Restaurant inspections: Flying insects found in Volusia restaurant, 4 ace inspections

Florida's digital database of restaurant health inspections is updated regularly with information on which local restaurants pass and fail.

The database can be searched by county or by restaurant name. You will see which restaurants were fined and forced to close temporarily.

Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as "a 'snapshot' of conditions present at the time of the inspection." On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in its most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not represent the establishment's overall, long-term conditions.

Volusia-Flagler best restaurant inspections

The following restaurants, presented in alphabetical order, passed their inspections from April 28-May 4 with zero violations:

  • Island Flavaz Jamaican Restaurant, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Unit C-110, Palm Coast.

  • Ovations Main Kitchen, 101 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach.

  • Smash N Dash, 1220 Hand Ave., Unit F, Ormond Beach.

  • Wild Thorne Dairy, 1001 Canal St., New Smyrna Beach.

Volusia County restaurant inspections with high-priority violations

The following restaurants, presented in alphabetical order, were issued warnings, administrative complaints or were temporarily closed due to failed inspections from April 28-May 4:

Cicis Pizza

2448 S. Volusia Ave., Orange City

May 1

Administrative complaint recommended. Follow-up inspection required.

Fifteen total violations, with five high-priority violations:

  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1- fly in food preparation area by mixer. 1- flying insects in hallway 2- flying insects at front counter 1- flying insect on top of front counter cold holding unit 2- flying insects at mop sink. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 4-1-2024. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Front counter pizza station spinach diip (44F - Cold Holding)/2 hours ; shredded cheese (50F - Cold Holding); 2 hours. Operator relocated to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking . **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sauce 112 F at front counter /2 hours. Operator instructed to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**

Cicis Pizza

2448 S. Volusia Ave., Orange City

May 2

Call back - complied. Met inspection standards.

Fly In Café

100 Cessna Blvd., Port Orange

May 2

Follow-up required: Warning issued.

Seventeen total violations, with two high-priority violations:

  • High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. -license expired on 4/1/2024. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked potatoes 56F, pancake batter 58F, french toast batter 56F, pooled raw shell eggs 51F and raw shell eggs ambient air temperature 54F, per operator less than 1 hour on insufficient ice baths on prep tables, employee added more ice **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Jimmy John's

151 S. Ridgewood Ave., Daytona Beach

May 3

Follow-up required: Warning issued.

Eight total violations, with two high-priority violations:

  • High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. -ice has back debris on top of it. Per manager has not been using ice and ice machine is broken and going to be replaced

Lottie Bells BBQ

1452 Ocean Shore Blvd., Ormond Beach

May 2

Follow-up required: Warning issued.

Three total violations, with one high-priority violation:

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw chicken stored cooked brisket in reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Flagler County restaurant inspections with high-priority violations

The following restaurants, presented in alphabetical order, were issued warnings, administrative complaints or were temporarily closed due to failed inspections from April 28-May 4:

Palm Coast Hotel & Suites -I-95

120 Garden St. N., Palm Coast

May 3

Administrative complaint recommended. Follow-up inspection required.

Six total violations, with two high-priority violations:

  • High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Establishment has no way to sanitize. Their dishwasher is not working because it leaks all over the floor and does not have sanitizer in it. They also only have a 2 compartment sink, of which 1 side is for hand washing. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 51F, cream cheese 46F. Butter and cream cheese out for customer service. Placed both on time control. **Corrective Action Taken**

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Inspections find live flying insects in Orange City restaurant