KISSIMMEE, FL. Two restaurants sharing the same International Drive address, one of them a Greek dining landmark popular with theme park visitors, both drew high-severity violation totals in the upper single digits during the week of April 23, 2026, part of a sweep that flagged 12 Orlando-area restaurants for serious food safety failures.
What Inspectors Found on International Drive
Taverna Opa Orlando at 9101 International Drive drew nine high-severity violations, including a citation for food not cooked to required minimum temperature and a failure to maintain adequate shell stock identification records. Inspectors also noted that no person in charge was present or performing duties, that no employee health policy existed, and that employees were not reporting symptoms of illness.
Sharing the same building at 9101 International Drive, Suite 1208, JoJo's Shake Bar accumulated eight high-severity violations of its own. Those included food not cooked to required minimum temperature, food in poor condition, improper handwashing technique, and no allergen awareness demonstrated by staff, a serious gap in a high-traffic tourist venue where visitors may not think to disclose dietary restrictions.
The Week's Worst Offender
The single highest violation count came not from International Drive but from Curry Ford Road. Bachata Breeze Restaurant at 5773 Curry Ford Road accumulated 10 high-severity violations during the inspection period, the most of any facility reviewed this week.
The list at Bachata Breeze was long and layered. Inspectors cited the restaurant for food from an unapproved or unknown source, food in poor condition, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, inadequate handwashing, improper handwashing technique, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, and no person in charge present or performing duties. That combination, management absent, illness policies missing, and food sourced outside regulated channels, represents the conditions inspectors associate with the highest outbreak risk.
Violations Across the Corridor
Zen Dumpling at 423 N. Alafaya Trail drew eight high-severity violations, including inadequate handwashing facilities, meaning the physical infrastructure for proper hygiene was not available, along with food not cooked to required minimum temperature, toxic chemicals improperly stored, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and no allergen awareness demonstrated.
Landmark Center / Omega Deli at 315 Robinson Ave., Suite 155 was cited for seven high-severity violations, among them food from an unapproved or unknown source, parasite destruction procedures not followed, and improper sewage or wastewater disposal, a violation that inspectors flag when fecal contamination risk extends beyond a single surface or piece of equipment.
PRS Taco Palace at 717 W. Smith Street also drew seven high-severity violations. Inspectors noted food from an unapproved source, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, toxic chemicals improperly stored, and improper sewage or wastewater disposal, in addition to the absence of a person in charge.
Gators Dockside at 4982 New Broad Street was cited for seven high-severity violations, including food not cooked to required minimum temperature, time as a public health control not properly used, food from an unapproved source, and toxic chemicals improperly stored. Inspectors also noted inadequate cooling or cold holding equipment, a condition that makes proper temperature control impossible regardless of staff intention.
Bento at 863 N. Alafaya Trail drew seven high-severity violations, including inadequate shell stock identification records, parasite destruction procedures not followed, and time as a public health control not properly used. The combination of shellfish traceability failures and parasite protocol gaps is notable for a restaurant whose menu involves raw or minimally cooked seafood preparations.
East Wok at 13807 Landstar Blvd., Suite 112 was cited for seven high-severity violations, including inadequate handwashing facilities, parasite destruction procedures not followed, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, and toxic chemicals improperly stored.
Mama Lau and OC LLC at 5038 W. Colonial Drive drew seven high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved source, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and required procedures for specialized processes not followed, a citation issued when smoking, curing, fermenting, or similar high-risk preparation methods are carried out without documented safety protocols.
China Lee at 2338 S. Kirkman Road was cited for five high-severity violations, including toxic chemicals improperly stored, no employee health policy, inadequate handwashing, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned. Inspectors also documented improper sewage or wastewater disposal and the reuse of single-use items.
Baldwin Perk at 4833 New Broad Street drew six high-severity violations, including employees not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate shell stock identification records, time as a public health control not properly used, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and toxic chemicals improperly stored.
What These Violations Mean
The most common high-severity citation across this week's inspections was the absence of an employee health policy, found at Bachata Breeze, Taverna Opa, JoJo's Shake Bar, Landmark Center / Omega Deli, PRS Taco Palace, Bento, East Wok, China Lee, and others. Without a written policy, there is no mechanism requiring sick workers to stay home or report symptoms. Norovirus, the leading cause of foodborne illness outbreaks in restaurants, spreads through exactly this gap. A single infected food handler can expose dozens of customers before any symptom is visible to a supervisor.
Temperature and cooking failures appeared at Taverna Opa, JoJo's Shake Bar, Zen Dumpling, Gators Dockside, Bento, and Mama Lau and OC LLC. When food is not cooked to the required minimum internal temperature, pathogens including Salmonella in poultry and E. coli in ground beef survive the cooking process intact. The risk is not theoretical: undercooked food is among the most common documented causes of restaurant-linked illness outbreaks nationwide.
Shellfish traceability failures, documented at Taverna Opa, Zen Dumpling, Bento, and Baldwin Perk, matter in a specific and urgent way. Shellfish are frequently consumed raw or lightly cooked. When shell stock identification records are missing, there is no way to trace oysters, clams, or mussels back to their harvest location if customers become ill. Vibrio and norovirus, both associated with shellfish, can cause severe illness within hours of consumption.
The unapproved food source citations at Bachata Breeze, Landmark Center / Omega Deli, PRS Taco Palace, Gators Dockside, and Mama Lau and OC LLC represent a traceability breakdown of a different kind. Food that bypasses USDA or FDA inspection has no documented safety history. If a customer becomes ill, investigators have no supply chain to trace.
The Longer Record
The data provided does not include prior inspection counts for the facilities reviewed this week. What the violation profiles do show is a pattern of compounding failures rather than isolated citations. Bachata Breeze's 10 high-severity violations included management absence, illness policy gaps, sourcing failures, and surface sanitation failures simultaneously, conditions that do not typically appear together at a facility with a strong compliance history.
Taverna Opa and JoJo's Shake Bar, both operating inside the same International Drive complex, drew a combined 17 high-severity violations in a single inspection week. For visitors staying in the resort corridor and dining at tourist-facing destinations, that concentration in one address is worth noting.
Gators Dockside and Baldwin Perk, both located on New Broad Street within blocks of each other, each drew citations for toxic chemical storage failures and time-as-public-health-control violations during the same inspection window. Whether those parallel findings reflect shared suppliers, similar operating conditions, or coincidence, the records do not say.