OSCEOLA COUNTY, FL. China Lee on South Kirkman Road in Orlando was emergency-closed on July 7 for roach and rodent activity, the seventh time state inspectors have ordered that address shuttered. No other restaurant in this two-week stretch comes close to that record.
Six restaurants across Tampa and Orlando were emergency-closed between July 7 and July 10, 2026. Three were shut down for pest activity, one for a sewage backup, one for no potable water, and one for the absence of a required handwashing sink. Two of the six had been through this before at the same address.
The Worst of the Week
China Lee was closed and allowed to reopen the same day, at 2:34 p.m. on July 7. That same-day turnaround has become familiar at this address. The records show six prior closures before this one, a volume that sets China Lee apart from every other restaurant on this list.
A&T Buffalo Wings LLC at 4474-4477 North Pinehills Road in Orlando was closed July 9 after inspectors documented a sewage backup. That closure was resolved quickly, with the restaurant cleared to reopen at 8:51 a.m. It was the third emergency closure at that address.
Grazie at 3101 Corrine Drive in Orlando was closed July 9 for a combination of rodent, roach, and fly activity. Inspectors documented all three pest types in a single visit. The restaurant was permitted to reopen at 12:30 p.m.
Minano Ramen at 11909 Sheldon Road in Tampa was closed July 7 for roach activity and cleared to reopen at 2:55 p.m. the same afternoon.
Water and Infrastructure Failures
Not every closure this period involved pests. Two restaurants were shut down for failures that had nothing to do with insects or rodents.
La Ceibena at 8806 West Flora Street in Tampa was closed July 8 after inspectors found no potable water on the premises. The restaurant was cleared to reopen at 1:15 p.m. that day.
Twins Delicious Seafood and Soul Food at 5102 North 40th Street in Tampa was closed July 10 for the absence of a required handwashing sink. Its status as of this writing remains unknown. It is the only closure from this two-week period without a confirmed reopening time on record.
What These Violations Mean
Roach and rodent activity, documented at China Lee, Grazie, and Minano Ramen, are among the most direct contamination risks state inspectors can find. Cockroaches carry pathogens on their bodies and legs, depositing them on food-contact surfaces, utensils, and stored ingredients. Rodents leave droppings, urine, and hair in areas where food is prepared and stored. When inspectors find evidence of both in the same facility, as they did at Grazie, it indicates infestation that has had time to spread beyond a single area of the kitchen.
The sewage backup at A&T Buffalo Wings is a different category of risk but no less serious. Raw sewage contains bacteria including E. coli and salmonella. A backup that reaches kitchen or prep areas can contaminate surfaces, floor drains, and equipment in ways that are not always visible after a surface cleaning.
The absence of potable water at La Ceibena and the missing handwashing sink at Twins Delicious Seafood and Soul Food both disable the most basic line of defense against contamination. Without running water, employees cannot wash hands, sanitize surfaces, or clean equipment between tasks. A missing handwashing sink is not a paperwork violation. It means that wherever food was being handled, there was no dedicated facility for hand hygiene within reach.
Fly activity, documented alongside rodents and roaches at Grazie, carries its own contamination route. Flies land on waste and decaying matter, then land on food and food-contact surfaces, transferring bacteria with each contact. Two or three flies in a dining room are a nuisance. Flies documented by an inspector in a prep or cooking area are a health code violation because the transfer risk is direct.
The Longer Record
China Lee: A Closure History
China Lee's seven closures are not a fluke of bad timing. Six documented emergency closures at a single address before this one is a pattern the state's own records confirm. Each time, the restaurant has met the threshold for reopening and resumed service. Each time, the underlying conditions that attract pests, or allow them to persist, appear to have returned.
A&T Buffalo Wings at North Pinehills Road carries two prior closures before July 9. Three total emergency closures at a wings counter on the northwest edge of Orlando is a meaningful record, even if each individual closure was resolved within hours. The sewage backup that triggered this latest shutdown is a different violation type than what may have preceded it, but the pattern of recurring state intervention at that address is documented.
Grazie, Minano Ramen, La Ceibena, and Twins Delicious Seafood and Soul Food do not appear in the data with prior closures, making their July shutdowns the first emergency-level interventions on record at those addresses. For three of those four, the closures were resolved the same day. For one of them, they were not.
Twins Delicious Seafood and Soul Food on North 40th Street in Tampa was closed July 10 for a missing handwashing sink. No reopening time appears in the state record.
