So Many Flies At Burger King, Inspectors Wouldn't Open Mouths
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Do you want flies with that?
A Burger King on the city's South Side has been closed by the city, after inspectors found so many insects buzzing around that they were "afraid to open their mouths."
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As WBBM Newsradio's Keith Johnson reports, the Dumpster Task Force closed the Burger King at 1701 W. 95th St., on the eastern edge of the Beverly neighborhood, on Tuesday.
More than 200 flying insects of various species were found throughout the Burger King. They were spotted on the walls, the ceilings, the shelves for clean dishes, around the sink, in the food storage area, in a dry storage area, on the tubing of boxes of soft drink syrup, and in front of the drive-up window, according to the city's Department of Streets & Sanitation.
A wasp nest was also found just over the rear door.
Additionally, an outside grease container was encrusted with grease on the lip and grip, and grease was found splattered on the ground and on the wall behind the container, the city said.
"Pest control was woefully inadequate and poor housekeeping fueled the infestation of flying insects at the Burger King near 95th and Ashland," Josie Cruz, deputy commissioner of Street & Sanitation's Bureau of Rodent Control, said in a news release. "We closed this location for the critical violation of inadequate pest control and they won't be allowed to reopen until they clean and pest-proof their restaurant, revamp their pest control and housekeeping plans, and then pass a tough reinspection."
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
