Rat Shit and Roach Eggs: Top 5 Places Not To Eat This Month

(Sing to the tune of Home On The Range)Home, home, down in DadeWhere the rats and the roaches lay eggsWhere seldom is heardHow inspectors find turdsWhere you eat and are expected to pay.Who likes getting rat hairs in their teeth? How about a roach leg stuck to your lip?Here are...

By Jacob Katel

November 10, 2009

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(Sing to the tune of Home On The Range)
Home, home, down in Dade
Where the rats and the roaches lay eggs
Where seldom is heard
How inspectors find turds
Where you eat and are expected to pay.

Who likes getting rat hairs in their teeth? How about a roach leg stuck to your lip?

Here are our Top 5 places NOT to eat at based on Emergency Order Shutdown dispositions that were the result of routine food inspections less than a week ago.

And your winners are:

Mozzarella Grill - 401 Biscayne Blvd. suite 210 - Bayside, Miami - Click Here for Full Report.
Worst Violation: 30 PLUS FRESH rodent droppings found in the kitchen.
Status: Facility is open after 2 consecutive failed inspections.
Bonus: Click here for more recent inspections.

Kelly's Cajun Grill/Yeung's Lotus Express - 401 Biscayne Blvd. - Bayside, Miami - Click Here for Full Report.
Worst Violations: 100 plus shiny rodent droppings found in the kitchen inside prep table. 5 Live roaches found in kitchen.
Status: Facility Temporarily Closed
Bonus: Click here for more recent inspections.

Brawy Seafood - 401 Biscayne Blvd. suite 204 - Bayside, Miami - Click Here for Full Report.
Worst Violations: 15 plus shiny droppings found at the shelf next to entrance. Observed 10 plus shiny droppings at front counter in front of handsink. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Door blocking handsink
Status: Cleared to open for business.
Bonus: Click here for more recent inspections.

Chicken Connection - 401 Biscayne Blvd. suite 205 - Bayside, Miami - Click Here for Full Report.
Worst Violation: 20 plus shiny fresh rodent droppings on shelf under prep table by the display area.
Status: Cleared to open for business.
Bonus: Click here for more recent inspections.

Finnegan's 2 - 942 Lincoln Rd. - Miami Beach - Click Here for Full Report.
Worst Violation: 15 plus fresh rodent droppings by refrigerator unit in kitchen area, 10 plus dry rodent droppings in kitchen by refrigerator.
Status: Cleared to open for business.
Bonus: Click here for more recent inspections.

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