ORLANDO, FL. State inspectors ordered I Love NY Pizza and Subs at 6602 Old Winter Garden Road closed on September 8 after documenting live roach and fly activity inside the restaurant, the second emergency closure in the facility's inspection history.
The closure order gave the restaurant until September 9 to vacate. Inspectors returned that morning and found the restaurant had addressed enough violations to reopen, clearing the facility at 8:04 a.m.
What Inspectors Found
The September 8 inspection produced 8 high-severity and 7 intermediate violations. The roach and fly activity was severe enough to trigger an immediate closure order rather than a standard warning and correction period.
Among the high-severity violations that day: employees were not reporting symptoms of illness, food contact surfaces had not been properly cleaned or sanitized, and toxic substances were improperly stored or used. Inspectors also cited failure to follow required procedures for specialized food processes.
On the intermediate side, inspectors documented improper sewage or wastewater disposal, single-use items being reused, and improper waste disposal. Overflowing or mismanaged waste is a direct attractant for the same roaches and flies that triggered the closure.
The follow-up inspection on September 9 found 5 high-severity and 4 intermediate violations still present. The restaurant was cleared to reopen, but the remaining violations were not resolved.
What These Violations Mean
Roach and fly activity in a food preparation environment is not a housekeeping problem. Both insects carry bacteria on their bodies and legs, depositing pathogens directly onto food, prep surfaces, and equipment as they move through a kitchen. When inspectors find live activity significant enough to order an emergency closure, the infestation has typically reached a level where contamination of food being served to customers is not a hypothetical risk.
The illness-reporting violation compounds that threat. Food workers who do not report symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, or jaundice are the leading cause of multi-victim outbreaks, particularly for norovirus. Combined with the handwashing violation documented the same day, the September 8 inspection described a kitchen where sick employees could prepare food, fail to wash their hands, and use unsanitized cutting surfaces, all in a space with active pest activity.
The sewage and wastewater disposal violation carries its own acute risk. Improperly disposed sewage introduces fecal contamination into a food preparation environment. That violation, alongside improper waste disposal and single-use items being reused, points to systemic sanitation failures rather than isolated oversights.
The Pattern
The September 8 closure was not a sudden finding at a previously clean operation. Inspectors have visited this location 31 times on record, accumulating 460 total violations across that history.
Every inspection in the past two years has produced high-severity violations. The July 22, 2025 inspection turned up 9 high-severity citations, the worst single visit in the recent record. The April 2024 inspection produced 7 high-severity violations. The August 2024 and January 2025 inspections each produced 5.
The September 8 closure was the second emergency shutdown this restaurant has received. A prior emergency closure is already in the inspection record, meaning state regulators have twice determined conditions at this location posed an immediate threat to public health.
The Longer Record
I Love NY Pizza and Subs: Recent Inspection Pattern
Across 31 inspections, the restaurant has never produced a clean record in any recent visit. Every inspection dating back to at least April 2024 has included multiple high-severity citations.
The facility's 460 total violations across its inspection history average nearly 15 violations per visit. That figure includes both high-severity and lower-level citations, but the pattern of high-severity findings in every recent inspection is the more significant data point.
The September 9 follow-up cleared the restaurant to reopen, but 5 high-severity violations remained documented at the time inspectors signed off. What those specific unresolved violations were, and whether they have since been corrected, is not confirmed in the inspection record.
