Dirty Dining

Records show a clear problem inside the Westland Mall.

A “repeat offender” is at it again. In Pompano Beach, Au Bon Gout Take Out Restaurant was ordered shut after inspectors found a dead rodent and more than 250 rodent droppings throughout the kitchen.

These restaurants were NOT ordered shut, but inspectors found 30 or more violations during recent food-safety inspections. We think that is unacceptable and you need to know about it.

This week, three more kitchens were closed after inspectors recently found a host of problems.

Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspectors have been pretty busy lately, finding 165 violations at eight South Florida food establishments and ordering all of them shut down for cleanup.

A clean, unannounced food safety inspection with ZERO violations is no small accomplishment. It takes preparation, consistency, teamwork, and a commitment to doing things right every single day.

Below is a list of places recently ordered shut by inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

When you’re open for business, serving us food and rack up nearly 30 or more violations, we’re going to call you out. Below is a list of places that recently accumulated nearly 30 or more violations during an unannounced, routine food safety inspection.

Rodent droppings, roaches and food temperature issues were just some of the violations found last week at restaurants across South Florida.

A clean, unannounced food safety inspection with ZERO violations is no small accomplishment.

That is why we are doing this Dirty Dining Extra.

Several South Florida restaurants were ordered shut this week after state inspectors found serious food-safety violations, including live rodents, roaches, flies, mold and food being held at unsafe temperatures.

They weren’t ordered shut, but that doesn’t mean everything was OK. If a restaurant racks up 30 or more violations in a single inspection, we think that deserves a closer look.

One place. Sixty-three violations. Should a place with that many violations be serving you?

Travelers grabbing a slice of pizza before a flight at Miami International Airport got an unwelcome surprise when state inspectors ordered Famous Famiglia Pizzeria shut after finding rodent activity and other serious sanitation problems.