnarounds recorded that week.
Mosey's Downtown at 425 Grace Ave in Panama City was also closed August 21 for rodent activity and reopened at 4:47 p.m.
Bbee's Home Cooking Inc at 2511 Sanford Ave in Sanford was closed for rodent activity on August 19 and cleared inspection at 8:06 a.m., the earliest reopening of any rodent closure in the two-week period.
Ramen Hana and Sushi at 2661 SE Ocean Blvd in Stuart was closed for rodent activity on August 17 and did not reopen until 2:44 p.m.
What These Violations Mean
Live roaches in a kitchen are not a housekeeping problem. Cockroaches carry pathogens including Salmonella and E. coli on their bodies and legs, depositing them on food contact surfaces, prep equipment, and stored ingredients as they move. An inspector who documents live roach activity is documenting an active contamination route, not a potential one. The closures at Eat and Run Subs, CM Chicken, and Hot Wok, all of which combined roach and rodent activity in the same inspection, represent layered risk from two separate vectors at once.
Rodent activity carries a distinct and in some ways more acute danger. Rodents urinate continuously as they move, and their droppings and urine can carry hantavirus, leptospirosis, and Salmonella. When inspectors document rodent activity, they are typically finding droppings, gnaw marks, or grease trails, evidence that rodents have been moving through areas where food is stored or prepared. The closures at Bistrology LLC, Mosey's Downtown, and Ramen Hana and Sushi all required several hours of corrective work before inspectors cleared them to reopen.
Fly infestations, while sometimes treated as less serious than roaches or rodents, represent a direct contamination route when flies land on food or food-contact surfaces. The closures at Panera Bread #776 in Jacksonville and the Dunkin' Donuts in Ocala, both of which reopened within hours, suggest the infestations were addressed quickly, but flies can deposit bacteria from decaying organic matter onto food within a single landing.
The DYA Ice Food Service closure is the most consequential in the dataset because it involves a food distribution operation rather than a single restaurant. A contamination event at a distribution facility has the potential to affect multiple downstream customers before any single point of service is identified.
The Longer Record
The state inspection database does not include prior inspection counts in this dataset, which limits the ability to determine whether any of these facilities were repeat offenders with documented histories of pest citations before August 2026. What the closure dates do reveal is a geographic clustering that suggests conditions favorable to pest activity were present across multiple facilities in the same cities at the same time.
North Miami Beach saw three closures in a 48-hour window, with Eat and Run Subs on August 20 and CM Chicken and Seph Restaurant and Bakery both closed on August 19. Seph Restaurant and Bakery at 1362 NE 163rd Street was closed for rodent activity and did not reopen until 12:30 p.m., the latest reopening of the three North Miami Beach facilities that week.
Fort Lauderdale produced closures at three separate addresses across two days. Moonlite Diner at 6201 N Andrews Ave was closed for roach activity on August 20 and reopened at 1:12 p.m. Family Kitchen Restaurant and Catering at 3134 W Commercial Blvd was closed for roaches on August 18 and did not clear until 3:07 p.m. The Longhorn Steakhouse closure on August 21 was the third Fort Lauderdale shutdown in four days.
Tampa's four closures spanned five days and involved four different pest scenarios: roaches alone at Memo Modern Italian and Salem's Fresh Eats, roaches with flies at Doodle Noodle Bar, and roaches alone at Sushi Masa Premium. Salem's Fresh Eats at 2015 N 50th Street was closed for roach activity on August 18 and cleared by 9:16 a.m.
Hole in the Wall Seafood and Raw Bar in Apalachicola was closed for roach activity on August 18. No reopening time is recorded in the state database.
