A Thai restaurant was forced to close its location in downtown Orlando for a fourth and fifth time in the past 18 months last week after multiple violations were cited, including the presence of roaches.
Napasorn Thai Restaurant, which is located at 56 E Pine Street, was forced to close on Monday, July 31, and Tuesday, August 1, after a health inspector with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation cited over four dozen violations during three separate inspections.
During the inspector’s first visit on July 31, the restaurant was cited for 26 violations, including 5 considered high priority.
The violations included the presence of 11 flying insects, 8 live roaches, and a stop sale issued for cabbage and Chimichuri, which were both held at too low of a temperature.
During a follow up inspection on August 1, the inspector cited 12 more inspections, including the presence of live flying insects again. During that inspection, raw shrimp was being stored over dumplings in a chest freezer, and raw beef was stored over pork.
The restaurant was inspected for a third time on August 1, and was permitted to reopen after only 10 violations remained.
The closures represent the fourth and fifth such closures due to failed health inspections at the restaurant in the past eighteen months.
In February 2022, Napasorn was forced to close after 19 violations were cited, including the presence of rodent droppings.