Roaches, Raw Sewage, and 6 South Florida Shutdowns: The DBPR Records

Local 10’s Dirty Dining report on June 30 put six South Florida restaurants in the same uncomfortable bucket: temporary closures tied to roaches, flies, sewage or drainage problems, food temperature issues, and sanitation breakdowns.

InspectFL pulled the DBPR inspection detail pages behind the story so the names, license numbers, closure dates, observation-row counts, and callback status can be read in one place.

The Six Closures At A Glance

Start here if you just want the records. Each closure-date link goes directly to the official DBPR detail page we reviewed.

The largest closure record in this group was Beijing Garden in Miami, where DBPR’s June 23 detail page includes 27 parsed observation rows and drain/standing-water problems in the kitchen area.

The smallest was Lona in Fort Lauderdale, with 4 parsed observation rows on June 22. The count was lower, but the closure record still included live roach activity around kitchen equipment.

What The Inspector Notes Show

The DBPR notes point to three different types of breakdown, not one single pattern.

Pest activity appeared in four records. Conch Heaven’s June 30 callback/closure detail described live roaches under a cabinet and near clean pots and lids, plus live flies in the kitchen. The Villa’s June 24 detail described one live roach on a reach-in freezer and 100-plus dead flies in a pest-control device. P.F. Chang’s June 23 detail described live roaches under the dish machine and near the cook line. Lona’s June 22 detail described live roaches behind ovens and inside a non-functioning oven used for storage.

Equipment and temperature control were central at Chong’s Chinese Restaurant. DBPR’s June 23 closure detail described both reach-in coolers at the cook line and the walk-in cooler as not working properly, with foods out of temperature. The restaurant remained listed as temporarily closed on June 24 and June 26 callback records before a June 29 reinspection met standards.

Drainage and standing water stood out at Beijing Garden and P.F. Chang’s. Beijing Garden’s June 23 closure detail described slow-draining or backed-up floor drains, standing water under the three-compartment sink/kitchen area, and a stop-sale item after a dead fly was observed on prepared food. P.F. Chang’s had a much smaller total count, but the same closure detail included a slow floor drain and standing water at the cook line.

Why The Scores Do Not Tell The Whole Story

Several restaurants in this list currently show strong InspectFL score snapshots. That does not mean the closure events did not matter. It means the current score is a broader read on the restaurant page, not a replacement for the inspection timeline.

That distinction matters most for well-known or high-traffic names. P.F. Chang’s and Lona both appear as A-score pages in the current InspectFL index, but DBPR still has temporary closure records involving live roach activity. Those two facts can both be true.

The right way to read it is simple:

• The closure event tells you something serious happened on that inspection date.
• The callback record tells you whether the immediate issue was cleared.
• The longer InspectFL page helps show whether the event fits a broader pattern.

For this group, the callback paths varied. P.F. Chang’s and Lona met standards on same-day callbacks. Beijing Garden met standards the next day. Chong’s stayed temporarily closed through two callbacks before meeting standards on June 29. Conch Heaven and The Villa still showed follow-up required on the callback records we reviewed.

What To Check Before You Decide

If you see a restaurant in a shutdown roundup, do not stop at the headline or the current score.

Start with three questions:

1. Did the restaurant pass a follow-up inspection before reopening?
2. Was the closure tied to one contained issue, or multiple sanitation systems breaking down at once?
3. Does the current InspectFL page show a longer pattern, or does the serious event look more isolated?

For this group, the answer varies by restaurant. The important move is not to stop at a headline count. A small count with live roaches can still trigger a closure. A big count might include a mix of facility, food handling, and administrative items. A fast callback can show immediate correction, but it does not erase the original inspection record.

That is why this post is framed as a Dirty Dining data follow-up, not a replacement for the official DBPR record or Local 10’s original reporting.

InspectFL Matches

All six restaurants currently have matched InspectFL pages:

• Conch Heaven, Miami
• The Villa, Miami Gardens
• Chong’s Chinese Restaurant, Miami
• Beijing Garden, Miami
• P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Fort Lauderdale
• Lona, Fort Lauderdale

One date note: Local 10 reported Conch Heaven as ordered shut on June 19. DBPR’s inspection-history page available during this review showed Conch Heaven facility-temporarily-closed details on June 29 and June 30, plus a July 1 callback. The June 30 DBPR detail page includes “from initial inspection” language for several observations, so we linked the official detail record we could verify directly.

Source Note

This article was inspired by Local 10/WPLG’s June 30, 2026 Dirty Dining report, “Raw sewage in kitchen, live roaches found and P.F. Chang’s makes the Dirty Dining list”. InspectFL added DBPR detail-page review, restaurant-page matches, current score snapshots, callback status, and context about how to read closure events alongside broader inspection histories.

Related reading:

• What an emergency order means in Florida restaurant inspections
• What happens when a Florida restaurant fails an inspection
• South Florida Inspection Escalations: May 2026