FLORIDA. Inspectors closed 23 restaurants across the state during the week of June 15, 2026, and 21 of those shutdowns came down to a single category: pests. Roaches, rodents, and flies, sometimes all three at once, drove emergency closures from Pensacola to Islamorada, touching a national chain, a craft brewery, a food service warehouse, and a sushi bar that sat less than four miles from two other restaurants closed the same week.
Stuart's Seven-Day Streak
No city in Florida had a worse week than Stuart. Three restaurants on or just off SE Federal Highway were shut down in seven days, each for pest activity.
Ramen Hana and Sushi at 2661 SE Ocean Blvd drew the most serious combination, closed June 16 for simultaneous rodent, roach, and fly activity. Inspectors allowed it to reopen that same afternoon at 4:46 p.m., the latest same-day clearance of any facility closed that week.
The day before, on June 15, Ocean Republic Brewing at 1630 SE Federal Hwy was shut down for rodent and fly activity. It reopened by 12:20 p.m.
Charley's Cheesesteak and Wings at 4001 SE Federal Hwy was also closed June 15, for roach activity, and cleared at 12:09 p.m. Two restaurants on the same stretch of Federal Highway, closed the same morning, both for pests, both reopened within minutes of each other.
A Warehouse, a Chain, and a Brewery
The closure that stood apart from every other this week was not a restaurant at all. Dya Ice Food Service, operating out of a distribution complex at 4880 Distribution Ct in Orlando, was shut down June 15 for rodent, roach, and fly activity, all three pest categories documented in a single inspection. It cleared by 8:44 a.m., less than two hours after the closure order, one of the fastest turnarounds of the week.
The finding matters beyond the facility itself. A food service operation distributes product to other businesses. Pest contamination in a distribution or production environment carries the potential to move outward in ways a single dining room does not.
Apollo Diner at 201 W Hibiscus Blvd in Melbourne was closed June 18 for rodent activity and cleared the same morning at 8:29 a.m. The diner is one of the older establishments in this week's closures, with a substantial inspection history that will be examined below.
Sonic Drive-In at 2660 NW 199 St in Miami Gardens was closed June 15 for rodent activity, cleared by 8:39 a.m. It is the only national chain in this week's closures.
Marco's Pizza #8477 at 8955 Hypoluxo Rd in Lake Worth was shut down June 18 for both rodent and fly activity, reopening at 9:00 a.m. Marco's is a franchise chain with locations across Florida, making any closure a matter of record for the brand as a whole.
Pest Closures Across the State
In Jacksonville, three restaurants were closed this week, none of them for the same reason. Tunis Wing and Seafood at 1935 N Main St was shut down June 19 for roach activity and had not reopened as of the data available. Food Doctor at 2356 Beaver St was closed June 17 for no potable water, one of only two non-pest closures of the week, and cleared by 10:47 a.m. Doganroll at 9520 Regency Square Blvd N was closed June 15 for roach activity and reopened at 9:35 a.m.
Nick Caribbean Restaurant at 14530 W Dixie Hwy in North Miami Beach was closed June 16 for both roach and rodent activity. No reopening time appears in the state record for that location.
Hungry Tarpon Restaurant at 77522 Overseas Hwy in Islamorada was shut down June 18 for rodent and fly activity, cleared at 8:39 a.m. The Keys location adds geographic range to a week that already stretched from Pensacola to the southern tip of the state.
Lucy's in the Square at 301 S Adams St in Pensacola was closed June 17 for rodent activity, reopening at 11:33 a.m. The Adams Street location sits in the heart of Pensacola's downtown dining district.
Funky Pelican at 215 S Ocean Shore Blvd in Flagler Beach was shut down June 18 for rodent activity, cleared at 8:17 a.m., the earliest reopening clearance of the entire week.
Tee Jay Thai Sushi at 2254 Wilton Dr in Wilton Manors was closed June 17 for rodent activity and reopened at 10:21 a.m.
Soriano Brothers Cuban Cuisine at 2393 W 78 St in Hialeah was shut down June 17 for fly activity, cleared at 9:32 a.m.
East Ocean Cafe at 412 E Ocean Ave in Boynton Beach was closed June 17 for roach activity and reopened at 9:17 a.m.
Meng's Kitchen at 2415 E Colonial Dr in Orlando was closed June 18 for roach activity, cleared at 9:20 a.m. Ayiti Breeze Bar and Grill at 701 W Lancaster Rd in Orlando was shut down June 15 for no handwashing sink, the second non-pest closure of the week, and reopened at 9:48 a.m.
Cuban Guys Sandwiches and More at 14685 S Dixie Hwy in Palmetto Bay was closed June 16 for fly activity and cleared at 8:02 a.m.
Binto Thai at 6355 Naples Blvd in Naples was shut down June 16 for fly activity, reopening at 9:42 a.m.
American Grace at 408 N Main St in Trenton was closed June 16 for roach activity and cleared at 3:58 p.m., one of the longer same-day clearance windows this week.
Tijuana Flats #114 at 2117 66 St N in St. Petersburg was closed June 19 for fly activity and reopened at 10:20 a.m. It is the second franchise chain in this week's closures.
What These Violations Mean
Roach activity, the most common closure trigger this week, is treated as an emergency because cockroaches carry pathogens on their bodies and in their droppings, including salmonella and E. coli, and deposit them directly on food contact surfaces, utensils, and stored ingredients. A single live roach observed during an inspection is enough to trigger closure under Florida's food safety rules because the insect's presence indicates an infestation that did not begin that day.
Rodent activity carries the same logic with higher stakes. Rodent droppings and urine contaminate surfaces and food at a scale that is rarely visible in full during a single inspection. At Hungry Tarpon in Islamorada, Ocean Republic Brewing in Stuart, and the Sonic Drive-In in Miami Gardens, rodent activity was the sole documented trigger. At Ramen Hana and Sushi in Stuart and Dya Ice Food Service in Orlando, rodents were present alongside roaches and flies simultaneously, a combination that suggests systemic sanitation failures rather than a single isolated incident.
Fly activity, which closed eight facilities this week including Tijuana Flats in St. Petersburg and Soriano Brothers in Hialeah, is a direct contamination pathway. Flies land on waste and decaying matter and carry those microorganisms to food preparation surfaces within seconds. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation treats fly activity as a high-priority violation when flies are observed in food preparation or storage areas.
The two non-pest closures tell their own story. Ayiti Breeze Bar and Grill in Orlando was shut down because it lacked a functioning handwashing sink, which means staff had no compliant way to wash their hands between tasks. Food Doctor in Jacksonville was closed for no potable water, meaning the water supply available to the facility was not safe for food preparation, dishwashing, or sanitation.
The Longer Record
Several facilities in this week's closures carry inspection histories that place the current findings in sharper context. Apollo Diner in Melbourne has accumulated prior inspections on record, and a rodent closure at an established diner with a documented history is a different finding than a first-time citation at a newly opened location.
Funky Pelican in Flagler Beach and Lucy's in the Square in Pensacola both have prior inspection records that predate this week's rodent closures. When a facility with an existing inspection file draws an emergency closure order, the question the record raises is whether pest indicators appeared in earlier inspections before rising to the level that triggered a shutdown.
Ramen Hana and Sushi is notable not just for the three-category pest finding but for the fact that it sits within a corridor where two other Stuart restaurants were closed the same week. Whether those three facilities share a pest control contractor, a supplier, or simply a geographic zone with an active infestation is a question the inspection records alone do not answer.
Nick Caribbean Restaurant in North Miami Beach was closed June 16 for both roach and rodent activity. As of the data available for this report, no reopening time has been recorded for that location.