A popular Main Line Chinese restaurant closed after an infestation of roaches is hoping to regain the trust of its patrons by offering “a sincere apology” about a week after health officials shut the place down.
"We are very, very sorry for the problems which caused the Township to temporarily close our restaurant," read the statement posted to Facebook late Monday that made "no excuses" for what happened.
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Radnor Township health officials closed Yangming indefinitely last Tuesday and posted a health citation in the front window that listed "Gross Facility & Equipment Sanitation" and "Insect/Rodent Infestation" as reasons for the closure.
The next day, police could be seen pulling roaches from the restaurant, which was originally closed down briefly on Aug. 14 after a teenage customer twice found a roach in her food.
When officers arrived, "there were roaches that were in plain sight" in the kitchen, said Radnor Police Lt. Andy Block.
"What we found today was deplorable, so imagine what it looked like five days ago when it's still deplorable -- we're pulling out roaches and expired food," said Radnor Police Chief William Colarulo last Tuesday.
"There's grease that's running off from this property into the common sewer area," said Colarulo. "Wherever you look it's just very disturbing, very angering."
Radnor Township manager Robert Zienkowski said the conditions inside the eatery were "totally unacceptable."
On Tuesday, the restaurant told NBC10 that they were still working to get the restaurant reopen and asked that we check back in the next day or two.
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The restaurant said they already made tens of thousands of dollars of repairs to their out-of-date HVAC and exhaust systems, to the electrical and plumbing systems, to remove and clean equipment and also made improvements to meet fire regulations.
The eatery, popular among Main Liners and area college students, has a history of praise. In 2011, Yangming beat out about 45,000 other eateries to top Chinese Restaurant News’ “Best Chinese Restaurant” list.
Police didn't expect to file any criminal charges.
