Roaches and plumbing issues shut Boca Raton restaurant last week

Live roaches and a plumbing system in disrepair caused a Boca Raton restaurant to temporarily shut down last week.

The eatery, Villa Rosano, closed for a day due to various violations.

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Villa Rosano, Boca Raton

9858 Clint Moore Road

Ordered shut: June 10; reopened June 11 Why: Five violations (one high-priority) prompted state inspectors to temporarily shut down this restaurant— among them were at least 11 live roaches spotted throughout the establishment. Five were found near the bar, one was near the hot water heater, and another five more were detected under the kitchen cookline. They also found dead roaches near the bar and in the back area of the dining room. Inspectors noted that the plumbing system was not working. The handwashing sink near the cookline had no cold water and the hot water was too hot for people to use at a temperature of 130 degrees F. There also were no paper towels or soap at the handwashing station near the ware washing area. The restaurant was allowed to reopen the next day after meeting inspection standards.