ORLANDO, FL. White Wolf Cafe & Bar on N Orange Ave and Hand Roll Sushi Corp on S Hiawassee Road each drew 10 high-severity violations during the week of June 9, tying for the worst single-inspection tallies among 15 Orlando restaurants that state inspectors flagged for serious food safety failures.
White Wolf's violations ran the full spectrum of management breakdown. Inspectors cited the cafe for having no person in charge present or performing duties, employees not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing, and handwashing facilities that were themselves inadequate. Food was not cooked to required minimum temperatures. The restaurant also lacked a consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items, meaning customers with compromised immune systems had no way of knowing the risk.
Hand Roll Sushi Corp's 10 high-severity citations included food from an unapproved or unknown source, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing facilities, and improper handwashing technique. Inspectors also cited the sushi restaurant for inadequate shell stock identification records, a violation that matters acutely at a facility serving raw seafood. Food contact surfaces were not properly cleaned or sanitized, and food was not cooked to required minimum temperatures.
The Violations
Blue Jacket's Gastropub on New Broad Street accumulated 8 high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved or unknown source, food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled. Inspectors also found inadequate handwashing by employees and improper handwashing technique, meaning workers both skipped proper hygiene and, when they did wash, did it wrong.
Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken & Wings on S Chickasaw Trail drew 9 high-severity citations, the third-highest total of the week. Inspectors cited the restaurant for food in poor condition, mislabeled, or adulterated, along with inadequate shell stock identification records and parasite destruction procedures not followed. For a hot chicken concept, the parasite destruction citation is notable: that violation applies when fish, pork, or wild game are not frozen or cooked to temperatures sufficient to kill parasites including Anisakis and Trichinella.
Crabbers on S Kirkman Road was cited for 8 high-severity violations including food from an unapproved source, inadequate shell stock identification, no person in charge, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Crabbers also lacked a consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, a significant gap for a seafood-focused restaurant.
Bakery Cafe on N Alafaya Trail had 7 high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved source, parasite destruction procedures not followed, and inadequate shell stock identification records. No person in charge was present or performing duties during the inspection.
Highlands Market at Westminster Baldwin Park on Lake Baldwin Lane was cited for 6 high-severity violations, among them improper sewage or wastewater disposal at the intermediate level and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled at the high-severity level. Time as a public health control was also cited as not properly used.
Bocas Grill & Bar on Dr Phillips Blvd drew 6 high-severity violations including parasite destruction procedures not followed, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled. Food contact surfaces were not properly cleaned or sanitized.
Amalfi on Avalon Lake Drive was cited for 6 high-severity violations including food in poor condition, food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, and two separate chemical storage violations: toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used.
Guacamole Mexican Grill Inc on S Alfaya Trail had 4 high-severity violations including food from an unapproved source and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used, alongside improper sewage or wastewater disposal at the intermediate level.
Ahmed Indian Restaurant Alafaya on N Alafaya Trail drew 5 high-severity violations including food from an unapproved source, improper handwashing technique, and time as a public health control not properly used. Inspectors also cited improper sewage or wastewater disposal and inadequate toilet facilities at the intermediate level.
H on Dr Phillips Blvd was cited for 5 high-severity violations including food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, inadequate shell stock identification, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used.
Landry's Seafood House on Vineland Ave drew 5 high-severity violations including no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, food from an unapproved source, and inadequate shell stock identification records.
Mardee's Bistro & Lounge on Lake Ellenor Drive was cited for 3 high-severity violations including food from an unapproved source, employees not reporting illness symptoms, and food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, plus improper sewage or wastewater disposal at the intermediate level.
Underground Public House on South Orange Ave was the only facility this week with zero high-severity violations, drawing a single intermediate citation for improper sanitizing solution or procedures.
What These Violations Mean
The most common high-severity pattern this week was the combination of no employee health policy and employees not reported to be reporting illness symptoms. Those two violations appeared together at White Wolf Cafe & Bar, Hand Roll Sushi Corp, Hangry Joe's, Bakery Cafe, Guacamole Mexican Grill, and Landry's Seafood House. When a facility has no written health policy, workers have no formal instruction about when they must stay home. When employees are not reporting symptoms on top of that, the result is a direct transmission pathway: a worker sick with Norovirus or Salmonella handles food, and customers eat it.
Food from unapproved or unknown sources was cited at Blue Jacket's Gastropub, Hand Roll Sushi Corp, Hangry Joe's, Crabbers, Bakery Cafe, Mardee's Bistro, Guacamole Mexican Grill, Ahmed Indian Restaurant, Bocas Grill & Bar, and Landry's Seafood House. The core problem is traceability. If a customer becomes ill after eating at one of these restaurants, investigators need to trace the food back through the supply chain to identify the contamination point and warn others. Food from unapproved sources has no paper trail.
Inadequate shell stock identification records appeared at Hand Roll Sushi Corp, Hangry Joe's, Crabbers, Bakery Cafe, Highlands Market, H, and Landry's Seafood House. Shellfish, including oysters, clams, and mussels, are frequently consumed raw or lightly cooked. Without the required harvest tags, a restaurant cannot identify where its shellfish came from if a customer develops hepatitis A or Vibrio infection. The tag is not a formality; it is the only mechanism that allows a public health response to a shellfish-linked outbreak.
Chemical storage violations appeared at Blue Jacket's Gastropub, Highlands Market, Crabbers, Bocas Grill & Bar, Amalfi, Guacamole Mexican Grill, and H. These citations cover two overlapping risks: chemicals stored near or above food that can contaminate it, and chemicals that are unlabeled or mislabeled so that workers cannot identify what they are handling. Either scenario can result in acute chemical poisoning with no warning to the customer.
The Longer Record
Blue Jacket's Gastropub and Bocas Grill & Bar each have 43 prior inspections on record, the longest histories among facilities flagged this week. Blue Jacket's accumulated 8 high-severity violations across that history of inspections, including food from an unapproved source and toxic chemicals improperly stored. Bocas Grill & Bar's 43-inspection record did not prevent 6 high-severity citations this week, including parasite destruction failures and missing consumer advisories.
Guacamole Mexican Grill on S Alfaya Trail has 42 prior inspections on record. This week's 4 high-severity violations, including food from an unapproved source and improperly stored toxic substances, came despite that extended inspection history. Crabbers on S Kirkman Road has 40 inspections on record and drew 8 high-severity violations this week.
Bakery Cafe on N Alafaya Trail has only 2 prior inspections on record, making it one of the newest facilities in this week's data. It drew 7 high-severity violations in what appears to be an early inspection, including food from an unapproved source, parasite destruction procedures not followed, and no person in charge. Mardee's Bistro & Lounge has 5 prior inspections and drew 3 high-severity violations including food not cooked to required minimum temperatures and improper sewage disposal.
Hand Roll Sushi Corp has 30 prior inspections on record. This week's 10 high-severity violations, including inadequate shell stock records and food from an unapproved source at a raw-seafood-focused restaurant, represent its worst single-inspection result in the data available for this report. Whether prior inspections flagged the same categories of violations at the sushi restaurant is not reflected in the current record.