PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — The state last week temporarily shut a Broward County restaurant that had, among other violations, about 148 rodent droppings — everywhere from atop a Guinness beer box to under a kitchen flip-top cooler and on a shelf at the bar.
But it wasn’t the only one closed during this period. Eight other restaurants in Broward and Palm Beach counties had violations such as cleaning solutions stored near utensils and sauces, employees who failed to wash their hands, and many instances of foods being held at improper temperatures.
The South Florida 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 violations such as improper food temperatures or cockroaches…