Ten South Florida restaurants were temporarily closed last week because of violations including roaches “crawling on bread rack,” silverware stored under a fish tank and more than 100 dead flies “on clean dishes, on shelves and floors.”

The Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We cull through inspections that happen weekly and spotlight places ordered shut for “high-priority violations,” such as improper food temperatures or dead cockroaches.

Any restaurant that fails a state inspection must stay closed until it passes a follow-up. If you spot a possible violation and wish to file a complaint, contact Florida DBPR . (But please don’t contact us: The Sun Se

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