Last week, inspectors ordered multiple Broward County restaurants shut down, led by a disturbing discovery at Saveur Tropical Restaurant in Pompano Beach, where three dead rodents were found inside a reach-in cooler during a follow-up inspection, along with fresh droppings behind kitchen equipment.
One has to ask: how does no one smell three dead rodents in a kitchen? The restaurant has a troubling history, previously shut down for both rodent and roach issues.
Also ordered closed was Charley’s Philly Steak at Broward Mall, marking the second restaurant at the mall shut down in just weeks.
Cajun Boil was also recently ordered shut after inspectors found live and dead roaches and food storage violations.
No kitchens in Miami-Dade County or the Florida Keys were ordered shut last week.
All of the locations mentioned were later allowed to reopen after completing required cleanups and passing re-inspections.
**SAVEUR TROPICAL RESTAURANT
515 NE 24TH ST.
POMPANO BEACH
ORDERED SHUT 12/18
8 VIOLATIONS FOUND
ALSO ORDERED SHUT 5/24/24 (RODENT ISSUE)
ALSO ORDERED SHUT 10/31/23(ROACH ISSUE)
“Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 1. Observed approximately 20 rodent droppings on food prep table in kitchen. 2. Observed approximately 50 rodent droppings on container lids on bottom shelf of food prep table in kitchen.”
“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1. Observed three live roaches in can opener holder at food prep table in kitchen.”
“Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 12/1/25.”
FOLLOW UP INSPECTION 12/19:
Observed three dead rodents in compartment with motor at single door reach in cooler in kitchen. 2. Observed approximately 30 rodent droppings behind large reach in chest freezer in storage area.
**CHARLEY’S PHILLY STEAK
BROWARD MALL
800 WEST BROWARD BLVD.
PLANTATION
INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT
ORDERED SHUT 12/18
6 VIOLATIONS FOUND
“Dead roaches on premises. Observed 1 dead roach under a ladder near the office area. Observed 1 dead roach under prep table near mop sink. Operator removed dead roaches, cleaned and sanitized the area.”
“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately 3 live roaches under the single service items storage area in the kitchen.”
“Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken not in its commercial packaging stored over raw beef in the walk in freezer.”
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