ORLANDO, FL. State inspectors ordered a Subway restaurant on Orlando's west side closed on August 4 after documenting fly activity inside the location, the second emergency closure in the history of a store that has accumulated 81 violations across 16 inspections.
Subway Sandwiches and Salads #213 at 8839 Conroy Road was shut down the same day inspectors arrived, ordered vacated by August 4. The restaurant was allowed to reopen that afternoon, records showing a clearance time of 1:36 p.m.
What Inspectors Found
Subway #213 on Conroy Rd: Recent Inspection History
Inspectors visited the Conroy Road location twice on August 4. The first visit produced one high-severity and one intermediate violation. The follow-up visit, which preceded or accompanied the closure order, added two more high-severity violations and two more intermediate violations to the same day's record.
The high-severity violations from the second August 4 inspection were specific: food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Both carry serious health implications for anyone who ate at the restaurant that day.
Two intermediate violations accompanied the high-severity findings: single-use items being improperly reused, and inadequate ventilation and lighting.
What These Violations Mean
Fly activity alone is enough to trigger an emergency closure under Florida food safety law, and the reason is direct. Flies move between waste, surfaces, and food without any barrier, depositing bacteria at each stop. A sandwich shop, where bread and proteins are handled in the open and assembled without heat treatment, offers flies repeated access to food that customers will eat without any kill step between the counter and their hands.
The food contact surface violation compounds that risk. Cutting boards, prep surfaces, and utensils that are not properly cleaned and sanitized become transfer points for whatever bacteria have landed on them, whether from flies, raw ingredients, or prior use. At a sandwich counter, those surfaces touch nearly every item a customer orders.
The toxic substance violation is a separate category of danger. Improper storage or identification of cleaning chemicals near food preparation areas creates a direct route for chemical contamination of food. It does not require a spill. Unlabeled containers, chemicals stored above food, or products used in the wrong concentration can all introduce toxic residue into the food supply at a location where no cooking process will neutralize it.
Reusing single-use items, the intermediate violation from August 4, adds another contamination pathway. Gloves, cups, and utensils designed for a single use are not built to be cleaned effectively. Reusing them transfers whatever was on them the first time to whatever they touch the second time.
The Longer Record
The August 4 closure was not the first time the state has ordered this Subway shut down. Records show the Conroy Road location has at least one prior emergency closure in its history, making August 4 the second time inspectors have found conditions serious enough to pull the operating license mid-day.
Across 16 inspections on record, the location has accumulated 81 total violations. That is an average of more than five violations per inspection visit, a rate that reflects consistent pressure from inspectors over several years rather than a single bad stretch.
The most recent year alone tells a concentrated story. Inspectors visited the location on July 30, 2025, citing two high-severity violations and three intermediate ones. They returned two days later, on August 1, 2025, and cited one more high-severity violation. Less than a year after that cluster of findings, the location was emergency-closed.
The single worst inspection in the facility's recorded history came in October 2021, when inspectors cited three high-severity violations in one visit. That visit, combined with the July and August 2025 cluster and the August 2026 closure, shows a location that has produced high-severity findings in multiple consecutive years without a sustained gap.
The Reopening
The restaurant was back open by early afternoon on August 4, records showing a clearance time of 1:36 p.m. State inspectors determined the location had addressed the conditions that triggered the closure within hours of the shutdown order.
What the record does not show is whether the 81 violations accumulated over 16 inspections, including a second emergency closure, have produced any lasting change in how the location operates. The July and August 2025 inspection cluster came after years of prior findings. The August 2026 closure came less than twelve months after that cluster.
The Conroy Road location has been licensed for permanent food service. Its next routine inspection has not been publicly scheduled.
