ORLANDO, FL. Food at a Winghouse Bar and Grill on South Kirkman Road was not being cooked to required minimum temperatures on September 2, 2026, a finding that puts anyone who ordered chicken that day at direct risk of salmonella poisoning. State inspectors also found toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, sewage disposal problems, and six high-severity violations in total. The restaurant remained open.
What Inspectors Found
The temperature violation is the most direct threat to customers. A wing restaurant cooking poultry below 165 degrees Fahrenheit is a restaurant where salmonella can survive and reach a plate. That is not a theoretical concern at a bar and grill built around chicken.
The chemical violations compound the picture. Inspectors cited the restaurant twice on related grounds: toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Both citations were logged as high severity. Cleaning chemicals stored near or above food preparation areas can contaminate food directly, and mislabeled containers mean employees cannot identify what they are handling.
Inspectors also found that required procedures for specialized food processes were not being followed, sewage or wastewater was being disposed of improperly, single-use items were being reused, and waste disposal was inadequate. The restaurant had no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked food items, meaning customers had no way to make an informed choice about their risk.
What These Violations Mean
Undercooked poultry is one of the most direct routes to a salmonella infection, and at a restaurant where chicken wings are the core product, a failure to reach minimum cooking temperatures is not a peripheral concern. Salmonella causes severe gastrointestinal illness, and in elderly patients, young children, pregnant women, and people with compromised immune systems, it can be life-threatening. The absence of a consumer advisory at Winghouse Bar and Grill on South Kirkman Road means the customers most at risk had no information to act on.
The two chemical violations together describe a kitchen where hazardous substances were not properly controlled. Acute chemical poisoning from contaminated food can happen quickly and without warning. A customer would have no way to know a cleaning agent had contacted their food.
Improper sewage disposal carries a specific and serious risk: fecal contamination. Raw sewage contains pathogens including E. coli, hepatitis A, and norovirus. When wastewater is not disposed of correctly inside a food service facility, those pathogens have a pathway to food preparation surfaces.
The reuse of single-use items, inadequate ventilation, and improper waste disposal round out a picture of systemic maintenance failures. Improperly discarded waste attracts rodents and insects, which is a fact with particular weight given this restaurant's history.
The Longer Record
The September 2 inspection was not an outlier. State records show 57 inspections on record for this location, with 928 total violations accumulated over that history. That is an average of more than 16 violations per inspection across the facility's documented record.
The weeks immediately surrounding this inspection tell a concentrated story. On August 31, inspectors found 8 high-severity and 5 intermediate violations. On February 23, 2026, the count was 7 high and 7 intermediate. On December 18, 2025, two inspections logged 8 high and 5 intermediate violations, and 6 high and 4 intermediate violations, respectively.
The restaurant has been emergency-closed three times. Inspectors shut it down on October 15, 2025, for roach and fly activity; it reopened two days later. On December 18, 2025, it was closed again for rodent, roach, and fly activity; it reopened the same day. The third closure came on September 2, 2026, the same date as the inspection described in this article, for fly activity. The restaurant reopened September 4.
The fly closure on September 2 is notable: inspectors found grounds to emergency-close the restaurant for pest activity on the same visit that produced six high-severity violations including undercooking and chemical hazards. The pest closure is documented. The high-severity violations did not trigger a separate closure order.
The Pattern
Three emergency closures in less than a year, all for pest activity. High-severity violation counts of 8, 7, 6, and 8 in the four inspections preceding this one. A total violation record approaching 1,000.
After the September 2 inspection, follow-up visits on September 3 and September 4 showed zero high-severity violations, suggesting rapid corrective action was taken once inspectors returned. That pattern has repeated before: a damaging inspection, a quick cleanup, and then the cycle resumes.
The six high-severity violations documented on September 2, 2026, including food cooked below required temperatures and toxic chemicals stored without proper labeling, were found at a restaurant that was open to the public that day and remained open after inspectors left.
