ORLANDO, FL. A state inspector visiting Nando Grill Amazonas on Narcoossee Road on August 4, 2026 found that food was not being cooked to the required minimum temperature, a violation that means pathogens like Salmonella can survive the cooking process and reach a customer's plate.
That was one of six high-severity violations documented at the restaurant that day. The facility was not closed.
What Inspectors Found
The undercooked food violation sat alongside a citation for toxic substances that were improperly identified, stored, or used. Chemicals and food preparation in close proximity without proper controls create an immediate risk of contamination that has nothing to do with bacteria or cooking temperatures.
Food contact surfaces, including cutting boards and prep areas, were found not properly cleaned or sanitized. Those surfaces touch every dish that leaves the kitchen.
The inspector also cited the restaurant for having no written employee health policy and for employees not reporting illness symptoms. Both violations appeared on the same inspection report, on the same day, at the same address.
There was no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods, meaning customers who are elderly, pregnant, or immunocompromised had no way of knowing they were at elevated risk.
On the intermediate side, the inspector documented improper sewage or wastewater disposal, multi-use utensils that had not been properly cleaned, single-use items being reused, and inadequate toilet facilities. Four intermediate violations alongside six high-severity ones.
What These Violations Mean
The cooking temperature violation is the most direct path from kitchen failure to customer illness. Salmonella in poultry survives below 165 degrees Fahrenheit. A piece of chicken pulled too early looks and smells the same as one cooked through. The customer has no way to know the difference, and without a consumer advisory posted in the dining room, they have no warning that undercooked items may be on the menu.
The dual citation for no employee health policy and employees not reporting illness symptoms is particularly significant. These two violations reinforce each other. Without a written policy, workers have no formal obligation to stay home when sick. Without reporting, a worker with Norovirus can handle food through an entire shift. Norovirus is the leading cause of multi-victim foodborne outbreaks in the United States, and it spreads through exactly this mechanism.
Improperly cleaned food contact surfaces compound the cooking temperature problem. If a surface used for raw poultry is not properly sanitized before it contacts cooked food or produce, the cooking step becomes irrelevant. Bacterial transfer happens at the cutting board, not just in the oven.
The sewage and wastewater disposal violation carries its own category of risk. Raw sewage contains fecal bacteria, including E. coli and Hepatitis A. Improper disposal means that contamination can move through a facility in ways that are difficult to trace and harder to contain.
The Longer Record
Nando Grill Amazonas has three inspections on record, with a total of 12 violations across all of them. The restaurant's inspection history is short, which means the August 4 visit represents a significant portion of its entire documented record.
The February 2026 inspection found zero high-severity and zero intermediate violations. Six months later, the August 4 inspection produced six high-severity violations and four intermediate ones. That is not a gradual drift. That is a sharp change in a short window.
The follow-up inspection on August 11, one week after the problematic visit, found one remaining high-severity violation. The most serious cluster had been addressed, at least on paper, within seven days.
The facility has never been emergency-closed. There are no prior closures in the record.
Open for Business
State inspectors have the authority to order an emergency closure when violations present an immediate threat to public health. Six high-severity violations, including undercooked food, unsanitized food contact surfaces, improperly stored toxic substances, and no employee illness reporting system, did not meet that threshold at Nando Grill Amazonas on August 4.
The restaurant at 10749 Narcoossee Road remained open that day.
A follow-up inspection one week later found the violation count reduced to one high-severity citation. What that one remaining violation was, the record does not specify.
