Health inspectors once again halted operations at China Lee, a small Chinese restaurant on South Kirkman Road in Orlando, ordering an emergency closure after finding live roaches and signs of rodent activity before allowing the spot to reopen following a cleanup. The latest shutdown slots into a growing list of recent Central Florida restaurants that have been temporarily closed over pest problems and sanitation lapses.
Inspection records from a March complaint visit by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation show inspectors counted roughly 116 live roaches and about 400 rodent droppings at the same location, then ordered the restaurant to stop operating until the violations were fixed. The state portal describes each inspection as a “snapshot” of conditions on the day of the visit and notes that live pest activity and rodent droppings are high-priority violations that can trigger immediate action.
ClickOrlando reports that inspectors again shut China Lee down on April 28 after a callback visit turned up more than 20 live roaches and other sanitation issues, then cleared the restaurant to reopen on May 1 once it met state standards. The outlet’s weekly roundup also pointed out other emergency closures in the same period across Central Florida, including a fast-food restaurant in DeLand and several mobile food vendors in the Tampa area…