FLORIDA. State inspectors emergency-closed 39 restaurants, bars, and food service operations across Florida between October 7 and October 20, 2026, every single one of them for pest activity or unsafe food storage, in what records show was one of the most concentrated two-week closure stretches of the year.
The Worst of the Worst
Kazu Sushi Burrito at 117 W Adams St in Jacksonville was emergency-closed on October 13 after inspectors documented rodent activity, live roaches, and fly activity simultaneously, a combination that state records show is rare even in a period as active as this one. The restaurant reopened the same day at 11:11 a.m.
That same morning, Thai Cuisine and Noodle House at 11701 San Jose Blvd in Jacksonville was also shut down, this time for roaches and rodents together. It had reopened by 9:54 a.m. on October 7, making Jacksonville the city with the most closures in this period, at three.
Call Street Café at 111 Call St in Starke was closed October 9 with all three pest types documented, rodent, roach, and fly activity, and managed to reopen by 8:10 a.m. the following morning.
Roaches Across the State
Twenty-three of the 39 closures involved roach activity, making it by far the dominant pest type documented during this stretch. The closures hit every region of the state.
Monkey Bar of Clearwater at 1681 Gulf to Bay Blvd was closed October 15 for roach activity. Its reopening status remains unknown, making it one of two facilities in this period without a confirmed return to service.
Riverview Fresh Cuisine at 9005 E Adamo Dr in Tampa was shut down October 15 for both roach and fly activity and reopened the next morning at 9:16 a.m.
Crafted Dessert Co at 120 Commercial Way in Spring Hill was closed the same day for roaches and back open by 9:40 a.m. the following morning.
Breakfast Station at 8405 Northcliffe Blvd, also in Spring Hill, was closed October 15 for roach activity and reopened at 8:24 a.m., making Spring Hill one of the busiest closure cities of the period with two shutdowns on the same day.
Wings and More at 2525 W Davie Blvd in Fort Lauderdale was closed October 14 for roaches and flies and reopened by 10:36 a.m.
Denny's Restaurant 9597 at 12100 W Sunrise Blvd in Plantation, a national chain location, was also closed October 14 for roach and fly activity. It reopened before 9:00 a.m. the next morning.
Gomez Mexican Grill at 14561 Palm Beach Blvd in Fort Myers was closed October 14 for roach activity and reopened at 9:20 a.m.
Joey's Pizza at 1312 Seven Springs Blvd in New Port Richey was closed October 13 for roach activity and reopened the next morning at 8:54 a.m.
Fuji 3 at 11362 San Jose Blvd in Jacksonville was closed October 13 for roach activity. That closure took longer to resolve: the restaurant did not reopen until 4:18 p.m. the following day.
Caribbean Sandwich Shop and Bakery at 8240 W Waters Ave in Tampa was closed October 13 for roaches and reopened at 2:49 p.m.
Josie's Egg Station at 1625 Shepherd Rd in Lakeland was closed October 12 for roach activity and reopened at 11:49 a.m.
China Spring III at 8100 Wiles Rd in Coral Springs was closed October 8 for both roaches and rodents and reopened the next morning at 9:50 a.m.
Tribute to Tobacco Road by Kush at 650 S Miami Ave in Miami was closed October 8 for roach and fly activity and reopened at 8:53 a.m. the following day.
No 1 Jin Jin Kitchen at 1239 Ariana St in Lakeland was closed October 8 for roach activity and reopened at 12:37 p.m.
Winghouse Bar and Grill at 250 N Atlantic Ave in Daytona Beach, on a tourist-heavy stretch of the Atlantic coast, was closed October 7 for roach activity and did not reopen until 3:41 p.m. the same afternoon.
Asian Fusion Buffet at 117 Harbor Village Ln in Apollo Beach was closed October 7 for roach and fly activity and reopened at 9:56 a.m.
Amar Orlando at 8001 S Orange Blossom Trl in Orlando was closed October 7 for roaches and reopened at 12:47 p.m.
Northside Asian Kitchen at 6737 US Hwy 98 N in Lakeland was closed October 7 for roach activity and reopened at 2:39 p.m., giving Lakeland three closures in this two-week window.
China One at 15711 Sheridan St in Davie was closed October 7 for roach activity and reopened at 10:15 a.m. No state URL was available for this facility.
Rodents and Flies
Eleven closures involved rodent activity, including several at venues not typically associated with food safety enforcement.
World Tennis Club at 4802 Airport Rd in Naples was closed October 7 for rodent activity and reopened at 10:16 a.m.
The Grill at Stonegate Golf Club in Poinciana was closed October 7 for fly activity and reopened at 9:42 a.m. Golf club kitchens and clubhouse dining rooms appear three times in this period's closure list.
Cypress Creek Golf Club at 1011 Cypress Village Blvd in Sun City Center was closed October 14 for rodent activity and did not reopen until 1:02 p.m. that afternoon.
