Cracker Barrel is known for providing a 'friendly home away from home atmosphere' in their old country store and restaurant. But one location had too many roaches calling the place home.

On Tuesday, September 1, the location at 6150 Lazy Days Blvd. in Seffner had to temporarily close its doors overnight after inspectors found over 50 live roaches crawling all over the kitchen.

Live roaches were seen on the cook's line, reach in cooler, microwave shelf, counters near the shake unit, on the steamer, wait station area and under the oven.

Dead roaches were also discovered near the steam table, grill freezer and prep area.

During that inspection a week ago, inspectors also documented 37 violations including cold food held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit with the reach-in cooler not working properly, raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food with raw chicken, raw beef and raw ground beef over cheese sauce and gravy and food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours that was not properly date marked.

Other violations include old food debris on the interior of the reach-in cooler, food storage containers and dishes as well as grease/debris build up on the hood filters.

The Division of Hotels and Restaurants reopened the Seffner Cracker Barrel on Wednesday, September 2.