The state temporarily closed eight South Florida restaurants last week, with violations including wastewater backing up from a kitchen floor drain (and employees stepping in the gray water), 72 dead roaches at a cafe and “32 live insects” seen in and on boxes of dry pasta.

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 . (Bu

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