"Cockroach infestation" and "buffet": Not what you want to see together in a press release near you

September 22, 4:34 PMChicago City Hall ExaminerDaniel O'Neil

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The Chicago Department of Public Health shut down a southwest side restaurant today. Here's the complete press release from our friendly neighborhood inspectors:

Southwest Side Restaurant Shut By City Health Department
Cockroach Infestation

A Southwest Side restaurant was ordered closed today after Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) inspectors discovered a cockroach infestation.

Chinatown Buffet, 5030 S. Kedzie, was shut down after CDPH inspectors found live cockroaches in the kitchen.

The restaurant will remain closed until its management has eliminated the infestation and passed re-inspection.

The enforcement action was the 185th time in 2008 that Health Department inspectors have shut a food establishment for health violations.

Representatives of Chinatown Buffet will have to explain themselves at an administrative hearing on October 30 and pay a fine expected to total $500.

Chicagoans who believe that a restaurant or other food establishment is operating in an unsafe manner are encouraged to dial 311 and report it.