Two Palm Beach County bagel shops were forced to temporarily close last week after failing their inspections. Violations included about 190 rodent droppings and more than 150 live insects “on boards used for bagels” at one, and live flies “landing on bagels and bagel storage racks” at the other.

They were among six South Florida eateries ordered shut by the state.

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-u

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