ORLANDO, Fla. – This week, an Orlando diner open since the 1950s was forced to close its doors, according to state records.
A report by the DBPR shows that the diner — College Park Café along Edgewater Drive — was visited by a health inspector on Tuesday after receiving a complaint.
The inspector wrote that there were over 50 dead cockroaches found on the premises, as well as over a dozen live ones.
As a result, College Park Café was ordered to close up shop until the “violations are corrected.”
However, Bungalower reported that a note was posted on the front door of the business, which read, “OUT OF BUSINESS! Toodles.”
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According to the eatery’s website, the diner was established in 1951, making it the oldest in the area.
Per Bungalower, the diner had unveiled a new drag brunch over the weekend as the owner tried to drive up traffic amid a period of financial strain.
News 6 reached out to College Park Café for more information, though the owner declined to provide a statement.
Instead, Bungalower reported that the owner gave the following explanation via social media following the diner’s closure:
“Tuesday morning, we conducted a full wall flush treatment through our pest control provider as part of a proactive pest control plan we implemented due to a recent isolated issue. The treatment occurred prior to opening and, as expected with a building that’s over 70 years old, it stirred up activity behind the walls.
We began cleaning immediately as part of our planned follow-up. During this process, the Department of Health inspector arrived to investigate a complaint, the problem we were working toward resolving. Due to visible pest activity caused by the flush and our active cleanup efforts, we were issued a closure order. While we were given the option to clean and reopen, we made the difficult decision to permanently close instead."