Philippe Shut Down Due to Cockroaches

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VIA NBC-Los Angeles:

After complaints by people who went to eat at the restaurant, Health Department officials confirmed the problem after an inspection on Wednesday morning.

Health department officials told the Los Angeles Times that the restaurant, a Los Angeles institution that claims to have invented the French dip sandwich, typically receives high schores during inspections. During Wednesday's inspection, the restaurant received a 90 -- a high score -- but had to close anyway due to the cockroach problem.

"When you have a violation like a live cockroach infestation, it doesn't matter how good the score is," Angelo Bellomo, director of enviromental health for the county's Public Health Department, told the Times.

The restaurant was closed that morning after the discovery. However, an employee said the restaurant will be open on Friday.  

The Health Department said that all depends on a followup inspection Friday morning. The department's ruling is expected at about 11 a.m.

Hey, that's just in time for lunch.

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