5 restaurants temporarily closed
Delray, Boynton, Lantana, Wellington spots have reopened.
State inspectors recently ordered five restaurants in Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lantana and Wellington to close after citing them for numerous violations.
The restaurants, which were inspected in late March and early April by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, have all reopened.
Four were cited for live roaches and one for rodent activity, according to inspectors’ reports.
Cafe Frankie’s, 640 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach, was cited April 4 for 13 violations, including rodent activity as evidenced by roughly 130 rodent droppings found under a reach-in cooler and stove and in other areas.
Other high-priority violations included: employees failing to wash hands before preparing food; raw breaded veal not being properly separated from readyto-eat food and being improperly stored over cooked sausages; and temperature violations for food.
High-priority violations are those that could contribute directly to a food-borne illness or injury.
Anthony Calicchio, Cafe Frankie’s owner, said Monday: “Unfortunately, one of the water mains broke out back. We fixed that problem. We cleaned up, and she (the inspector) reopened us the next day. Everything was taken care of. We are usually on top of things.”
The Hive Bar & Grill, 618 W.
Lantana Road, Lantana, was shut down April 2 after an inspector noted 17 violations. Its high-priority violations were a total of 37 live roaches in the kitchen and storage areas, and dishwasher machine chlorine sanitizer not being at proper strength. Hive Bar & Grill management did not respond to a request for comment.
Fratelli’s Italian Restaurant, 1684 S. Federal Highway, Delray Beach, was cited March 26 for 12 violations. Its high-priority violations were 15 small live flying insects in the kitchen, food prep and dishwashing areas; nine live roaches in the kitchen; pasta not cooled to 41 degrees within six hours; and eggs stored over lettuce.
Fratelli’s owner, who did not want his name used, said that everything has been fixed.
“When the inspection was done, it was an hour before we opened the restaurant. The exterminator had been there the night before,” he said.
Another Delray Beach restaurant — Mediterranean Kebob House, 1676 S. Federal Highway in the Delray Plaza — was cited March 27 for six violations. Its high-priority violations were 14 live roaches in the kitchen; cold food held at greater than 41 degrees; raw beef and chicken stored over readyto-eat foods; and yogurt milk held at 54 degrees. The restaurant’s management did not respond to a request for comment.
Kelly’s Cajun Grill, 10300 W. Forest Hill Blvd. in the Mall at Wellington Green, was closed March 27 after an inspector reported four violations. Its one high-priority violation was four live roaches in the kitchen. Its management group did not respond to a request for comment.