You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida’s restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit […]
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Insects, unwashed hands shut down Lexington restaurant. What else did inspectors find?
A local taco restaurant was closed by the health department for multiple violations including the presence of insects. Taco Stop Taqueria, 1474 Anniston Dr. Suite B1, was closed by the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department on May 23 after scoring 55 during a regular inspection. Sign up for our LexGo Eat & Drink newsletters The latest […]
Inspectors find moldy food, old food and dirty equipment at Kendall and Hialeah bakeries
State inspectors spotted old food, moldy food, dirty hands and equipment during recent checks of bakeries in Kendall and Hialeah. When a bakery or grocer fails Florida Department of Agriculture inspection, it doesn’t get shut down, as a restaurant inspected by the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation does. But, Ag Department inspectors have […]
‘Illegal’ trucks run at night knowing Mass. inspectors ‘typically only work days’
The Massachusetts State Police unit that enforces trucking regulations has been ranked as one of the best in the country for preventing deadly crashes, according to the American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization. However, 25 Investigates found a gap in enforcement that some trucking companies exploit. On Monday, 25 Investigates reported […]
‘Man, I’m done.’ MS Coast man reacts after AL postal inspectors intercept drug shipments
“’Man, I’m done.’” That’s what Gulfport resident James Franic Ray said after he realized authorities had connected him large mail-order shipments of methamphetamine to his home on Cable Ridge Road, records show. His arrest came after a postal inspector at a post office in Mobile, Alabama, first intercepted an April shipment of over four pounds […]
Video shows daycare worker hitting kids with paint stick: Inspectors
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Disturbing videos inside a classroom at Brighter Future Childcare and Development Center, Inc. on Chambers Road may have never been revealed if it weren’t for Diona Harrold. Last month, FOX 2 reported on Harrold’s concern about her son having a knot on his forehead and a gash over his eyebrow. […]
Los Angeles squatters sent packing as home inspectors enter, change locks, video shows
Video shows a team of Los Angeles home inspectors giving a group of a dozen squatters a reality check before they entered the home, changed the locks and boarded up the windows. “The police are gonna come,” one of the squatters tells the inspectors in the front yard in cellphone video recorded earlier this month […]
Inspectors temporarily close Anna Maria Island restaurant with dozens of live roaches
Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants routinely inspects restaurants, food trucks and other food service establishments for public health and cleanliness issues. The reports are public information. During recent inspections, Minnie’s Beach Cafe in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island was temporarily closed after inspectors found dozens of live roaches on site: Minnie’s Beach Cafe, […]
Wilmington inspectors OK residents’ return to Herring Manor after ‘unfit’ declaration
Wilmington officials allowed residents of Herring Manor return to their apartments Friday after condemning the 41-unit apartment complex earlier this week for a lack of heat and hot water. Wilmington officials said they lifted the Department of Licenses and Inspections’ unfit declaration, but two violation notices remain in place until the building owner and management […]
5 Central Florida restaurants forced to temporarily shut down after inspectors spot serious health violations
ORLANDO, Fla. – Five Central Florida restaurants had to shut down temporarily after health inspectors found they were not operating in compliance with all state sanitation and safety laws, according to recent inspection reports provided by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation. Between Jan. 1 and Jan. 15, 2024, the following local restaurants […]
Bradenton restaurant temporarily closed after inspectors find rodent droppings inside
Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants routinely inspects restaurants, food trucks and other food service establishments for public health and cleanliness issues. The reports are public information. During recent inspections, a Bradenton area restaurant was temporarily closed after inspectors found rodent droppings in several areas of the restaurant and other food safety issues: Carrabba’s Italian […]