DiningTuesday, November 3
State inspectors closed a Boca Raton cafe over rodents and six other restaurants over pests
The 5AM Boca Raton team
If you eat out around Boca, here's the week's closure roundup. State inspectors temporarily closed seven Palm Beach and Broward restaurants during the week of Oct. 26, and every closure traced back to roaches, flies or rodent droppings. All seven were cleared to reopen within two days, and three had been cited earlier this fiscal year. The Boca Raton Tribune also posted the state's emergency closure list for Palm Beach County restaurants.
Three of the seven closed restaurants had been cited earlier this fiscal year
3 of 7
- cited earlier this fiscal year
- 4 not reported as cited earlier
Source: Boca Post
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| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| cited earlier this fiscal year | 3 | 43% |
| not reported as cited earlier | 4 | 57% |
Boca Raton's was Miyi La Cubanita Cuban Cafe, 1332 NW Second Ave., closed Oct. 27 over rodent activity. Inspectors reported about 20 to 30 rodent droppings in a storage closet next to the kitchen.
- Boca Raton violations: 5 high-priority, 1 intermediate, no basic
- Delray Beach: Taco Tuesdays Taqueria, 600 N. Congress Ave., closed Oct. 29
- Also closed: Boynton Beach, Lake Worth Beach, Belle Glade, Pembroke Pines, Oakland Park
- Emergency closure: a temporary step, not a disciplinary action
Miyi La Cubanita was closed twice in about two months
- Aug. 26Inspectors close the cafe after reporting rodent droppings
- Oct. 27Inspectors close it again over rodent activity
- Oct. 28Callback is recorded as complied, and the cafe reopens that morning
Source: Boca Post
Sources: Boca Post, The Boca Raton Tribune