Sunrise restaurant featured on popular TV show ordered shut by health inspectors

>>> SOUTH FLORIDA RESTAURANT

ONCE FEATURED ON THE POPULAR

FOOD NETWORK SHOW DINERS

DRIVERS AND DIVE IS ON THE

DIRTY DINING LIST NOW.

>> IT WAS SHUT DOWN BY STATE

INSPECTORS.

HERE'S LOCAL "10 NEWS"JEFF

WITH TONIGHT'S DIRTY DINING

REPORT.

>> DON'T DO THAT DON'T DO THAT

MAN.

>>Reporter: WE WANT TO TALK

TO YOU ABOUT THE INSPECTION.

5712 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE IN

TAMARACK.

INSPECTOR RECENTLY HERE BASED

ON ONE OF YOUR COMPLAINTS

FOUND 17 VIOLATIONS ORDERED

THE PLACE SHUT.

AMONG THOSE VIOLATIONS THE

INSPECTOR OBSERVED MOLD LIKE

SUBSTANCE ACTUALLY DRIPPING

RIGHT INTO THE ICE MACHINE.

THERE WERE RODENT DROPPINGS

AROUND THE DISH MACHINE ON

SHELVES AT THE COOK LINE QUOTE

TOO MANY TO COUNT THOUGHT THE

BUILDING.

HIS BIGGEST CONCERN WAS THAT

WE DIDN'T SHOW ME ASKING HIM

QUESTIONS.

AS TO WHY THIS PLACE WAS IN

SUCH POOR CONDITION.

>> IT'S THE LAW MAN ISHTIONZ

WHERE IS THE LAW?

>> STOP FILMING.

>>Reporter: WE'LL GO OUTSIDE.

>>Reporter: THE OWNER OF THIS

CAFE IN SUNRISE IS USED TO THE

CAMERA ON THE WEB SITE.

THEY BOAST BE BEING ON THE

LIME LIGHT ON THIS SHOW FOOD

NETWORK BUT WE WANTED TO TALK

TO HIM ABOUT HAS WEEK

INSPECTION.

24 VIOLENCES FOUND HERE AND

ORDER TO SHUT DOWN AND CLEAN

UP.

THE ADDRESS 38 28 NORTH

UNIVERSITY DRIVE IN SUNRISE.

RODENT ACTIVITY.

ROACH ACTIVITY.

>> NO RODENT NO ROACH.

>>Reporter: OCHS IN BAR AREA

THOUGHT THE DINING ROOM

INSTANCE A COOLER WITH RICE

AND BEEF.

MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE DRIPPING

INTO THE ICE.

THERE WAS A MOLD BUILDUP ON

THE SODA DISPENSING NOZZLE.

RODENT DROPPINGS WERE FOUND IN

A STORAGE AREA BESIDE A

FREEZER AND ON SHELVES WITH

CONDIMENT.

>> SMALL DROPPINGS AND PEST

CONTROL COMPANY CAME IN AND

TREAT IT.

>>Reporter: THAT'S RODENT

ACTIVITY OR DROPPING.

>> I KNOW BUT HE CON FORM WITH

HER THAT THEY WERE FROM WAY

WAY BACK BEFORE.

>>Reporter: SO IF THEY ARE

RODENT DROPPINGS WAY WAY BACK

THAT MEANS THE KITCHEN IS NOT

BEING CLEANED.

>> IT WAS BEHIND THE GAS TANK.

GAS TANK DON'T GET MOVED.

>>Reporter: THIS PLACE WAS

ALSO ORDERED SUIT BACK IN 2020

FOR ROACH ISSUE.

>> WENT THROUGH TRAINING WITH

ALL EMPLOYEE.

>>Reporter: TALK TO YOU ABOUT

RECENT INSPECTION.

>> WE ALREADY PASS.

>>Reporter: WE ARE IN FORT

LAUDERDALE STONER PIZZA JOINT

LOCATED AT 1509 EAST LOS OLAS

BOULEVARD.

DEAD MOUSE WAS FOUND UNDER

COOKING EQUIPMENT.

LIVE DEAD ROACH FOUND IN BACK

STORE ROOM.

BACK PREP AREA.

IN A HAND WASHING SINK NOT FAR

FROM THE COOK LINE.

ON EMPTY TRAYMENT REPEAT

VIOLATIONMENT AND IT WAS MOLD

IN THE ICE MACHINE.

>> WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

>>Reporter: THE QUESTION.

>> ASK ME A QUESTION AND I

TOLD YOU EVERYTHING THAT YOU

KNOW IS ALREADY FIXED.

>>Reporter: WHY WERE THE

CONDITIONS THAT WAY.

>> PAUSE IT WAS HIDING.

WASN'T IN SIGHT.

WE DIDN'T SEE IT.

HE START LOOK WITH BRIGHT

LIGHT.

DON'T DO THAT.

>>Reporter: OWNER TOLD US BY

PHONE THEY NOW HAVE WEEKLY

PEST CONTROL.

EMPLOYEE RETRAINED AND NEW

DAILY CLEANING POLICIES HAVE

BEEN IMPLEMENTED HERE.

ALL THE PLACE JUST MENTIONED

WERE ALLOWED TO REOPEN

FOLLOWING AN ORDERED CLE