Rodents gnawing here. Roaches in oven there. Check South Florida restaurant filth

Regular rodents marking their territory — or at least their toilet spots. Bare-handed roach homicide by a kitchen worker who went back to work preparing food without washing his hands.

These and other violations shut down restaurants from the Keys to the Palm Beaches over the last week and a half. The Sick and Shut Down List of South Florida restaurants failing state inspection covers Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and Palm Beach counties.

We’re giving you details on the failed inspections that closed restaurants. We don’t choose who gets inspected or do the inspecting. Both are done by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation. If you want to file a complaint about a restaurant, contact the DBPR. Do not email us…

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