A downtown eatery was forced to close for a few days—after inspectors found more than a dozen health violations.

An inspector found over 100 dead and live roaches found in one restaurant causing them to shut down for multiple days.

Live roaches were found on the leg of a prep table...

Burritos and subs were off the menu after roach sightings at two local restaurants.

The chef at one of the businesses in this week’s Restaurant Report says he doesn’t agree with the reason his restaurant was shut down.

Roaches and flies were spotted at several businesses in this week’s restaurant report.

A popular restaurant near St. Johns Town center is back open after it was shut down for sewage issues.

Live and dead roaches and not properly storing food are the violations that closed three local restaurants in this week’s Restaurant Report.

A Jacksonville Mexican restaurant owes more than $118,000 after the operator allegedly forced servers to work for tips alone.

A popular pizza spot in Jacksonville Beach is just one of the restaurants closed because of rodents this month.

A lot of bugs and sewage backup is the reason three restaurants temporarily closed this week.

Roaches and flying insects are the reasons one local restaurant was closed last week.

Some St. Johns county restaurants made the shutdown list last week after health inspectors found a dozen of different violations.

Sewage leaks and rodent activity in this week’s Restaurant Report.

Inspectors shut down Time out Sports Grill twice in two weeks for dozens of rodent droppings, food temperature control, and more.

Dozens of rodent droppings are among the reasons that two Northeast Florida restaurants were shut down last week, and an inspector even found a live rodent in one of the restaurants, according to Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation records.

Restaurant Report this week focuses on restaurants along the beaches in the area.

A Fernandina Beach favorite is among four local restaurants back open after being forced to temporarily close.

Collectively, more than 700 droppings were found across four restaurants in Northeast Florida-- two of those with more than 200 each.

Four restaurants in Northeast Florida were shut down by the Department of Business and Professional Regulations last week due to extreme risk of spreading food-borne illnesses.

Two restaurants failed health inspections with the same violations that got the eateries shut down less than two months prior.

Three local restaurants are back open after failing health inspections, but two of the owners told News4Jax they don't feel like they got a fair shake.

Four restaurants in our area are back open after emergency shutdowns by inspectors with the Department of Business and Professional Regulations.

This week’s Restaurant Report holds a trio of repeat violators.

Two restaurants were forced to shut down immediately last week after they both failed two health and food safety inspections.

Three restaurants are back open after they were shut down last week by health inspectors.

Two well-reviewed ocean shore restaurants in Flagler Beach are back open after they were shut down by health inspectors last week.

Two Jacksonville eateries were temporarily shut down last week after inspectors discovered major health code violations.

A St. Augustine coffee house that describes itself as a ‘celebration of clean eating’ was temporarily shut down last week for several dirty violations.

Both times the Department of Business and Professional regulations found rodent activity in the restaurant.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A food truck is back open after receiving emergency shutdown orders from the Department of Business and Professional Regulations on March 11. The restaurant report shows that when inspectors arrived, the truck was dumping wastewater and grease through a drain line that wasn’t properly connected. On a return inspection the next day, all violations were cleared except for a stained cutting board that needed to be replaced and Ruta Catracha was allowed to reopen. We reached out to the owner of Ruta Catracha, but haven’t heard back yet. RESTAURANT REPORTS: Failing inspection | Failing inspection | Near-perfect inspectionAdNews4Jax monitors restaurant inspections in District 5 every week with the Division of Hotels and Restaurants under the Department of Business and Professional Regulations.

The 1904 Music Hall Spliff’s Gastro PubThe 1904 Music Hall Spliff’s Gastro Pub on Ocean Street was temporarily shut down by health inspectors on March 1. RESTAURANT REPORTS: Failing inspection | Follow-up failing inspection | Return failing inspection | Additional failing inspection | Perfect-score inspectionAd904 Burgers904 Burgers, a Jacksonville food truck, was momentarily shut down during a routine inspection on March 3 for not having running water hooked up to the truck and improper temperature control for burgers. RESTAURANT REPORTS: Failing inspection | Passing inspectionChopstick Charley’sChopstick Charley’s off Phillips Highway in Jacksonville is still working to make corrections after an emergency closure triggered by a complaint inspection on March 4. AdAt the return inspection on March 8, more rodent droppings were found and the restaurant remains closed. RESTAURANT REPORTS: Failing inspection | Failing follow-up inspectionNews4Jax monitors restaurant inspections in District 5.

Casa Maria Mexican Restaurant on Main StreetA customer complaint first brought inspectors to Casa Maria Mexican Restaurant on Main Street in Jacksonville on Feb. 24. The inspector’s report shows 17 total violations during that visit, including 37 dead roaches throughout the business and 14 live ones. Of those, three live roaches were found crawling inside the warming oven where rice is kept. The inspector returned three more times, finding live roaches each time. RESTAURANT REPORTS: Emergency closure inspection | Failing inspection | Failing inspection | Failing inspection | Perfect score follow-upAdAll restaurant reports are provided by the Department of Business and Professional Regulations.

