Roaches in Restaurant...What would you do?

[Talent312]

I know the manager of a local restaurant well (stepson). He welcomes visits by the usual health inspector becuz they get along and talk sports. He'll usually cite them for something minor to show he's been there doing his job. It's a routine.

SS says if the inspector saw anything like insects or rodents, they'd shut him down in a heartbeat.
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[Deb & Bill]

There's no reason for bugs to be in any well maintained kitchen irrespective of where in the country it is located.

Securing all potential routes into the kitchen by use of insect screens, proper storage of food sources and regular cleaning will prevent any infestations. Sure, you might have the odd bug or two but if your environment is too hostile for them to easily find food, shelter and breeding opportunities then there won't be a problem. To find three cockroaches around one table indicates a serious infestation.

The only requirement for insecticide is when dealing with an outbreak. Routine cleaning with normal household products is adequate enough. I have no problem eating food that has been prepared on properly sanitised surfaces, I do have a problem with food that has been prepared on surfaces potentially contaminated with e-coli, salmonella, campylobactor or any of the other nasty bacteria and pathogens cockroaches carry.

Unless there is a door or window to the place. Then waterbugs (large, ugly roaches) might enter into the place. They fly.

 

[Pompey Family]

Unless there is a door or window to the place. Then waterbugs (large, ugly roaches) might enter into the place. They fly.

Then that's what screens are for. If you're operating a commercial kitchen and leaving doors and windows open without any means of preventing insect access then clearly you have a problem and I would question the manager's/owner's knowledge of basic hygiene and health and safety.

 

[DoThatActually]

Tell the owner and if they don't care/don't do anything about it, call the health department.