ORLANDO, FL. Inspectors visiting Eskina Brazilian Restaurant at 5623 International Dr on July 14, 2026 found food sourced from unapproved or unknown suppliers, meaning any illness traced back to that food would have no inspection paper trail, no recall pathway, and no clear origin.
The restaurant was not closed.
What Inspectors Found
The July 14 inspection produced 9 high-severity and 4 intermediate violations, 13 citations in total. The list included inadequate shell stock identification records, meaning shellfish served at the restaurant, which may be consumed raw or lightly cooked, could not be traced to a certified source if a customer fell ill.
Inspectors also cited food not cooked to required minimum temperatures. Undercooking is among the most direct routes to foodborne illness, as bacteria like Salmonella survive in poultry below 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
The same inspection found no qualified person in charge present or performing duties, improper handwashing technique by employees, and inadequate handwashing facilities. Inspectors also cited toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized. Employees were not reporting symptoms of illness.
Four intermediate violations accompanied the nine high-severity citations: multi-use utensils not properly cleaned, single-use items being reused, improper use of wiping cloths, and inadequate or improperly maintained toilet facilities.
What These Violations Mean
Food from an unapproved or unknown source is not a paperwork problem. When a supplier is not licensed or inspected, there is no mechanism to trace contamination back to its origin if a customer becomes sick. An outbreak linked to that food becomes harder to stop because investigators cannot identify what else came from the same source.
The absence of shell stock identification records compounds that risk specifically for shellfish. Oysters, clams, and mussels are filter feeders that concentrate bacteria and viruses from surrounding water. They are frequently consumed raw. Without harvest tags and certified dealer documentation, there is no way to determine where shellfish at Eskina came from or whether the water they were harvested from was tested and approved.
The handwashing violations at Eskina on July 14 were layered. Inspectors cited both inadequate handwashing facilities and improper technique, meaning the infrastructure for hand hygiene was deficient and the practice itself was flawed. Together, those two violations mean that even when employees tried to wash their hands, the conditions did not allow them to do it correctly.
The failure to report illness symptoms is among the most acutely dangerous violations in food service. Norovirus, one of the leading causes of foodborne illness outbreaks, spreads readily through food handled by symptomatic workers. A single ill employee working a shift can contaminate food that reaches dozens of customers before any symptom is reported.
The Longer Record
Eskina Brazilian Restaurant has seven inspections on record, accumulating 38 total violations across its history. The July 14 inspection, with 9 high-severity citations, is the worst single inspection in that record.
The pattern is uneven but not improving. A January 2026 inspection found 6 high-severity and 2 intermediate violations. A July 2025 inspection found zero violations. A June 2024 inspection sequence showed 1 high and 4 intermediate on June 20, followed by a follow-up on June 21 that found 0 high and 1 intermediate. The restaurant has never been emergency-closed.
Two days after the July 14 inspection, a follow-up visit on July 16 found 1 high-severity and 1 intermediate violation, a sharp drop from 13 citations to 2. That kind of rapid correction is visible in the record. What is also visible is that the July 14 inspection was not a first occurrence for serious violations at this address.
Still Open
The July 14 inspection found food from an unapproved source, shellfish with no traceability records, food cooked below required temperatures, employees not reporting illness, no qualified manager present, handwashing facilities that did not meet standards, and toxic substances improperly stored. All nine high-severity violations were documented in a single visit.
State inspectors did not order the restaurant closed.
Eskina Brazilian Restaurant at 5623 International Drive continued serving customers on International Drive, one of Orlando's busiest tourist corridors, after the inspection concluded.
