According to data from the Florida Department of Commerce and Professional Regulation, five restaurants in central Florida received emergency closure orders during the week of December 5-11.

The Siam Garden at 1111 Webster Avenue in Winter Park was closed on December 7 due to 18 violations.

Among them are three obvious high priority. Live cockroaches were found on the delivery table on the cooking line, where rice and other food were placed. The inspector also found that the noodles, rice and bean sprouts violated food temperature and did not have proper time stamps.

The inspector returned on December 8 and allowed the restaurant to reopen.

Sizler Tandoori at 7511 International Drive in Orlando was closed on December 8 for 38 violations, 10 of which were marked as high priority.

This includes employees’ bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food, small flies in the kitchen, food preparation and food storage areas, raw animal food stored near ready-to-eat food in the freezer, temperature abuse of prepared chicken, and dishwasher hygiene below the minimum requirements. Toxic chemicals are not properly stored near clean utensils in the washroom.

The inspector returned on December 9 and found 17 violations, but the restaurant was allowed to reopen, and follow-up inspections were required.

A food truck in Picaribe at 11301 S. Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando failed inspections on December 6 due to six violations, two of which were marked as high priority.

This includes trucks running without drinking water because the food truck operators said that the water pump had stopped working the night before and they were using bottled water for cooking and cleaning. Maintenance work is scheduled to be carried out the next day. The inspector also found that the rice has food safety problems at four degrees.

Laspada's Original at 2200 N. Volusia Ave. in Orange City was closed on December 7 due to 11 violations, 3 of which were marked as high priority.

This includes evidence of rodent activity, and feces were found on shelves, next to dishwashers, under sinks, and on kitchen food preparation racks. Other high-priority violations include meatballs, hot dogs, deli meats, and cheese that are not stored at the proper temperature.

The inspector returned twice on December 8 and reopened the restaurant.

Rossellini Italian Cuisine at 136 South Atlantic Avenue in Daytona Beach was closed on December 8 due to 16 violations, one of which was listed as a high priority.

Inspectors found rodent feces in hot water toilets, storage hall corridors, microwave ovens and dough mixers, and other areas. In the follow-up inspection on December 9, the evidence of rat activity was still obvious, but the inspector returned on December 10 and found that there was no such activity. The restaurant was allowed to reopen and the follow-up inspection was required again.

Orange County tops the list of most warnings and other complaints in central Florida, with 46.

There are 30 in Volusia County, 19 in Brevard, 13 in Osceola, 15 in Seminole, and 4 in Lake. If the problem persists, a warning that a follow-up check is required may cause the company to shut down.

In surrounding counties, Polk has 24 warnings or complaints, but Sumter has not.

Below you can view the recent restaurant inspections in all areas of Central Florida in the past 30 days. Those with urgent orders were closed due to high-priority violations and reopened only after follow-up inspections of these violations.