South Florida Restaurants Shut Down for Health Violations: Flies, Rodents, and Roaches

Ocean Alley: Hollywood Beach Restaurant Violations

• 🏖️ Ocean Alley, located on the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk, was ordered shut due to 16 violations.
• 🪳 Live roaches were found crawling throughout the kitchen, including on gravy packets and around equipment.
• 🪰 Flying insects were present at the bar and in the kitchen, noted as a repeat violation, with fly traps full of dead insects.
• 🥶 Improper thawing of frozen shrimp and unsafe holding temperatures for cooked chicken wings and shrimp were also cited.

Dragon Delight: Sunrise Restaurant Shut Down Twice

• 🐉 Dragon Delight in Sunrise was ordered shut for the second time, reportedly due to rodent issues.
• ⚠️ Despite the inspector's report of approximately 25 rodent droppings in food storage and preparation areas, management denied any rodent problems.
• 🌡️ Fried rice was held at an unsafe temperature, and an employee was observed handling food without washing hands after touching their face.

Ann's Paradise: Lauderdale Lakes Roaches

• 📍 Ann's Paradise in Lauderdale Lakes was ordered shut for the second time due to a significant roach infestation.
• 🍽️ The inspector found over 25 roaches in the dish area, under equipment, and on a clean food container.
• 🐛 During a reinspection, even more roaches were present, indicating a persistent problem.

Reopening After Cleanup

• ✅ All mentioned restaurants, Ocean Alley, Dragon Delight, and Ann's Paradise, were allowed to reopen after completing cleanup orders and passing reinspections.