FLORIDA. A single restaurant on Stuart's SE Ocean Boulevard was shut down June 16 after state inspectors found rodents, roaches, and flies all active at the same time, making Ramen Hana and Sushi one of only two facilities in Florida's two-week pest surge to draw all three infestation types in a single visit. The other was Dya Ice Food Service in Orlando, a food service distributor on Distribution Court that inspectors closed June 15 for the same combination. Ramen Hana did not reopen until 4:46 p.m. that same day, one of the longer same-day turnarounds in the period.
Between June 10 and June 23, 2026, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation ordered 24 emergency closures tied to pest activity. Roach infestations drove 12 of them. Rodents accounted for 8. Flies and other pests were cited in 4. Stuart, a coastal city of fewer than 20,000 residents, accounted for four of those closures, more than Jacksonville, Orlando, or any other city in the state during this stretch.
Stuart's Two-Week Run
No city in Florida came close to Stuart's four closures during this period. Ocean Republic Brewing on SE Federal Highway was shut June 15 for rodent and fly activity and reopened by 12:20 p.m. The next day, Charley's Cheesesteak and Wings, four miles up the same Federal Highway corridor, was closed for roaches and reopened by 12:09 p.m.
Ichimaru, a Japanese restaurant on SE Federal Highway, had been closed June 11 for roach activity and did not reopen until 12:55 p.m. All four Stuart closures fell within a nine-day window, from June 11 to June 16.
The Roach Cases
Roach-related closures were the most common category in the two-week period, accounting for exactly half of the 24 emergency orders. They spread across the state from Pensacola to Miami Beach.
Parilla @ 12 on Washington Avenue in Miami Beach was closed June 12 for roach activity and reopened by 8:28 a.m. the next morning. The address sits in the heart of South Beach's restaurant corridor.
Holiday Inn Tallahassee E Capitol University, a hotel food service operation on Apalachee Parkway, was closed June 12 for roach activity. It did not reopen until 1:02 p.m., a longer clearance window than most roach cases in this period.
East Ocean Cafe in Boynton Beach was closed June 17 for roach activity and cleared by 9:17 a.m. American Grace in Trenton, a small Gilchrist County community, was shut June 16 and did not reopen until 3:58 p.m. that afternoon.
Meng's Kitchen on E Colonial Drive in Orlando was closed June 18 for roach activity and reopened by 9:20 a.m. Doganroll in Jacksonville's Regency Square area was closed June 15 for roaches and cleared by 9:35 a.m.
Tunis Wing and Seafood on N Main Street in Jacksonville was closed June 19 for roach activity. As of the data available for this report, its reopening status is unknown.
Rodents in the Kitchen
Rodent-related closures hit a chain location, a Keys landmark, and a beachside bar during the same two-week stretch.
Apollo Diner on W Hibiscus Boulevard in Melbourne was closed June 18 for rodent activity and cleared by 8:29 a.m. Marco's Pizza #8477 on Hypoluxo Road in Lake Worth was shut the same day for both rodent and fly activity and reopened by 9:00 a.m.
Hungry Tarpon Restaurant on the Overseas Highway in Islamorada drew a closure for rodent and fly activity on June 18 and reopened by 8:39 a.m. The restaurant sits along the main artery through the Florida Keys, a stretch that draws heavy tourist traffic through the summer.
Funky Pelican on S Ocean Shore Boulevard in Flagler Beach was closed June 18 for rodent activity and reopened by 8:17 a.m., the fastest clearance of any rodent case in the period.
Tee Jay Thai Sushi on Wilton Drive was closed June 17 for rodent activity and cleared by 10:21 a.m. Lucy's in the Square on S Adams Street in Pensacola was shut the same day for rodents and did not reopen until 11:33 a.m.
Sonic Drive-In on NW 199th Street in Miami Gardens was closed June 15 for rodent activity and reopened by 8:39 a.m.
Nick Caribbean Restaurant on W Dixie Highway in North Miami Beach was closed June 16 for both roach and rodent activity. Its reopening status is not confirmed in state records for this period.
Flies and the Quick Turnarounds
Four closures were driven primarily by fly activity, and three of the four reopened before 10:00 a.m. on the day of or following the closure.
Soriano Brothers Cuban Cuisine on W 78th Street in Hialeah was closed June 17 for fly activity and reopened by 9:32 a.m. Cuban Guys Sandwiches and More in Palmetto Bay was closed June 16 for flies and cleared by 8:02 a.m., the earliest reopening time of any closure in the entire two-week period.
Binto Thai Naples Blvd on Naples Boulevard was shut June 16 for fly activity and reopened by 9:42 a.m. Tijuana Flats #114 on 66th Street N in St. Petersburg was closed June 19 for fly activity and reopened by 10:20 a.m.
What These Violations Mean
Live pest activity during a state inspection is not a paperwork violation. When an inspector documents live roaches, rodent droppings, or active flies in a food preparation area, the closure is immediate because the contamination risk is direct and ongoing.
Roaches are the most serious category for cross-contamination. They move between sewage, garbage, and food surfaces, carrying bacteria including Salmonella and E. coli on their bodies and legs. A roach spotted near a prep station or inside a cooler, as inspectors documented at locations including Ramen Hana and Sushi, Meng's Kitchen, and the Holiday Inn Tallahassee, means the pest has already had access to food contact surfaces. The insect does not need to be found inside food itself to represent a contamination event.
Rodent activity carries a different but equally serious risk profile. Inspectors documenting rodent activity are typically finding droppings, gnaw marks, or live animals near food storage. Rodent urine and droppings can transmit Hantavirus and Salmonella, and a single rodent moving through a dry storage area can contaminate food that appears visually intact. The closures at Apollo Diner, Marco's Pizza, and Sonic Drive-In all fall into this category.
Fly infestations, while sometimes treated as a lesser concern, represent a direct vector when flies land on exposed food or food contact surfaces. The combined rodent-and-fly closures at Hungry Tarpon and Ocean Republic Brewing indicate that inspectors found active pest pressure from more than one source simultaneously, which typically points to structural or sanitation failures that a single overnight cleaning cannot fully resolve.
The Longer Record
Stuart's Nine-Day Closure Sequence, June 2026
State inspection records show prior inspection histories that place several of these closures in sharper context. Ichimaru in Stuart carries 40 prior inspections on record, a volume that reflects years of state scrutiny at that address before the June 11 roach closure. A facility with that inspection history and a pest-related emergency closure is not a new problem surfacing for the first time.
Ramen Hana and Sushi shows 15 prior inspections on record. The June 16 closure for all three pest categories, the longest same-day closure in Stuart during this period, came against that backdrop.
Lucy's in the Square in Pensacola, closed June 17 for rodents, has 22 prior inspections on record. Soriano Brothers Cuban Cuisine in Hialeah, closed for flies, carries 31 prior inspections. Neither of those totals indicates a facility new to state oversight.
Nick Caribbean Restaurant in North Miami Beach, which drew a dual roach-and-rodent closure June 16, has no confirmed reopening in this data set. Tunis Wing and Seafood in Jacksonville, closed June 19 for roaches, also has no confirmed reopening on record. Both remain unresolved.