KISSIMMEE, FL. Twelve restaurants serving the tourist corridor stretching from Kissimmee to International Drive were cited for high-severity health violations during the week of May 28 through June 3, 2026, with one International Drive location accumulating 10 high-priority violations in a single inspection, including citations for food from unapproved sources, employees not reporting illness symptoms, and no written health policy for staff.
The Lead Offenders
Bawarchi Biryanis on International Drive led all facilities inspected this week. The Indian restaurant was cited for having no employee health policy, for employees not reporting illness symptoms, for inadequate handwashing facilities, for improper handwashing technique, for food from unapproved or unknown sources, for food in poor condition or adulterated, and for food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized. The inspector also noted the absence of a consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods.
Sugar Factory at 8371 International Drive, a high-traffic destination restaurant near the convention corridor, was cited for eight high-priority violations. Those included food from unapproved sources, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, improper handwashing technique, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned, and two separate violations for toxic chemicals and toxic substances improperly stored or identified.
Kang's Kitchen on North John Young Parkway drew eight high-severity citations in the same inspection period. Inspectors cited the restaurant for no employee health policy, improper handwashing technique, food from unapproved sources, inadequate shell stock identification records, food contact surfaces not properly sanitized, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, and two toxic chemical storage violations.
Mexican Restaurant Las Cazuelas on South Avalon Park Boulevard was cited for eight high-severity violations, including one that inspectors rarely document without concern: no person in charge present or performing duties during the inspection. Also cited were no employee health policy, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, food in poor condition, inadequate shell stock identification, unclean food contact surfaces, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items.
Wing Shack on Michigan Street received eight high-severity citations. Inspectors found an employee not reporting symptoms of illness, improper handwashing technique, food from unapproved sources, food in poor condition, unclean food contact surfaces, improper use of time as a public health control, toxic chemicals improperly stored, and no consumer advisory.
The Icon Park Stretch
Three restaurants in the Icon Park entertainment complex on International Drive were among the facilities cited this week, a notable concentration given the area's heavy tourist foot traffic.
Helena Modern Riviera at 8441 International Drive was cited for an employee not reporting illness symptoms and for toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Inspectors also noted improper sewage or wastewater disposal.
Brother Jimmy's at Icon Park, at Suite 290 of the same address, was cited for three high-severity violations: food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled.
7583 Chophouse / Lobby Bar Sushi in Kissimmee, a hotel-area restaurant on Gathering Drive, was cited for seven high-severity violations. No person in charge was present or performing duties during the inspection. The restaurant also had no employee health policy, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper handwashing technique, unclean food contact surfaces, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, and no consumer advisory. Inspectors additionally noted improper sewage or wastewater disposal.
Boteco BR Restaurant on International Drive drew seven high-severity violations including food from unapproved sources, improper handwashing technique, inadequate shell stock identification records, unclean food contact surfaces, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, no employee health policy, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods.
Blue Martini at 9101 International Drive was cited for seven high-severity violations, including one that stands out across all twelve facilities this week: parasite destruction procedures not followed. That citation, combined with food not cooked to required minimum temperature, no employee health policy, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, toxic chemicals improperly stored, no consumer advisory, and unclean food contact surfaces, rounded out the inspection record.
Scholars Restaurant and Bar on East Central Boulevard was cited for three high-severity violations, including inadequate handwashing by food employees, unclean food contact surfaces, and no consumer advisory. Intermediate violations included improper sewage disposal, improper sanitizing procedures, inadequate cooling equipment, and inadequate ventilation.
Jenny's Eat Drink Socialize on West Church Street received one high-severity citation for no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and one intermediate violation for improper sewage or wastewater disposal.
What These Violations Mean
The single most dangerous combination found this week appeared at Bawarchi Biryanis: no employee health policy paired with employees not reporting illness symptoms. Those two violations, documented together, mean there is no formal system requiring sick workers to stay home and no accountability if they show up and handle food. Norovirus, the most common cause of foodborne illness outbreaks in restaurant settings, spreads directly through infected food handlers. When both safeguards are absent at the same facility, there is no barrier between a sick employee and a customer's plate.
Food from unapproved or unknown sources, cited at Bawarchi Biryanis, Sugar Factory, Kang's Kitchen, Wing Shack, and Boteco BR Restaurant, carries a specific risk that most diners don't consider: if someone becomes ill, investigators cannot trace the food back to its origin. Approved suppliers are registered, inspected, and traceable. Food from unknown sources bypasses that entire chain, meaning an outbreak could occur with no way to identify the contaminated batch or stop others from eating it.
The parasite destruction citation at Blue Martini is one of the more specific violations in this week's data. When fish is served raw or undercooked, federal guidelines require it to be frozen to specific temperatures for a specific duration to kill parasites including Anisakis, which can cause severe gastrointestinal illness. Without documentation that this process occurred, a customer ordering sushi or ceviche at a bar on International Drive has no assurance the fish was treated.
The "no person in charge" citations at Las Cazuelas and 7583 Chophouse are worth reading alongside the rest of those facilities' violation lists. At Las Cazuelas, the absence of a manager on duty coincided with inadequate handwashing facilities, food in poor condition, and missing shell stock records. At 7583 Chophouse, it coincided with inadequate handwashing facilities and food not cooked to temperature. The CDC has documented that facilities without active managerial oversight accumulate roughly three times as many critical violations as those with it.
The Longer Record
The data provided does not include prior inspection counts for the twelve facilities cited this week, which limits a full accounting of whether these violations represent new problems or documented patterns at established locations. What the addresses themselves establish is context: restaurants on International Drive, at Icon Park, and on the Kissimmee hotel corridor are not obscure or newly opened operations. They are facilities that serve thousands of tourists weekly, often visitors from out of state who have no familiarity with a restaurant's history and no easy way to check its record before sitting down.
Three of the facilities cited this week sit within the Icon Park complex alone, a destination marketed specifically to tourists visiting Orlando. Helena Modern Riviera, Brother Jimmy's, and 7583 Chophouse on Gathering Drive each drew high-severity violations in the same seven-day window. That is not a pattern across the corridor, but it is a concentration within a single entertainment zone that families and convention visitors are directed to by hotels and travel guides.
The shell stock identification violations at Kang's Kitchen, Las Cazuelas, and Boteco BR Restaurant deserve particular attention as a recurring category. Shellfish, including oysters and clams, are among the highest-risk foods served raw. The identification records requirement exists so that a specific harvest lot can be pulled from circulation if a contamination event is identified. Three facilities in a single week without those records means that if a customer falls ill after eating shellfish at any of those locations, the tracing process starts from nearly zero.
Blue Martini's parasite destruction citation remains the one violation in this week's data with no corresponding corrective note in the record provided.