5 Central Florida restaurants shut down

Five Central Florida restaurants were shut down in the week of Feb. 19-25, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Orange County

Ben And Jerry’s at 4951 International Dr. in Orlando shut down on Feb. 21. Inspectors found eight violations, two of which were a high priority. Those violations included an employee failing to wash their hands and the restaurant not having running water. Officials revisited the restaurant on Feb. 24. They found three violations, none of which were a high priority. The restaurant met inspection standards.

Pho Vinh at 657 N. Primrose Dr. in Orlando shut down on Feb. 23. Inspectors found 17 violations, six of which were a high priority. Those violations included raw food stored next to ready-to-eat food, roach and rodent activity, a stop sale on food due to temperature abuse and food held at the wrong temperatures. Officials revisited the restaurant on Feb. 24. They found six violations and issued a time extension for chlorine sanitizer not used at the proper strength. The restaurant met inspection standards.

Osceola County

Lebele Hot Dogs at 1016 Buenaventura Blvd. in Kissimmee shut down on Feb. 24. Inspectors found nine violations, two of which were a high priority. Those violations included an employee working with food without clean utensils and not having running water within the restaurant. The restaurant is closed as of Monday afternoon.

Brevard County

Izzy’s Diner at 2598 Palm Bay Road NE in Palm Bay shut down on Feb. 23. Inspectors found 14 violations, eight of which were a high priority. Those violations included rodent activity and rub marks, a stop-sale issued on food and an employee handling raw food and then ready-to-eat food without washing their hands. Officials revisited the restaurant on Feb. 24. They found no violations and allowed the restaurant to reopen.

Bizzarro Pizza at 3 N. Atlantic Ave. in Cocoa Beach shut down on Feb. 20. Inspectors found 17 violations, five of which were a high priority. Those violations included two rusted cans, an employee using tobacco then handling food without washing their hands and rodent activity. Officials issued time extensions on four high-priority violations and allowed the restaurant to reopen.

Complaints and warnings

Orange County had the top spot for most warnings and other complaints in Central Florida with 39.

Volusia had 16, Seminole had 12, Brevard had seven, Osceola had six and Lake had four. Warnings given with required follow-up inspections could lead to a business being shut down if problems remain.

For a complete list of inspection results, go to OrlandoSentinel.com/ inspections.