An employee cleaned rodent droppings, then washed and dried their hands without using soap. Twenty-six roaches crawled around a restaurant kitchen, including under a food prep table. And about 42 flies buzzed around another kitchen, landing on beer spouts and clean dishes.

This is just a sampling of violations that led the state to temporarily close 10 South Florida restaurants last week — six in Broward and four in Palm Beach County.

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 . (But please don’t contact us: The Sun Sentinel doesn’t inspect restaurants.)

BROWARD COUNTY

Status: Remained closed on March 27 after a follow-up visit found one high-priority violation. Reopened March 28 when a third inspection found no violations.

Status: Remained closed on March 27 after a follow-up inspection found five violations (three high-priority). Reopened March 28 after a third visit found three violations (one high-priority).

Status: Remained closed on March 27 after a follow-up visit found 14 violations (one high-priority). Reopened March 28 after a third inspection found three intermediate and seven basic violations.

Status: Reopened March 27 after a second inspection found no violations.

Status: Reopened March 27 after a follow-up visit found no violations.

Status: Reopened March 27 after a second visit found one intermediate and three basic violations.

PALM BEACH COUNTY

Status: Reopened March 28 after a second inspection found one intermediate violation, with a follow-up inspection required.

Status: Reopened March 28 after a follow-up inspection found one basic violation.

Status: Reopened March 26 after a follow-up inspection found no violations.

Status: Reopened March 26 after a second inspection found no violations.