BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health found serious violations at five Baton Rouge restaurants during October inspections.

Issues in the health department's reports range from ants and flies to mislabeled seafood. 

LDH clarifies on its website that these reports are a "'snapshot' in time and are not always reflective of the day-to-day operations and overall condition of an establishment."

The department splits violations into two categories: critical and non-critical. Critical violations, LDH says, are more likely to cause food contamination or illness. Non-critical violations are "not directly related to the cause of food-borne illness, but if left uncorrected, could become critical."

An Oct. 26 report shows that at Kiro Seafood Buffet, located at 7677 Andrea Dr., a health inspector found ants in a storage room, raw animal food not separated from prepared food and dirty countertops and floors. 

On the same day, Spice Junction, at 11777 Coursey Blvd., was cited for chemical storage issues, raw food kept with prepared food, food stored less than six inches off the floor and lacking some permits and certifications, according to a report.

The Jambalaya Shoppe at 2565 O'Neal Ln. was cited on Oct. 28 for incorrectly labeling Chinese-imported crawfish and mislabeled containers of pork roast, gravy, chicken and pork jambalaya, a report shows.

According to an Oct. 29 report, an inspector found gnats and several repeat food storage violations at Legend Pot, located at 2159 Staring Ln. Other violations on the report included dirty storage areas and floors. 

Later that afternoon, Mid City Daquiri, at 5170 Government St., was cited for having flies and some cleanliness issues, according to a report.