Food & Drink

Who flunked the clean test? Johnny Rockets, Roasters ’N Toasters among Miami restaurant inspection shutdowns

The Johnny Rockets location on Ocean Drive in South Beach was temporary shut down recently due to a failed health inspection. It reopened the next day after a satisfactory follow-up inspection.
The Johnny Rockets location on Ocean Drive in South Beach was temporary shut down recently due to a failed health inspection. It reopened the next day after a satisfactory follow-up inspection.

State health inspectors temporarily shut popular Miami Beach restaurants Roasters ’N Toasters and Johnny Rockets after recently finding roaches and other unsavory kitchen conditions.

Here are details from those reports and several others in Miami-Dade. All of the failed restaurants reopened after satisfactory follow-up inspections.

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▪ Roasters ’N Toasters, 525 W. 41st St., Miami Beach: “Approximately 15-plus live roaches found behind ice machine ... accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.” Inspected Jan. 25.

▪ Johnny Rockets, 728 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach: “Live roach found inside kitchen ... 12 dead roaches along baseboards ... leaking water dripping over ready-to-eat lettuce ... leaking rainwater above in-use cook line and grill.” Inspected Jan. 28.

▪ Wok Town, 1570 Alton Rd., Miami Beach: “15 live roaches found by the production line ... 50-plus dead roaches throughout the restaurant.” Inspected Jan. 27.

▪ Kitchen 305, 16701 Collins Ave., Sunny Isles Beach: “13 live roaches found throughout the main kitchen ... dead roaches on premises, approximately 8-10 on floors.” Inspected Jan. 25.

Evan S. Benn is Miami Herald food editor: 305-376-4624, @EvanBenn

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This story was originally published February 2, 2016 at 8:30 AM with the headline "Who flunked the clean test? Johnny Rockets, Roasters ’N Toasters among Miami restaurant inspection shutdowns."

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