A food safety inspector cited the Mexican restaurant with 15 violations (7 basic, 3 intermediate, and 5 high-priority). The inspection on October 8 resulted in an emergency shutdown with 10 violations (6 basic, 1 intermediate, and 3 high-priority). Restaurant Reports: Failing inspection | Perfect-score follow upJimmy Hula’sThe only Jimmy Hula’s in Jacksonville was closed down on October 7 during a routine visit from the health inspector. A note in the inspection reports said the manager voluntarily threw the chicken away. Restaurant Reports: Failing inspection | Failing follow-up inspection | Third failing inspection | Met inspection standardsAll restaurant reports are provided by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Inspectors shut down a Jacksonville soul food restaurant, Munchies Food For The Soul, after finding several high priority health violations. Right off the bat, the inspection report shows the restaurant was cited for having a dead snake and three dead roaches in a glue trap, but that’s not what got Munchies Food For The Soul shut down. The inspector noted 34 rodent dropping were found near the reach-in freezer and leading behind the ice machine. Also scoring in the shutdown, the inspector cited Munchies for storing hot food in a cabinet for 4½ hours. Other issues raised by the inspector were fixed by our management team within 30 minutes,” the restaurant wrote.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville Church’s Chicken was shut down for two days after a failing visit from the health inspector. The Church’s Chicken at 6037 Merrill Road is open again, but it took four tries to finally get it right. At the inspector’s initial visit on August 11, Church’s Chicken was cited with 11 violations. Inspectors cited the fast-food chain location for leaving the dumpster lid open, missing a ceiling tile, and a build-up of food crumbs and residue on equipment handles among others. On the fourth attempt, Church’s Chicken was allowed to reopen.

During a routine visit to the food truck on July 16, an inspector issued a stop-sale on all inventory in the mobile unit. The inspector cited Hum Hum Food Truck with a single high priority violation. The food truck had to remain closed. The roaches were gone, and the food truck received a perfect inspection, reports show. The food truck was allowed to reopen.

The restaurant had only 5 violations total, but 2 of those three posed a major health threat, according to health inspectors report. A report from the routine inspection on May 29, shows the inspector found 24 rodent droppings in the kitchen of the pizzeria, noting 12 rodent droppings were found on the floor behind a mixer in the kitchen; 5 more rodent droppings were counted on the floor behind the reach-in freezer; 7 rodent droppings were seen on the floor behind the oven. RESTAURANT REPORTS: Failing Inspection | Perfect Score Follow-up InspectionThe restaurant scored a second, high priority violation after the inspector measured temperatures inside a reach-in cooler. RESTAURANT REPORTS: Failing Inspection | Operating while under Emergency Order of Suspension | Met Standards InspectionThe restaurant was given two high priority violations for improper food storage. At a surprise follow-up inspection, the restaurant was cited for operating while under an emergency closure.

The inspector counted 102 live flies at the Volcano Sushi House and noted they were in the kitchen, food preparation area, and food storage. I spoke with the manager of Volcano Sushi House. VOLCANO SUSHI HOUSE: Failing Inspection Report | Return Inspection ReportState health inspectors found 34 violations and required three follow-up inspections after a May 7 surprise inspection at Jville Crab Shack Number 3. The inspector allowed the restaurant to reopen the same day but the inspector had to return three times for follow-up visits. JVILLE CRAB SHACK NUMBER 3: Failing Inspection Report | Return Inspection Report | Return 2 Inspection Report | Return 3 Inspection Report

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Timoti’s Seafood Shak off Park Street in Jacksonville had a total of four violations when an inspector visited the restaurant on February 13th. Several of the violations were basic, including an employee placing his or her phone on the prep table and a leaky faucet. The notable ones include the inspector finding nine live roaches behind a white chest in the freezer. The inspector also found a manager on staff did not have his or her proper food manager certification. Famous Sandwiches and Subs corrected the violations and reopened the next day.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Osake Buffet on Southside Blvd in Jacksonville was forced to close last week after 300 rat droppings were found all throughout the premise. Sad news for sushi lovers : The most droppings of one area were found behind the sushi bar buffet line. At the St. Augustine Premium outlets, the Kings Tacos food truck was operating with no running water upon the inspector’s arrival on January 31. All three of those violations were corrected on site, but it was temporarily closed for the lack of water. At a follow up inspection on the first of February the Kings Tacos met inspection standards.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Changes are coming to an 80-year-old restaurant known for its mouthwatering fried chicken in St. Nicholas. Beach Road Chicken Dinners is getting a makeover and the new owners of this Jacksonville staple are hoping to restore it to its former glory. "When you say Beach Road, it's like a little antenna pops up and it's, like, 'Oh, I know Beach Road. They said they had to take a bite out of Beach Road as soon as it was up for sale and potential demolition. The restaurant's faded red and yellow sign will be replaced when the name changes to Beach Road Fish House & Oyster Bar.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Plumbing issues, flies and rodents landed three Jacksonville-area restaurants in trouble with health inspectors, according to state regulators' records. Health inspectors said the kitchen's floor drain would back up with water whenever the sink was used. VIEW INSPECTION REPORTS: Southern Charm FoodsThe problems were corrected by the next day and inspectors allowed the restaurant to reopen. Health inspectors issued a warning for sewer water that would back up from the floor drain when the sink was in use. VIEW INSPECTION REPORTS: Domino'sThe violations were corrected that same day and the businesses reopened in a few hours.