The state temporarily shut nine South Florida restaurants last week with violations ranging from “objectionable odors” and almost 200 rodent droppings in a kitchen to about 100 live flies flying around and landing on “unwashed potatoes and onions.”

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

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