Live roaches, rodent droppings and lizards.
Action News Jax Ben Becker tells us what else inspectors
found at various locations in this week's Original Restaurant Report.
The Caribbean is known for a rich diversity of food,
but inspectors gave poor marks the one local restaurant.
I paid a visit to Island Tropics Restaurant and Lounge
at North Main Street near E 16th St.
Then Becker Action News Jax the restaurant report.
How are you? State inspectors found 12 rodent droppings,
4 dead roaches and an excessive amount of flies over
a prep table.
It was temporarily closed. Hear about your recent inspection.
What about it? Yeah, some rodent droppings,
some dead roaches. What happened?
Sorry. Elsewhere back, 40 Urban Cafe on S Dixie Highway
near Anderson St.
was cited for 26 live flying insects,
18 rodent droppings and a live lizard like creature crawling
on the floor.
It was temporarily closed. Inspectors say the DoubleTree by Hilton
on River Place Blvd.
By the South Bank had an employee beverage on a
food prep table,
an employee with no hair restraint engaging in food prep
and a soft spill in a storage area.
My final stop, Nordstrom Basil at the Town Center.
It was cited for a time temperature safety violation.
Touching ready to eat food with their bare hands and
an employee with no beard guard Engaging in food prep
and all the restaurants past?
Follow up inspections for local coverage,
you can count on. Ben Becker Action News.