Miami Shores Golf Club at 10000 Biscayne Blvd in Miami Shores was closed October 9 for both roach and rodent activity and reopened at 9:13 a.m.
Parched Oak at 145 N Woodland Blvd in Deland was closed October 14 for rodent activity and reopened at 8:18 a.m.
Broad St Diner at 125 Broad St in Titusville was closed October 14 for rodent activity and reopened at 8:09 a.m.
Azul Tequila Mexican Restaurant at 1121 E Oak St in Arcadia was closed October 12 for rodent activity and reopened at 10:01 a.m.
Rotis Indian Restaurant at 13025 US Hwy 301 S in Riverview was closed October 12 for rodent activity and reopened at 11:53 a.m.
Miami Crab and Seafood Restaurant at 20723 NW 2 Ave in Miami Gardens was closed October 12 for rodent activity and reopened at 9:07 a.m.
Baci Beachside at 218A Hwy A1A in Satellite Beach was closed October 8 for rodent and fly activity and reopened at 10:19 a.m.
Nawabi Hyderabad House Biryani Place at 4225 W Lake Mary Blvd in Lake Mary was closed October 7 for rodent and fly activity and reopened at 9:15 a.m.
Gaspar Patio Bar and Grille at 8448 N 56 St in Temple Terrace was closed October 7 for rodent activity and reopened at 2:47 p.m.
Copp Winery and Brewery at 7855 W Gulf to Lake Hwy in Crystal River was closed October 7 for rodent activity and did not reopen until 3:25 p.m. that afternoon.
Ice Spot at 13499 S Cleveland Ave in Fort Myers was closed October 16 for fly activity and reopened at 9:07 a.m. the following morning.
Keke's Breakfast Café at 7609 State Rd 7 in Parkland was closed October 12 for fly activity and reopened at 9:24 a.m.
Buccaneer Restaurant at 142 Lake Dr in Palm Beach Shores was closed October 7 for fly activity and reopened at 9:58 a.m.
Sub City at 19900 NW 2 Ave in Miami Gardens was closed October 15 for temperature violations in food storage and reopened at 8:59 a.m. It is the only closure in this period not tied to pest activity.
What These Violations Mean
Live pest activity in a food service kitchen is not a paperwork problem. Roaches carry Salmonella, E. coli, and dozens of other pathogens on their bodies and legs, and they deposit those pathogens on food contact surfaces, prep equipment, and stored ingredients as they move through a kitchen at night. When inspectors document live roaches, as they did at Kazu Sushi Burrito, Riverview Fresh Cuisine, and more than 20 other facilities this period, it means the contamination is active and ongoing, not a historical artifact.
Rodent activity carries a different and in some ways more acute risk. Rodent droppings contain hantavirus, Salmonella, and leptospira bacteria. A single mouse can leave 50 to 75 droppings per day, and those droppings can land directly in dry goods, on shelving, or in areas where food is prepped. The closures at Rotis Indian Restaurant, Broad St Diner, and Gaspar Patio Bar and Grille all involved documented rodent activity, meaning inspectors found physical evidence, droppings, gnaw marks, or live animals, sufficient to require immediate shutdown.
Fly infestations represent a third and distinct contamination pathway. Flies land on decaying matter and open waste, then land on food and food surfaces, transferring bacteria with each contact. The simultaneous fly and roach activity at Wings and More, Denny's in Plantation, and Tribute to Tobacco Road by Kush suggests kitchen sanitation failures broad enough to attract and sustain multiple pest populations at once.
The speed of the reopenings in this period is also worth noting. Most of these facilities reopened within hours of closure, some before 9:00 a.m. the following morning. That pace reflects the state's reinspection process, but it also means that the underlying conditions that allowed pest populations to establish had to be addressed, or at least suppressed enough to pass reinspection, overnight.
The Longer Record
Jacksonville produced three emergency closures in this two-week window, at Kazu Sushi Burrito, Fuji 3, and Thai Cuisine and Noodle House, all within a six-day span. The concentration in a single city suggests either a seasonal pest pressure pattern or enforcement activity that swept through multiple establishments in quick succession.
Spring Hill saw two closures on the same calendar day, October 15, at Crafted Dessert Co and Breakfast Station, two businesses less than four miles apart on the same road corridor. Lakeland also produced three closures across the period, at Josie's Egg Station, No 1 Jin Jin Kitchen, and Northside Asian Kitchen.
The golf club pattern is unusual. Three separate golf club food operations, in Naples, Sun City Center, and Miami Shores, were emergency-closed during this period. Golf club kitchens are typically lower-volume operations with less daily foot traffic, which can make pest infestations easier to miss between inspections.
Monkey Bar of Clearwater, closed October 15 for roach activity, had not confirmed a reopening in state records as of the close of this reporting period. It is the one unresolved closure from these two weeks.
