NEW YORK: Health violations close renowned east side restaurant - (NY 1)
November 16, 2007 – 7:27 pmNEW YORK — Serendipity 3, a famous city restaurant popular with kids and tourists, has, according to this story, been shut down by the city Department of Health after a second failed health inspection Wednesday night.
The story says that an inspection Wednesday night found the restaurant crawling with cockroaches, mice and flies. Inspectors spotted a live mouse and mouse droppings in many areas of the restaurant, which is usually better known for its lavish desserts, like frozen hot chocolate.
One customer was quoted as saying, “We are very sad. We made reservations weeks in advance, and we’ve tried to get here many, many times, and it’s always very crowded and so we are obviously quite disappointed.”
Another was quoted as saying, “I am in shock. You know a friend of mine from Washington, D.C. asked me to come by to Serendipity especially to pick some coffee up. So I get here, it’s […]
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