The state last week ordered shut two Broward County restaurants with live and dead roaches and other violations. No Palm Beach County restaurants had emergency closure orders.
The Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We cull through inspections that happen weekly and spotlight places ordered shut for “high-priority violations,” such as improper food temperatures or dead cockroaches.
Any restaurant that fails a state inspection must stay closed until it passes a follow-up. If you spot a possible violation and wish to file a complaint, contact Florida DBPR. (But please don’t contact us: The Sun Sentinel doesn’t inspect restaurants.)
BROWARD COUNTY
Pikliz Resto & Bar
8267 Sunset Strip, Sunrise
Ordered shut: May 5
Why: 12 violations (two high-priority), including:
- Two live roaches crawling “on and around front counter” and “from front counter into kitchen.”
- Three dead roaches “at front counter” and “under triple sink.”
- “Observed household pesticide spray cans (4) stored near triple sink.”
- “Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris and/or dust” throughout kitchen.
Status: Reopened May 6 after a follow-up inspection found two violations (one high-priority), which required a follow-up visit. A third inspection on May 7 found one intermediate violation. Another follow-up inspection is required.
Artie’s Sportsmen’s Lounge
2218 N. Federal Highway, Hollywood
Ordered shut: May 5
Why: Eight violations (one high-priority), including:
- About 23 live roaches “inside of water inlets on top of water heater located across from triple sink in kitchen,” “inside of drip pan on floor around water heater,” “on ground in bar area” and “under two-door, glass-slider, reach-in cooler.”
- About eight dead roaches on ground “at bar area” and “in storage area in kitchen.”
- No soap, paper towels or mechanical hand-drying device provided at kitchen hand-wash sink.
Status: Reopened May 6 after a second inspection found two intermediate and basic violations, with a follow-up inspection required.