SEAL BEACH >> A cockroach invasion at three adjacent chain restaurants closed the eateries temporarily last week.

Orange County health inspectors visited Daphne’s California Greek Cafe, 12420 Seal Beach Blvd., Pick Up Stix and Z Pizza — both at 12430 Seal Beach Blvd. — last week and found all three infested with cockroaches.

On Oct. 26, health inspectors with the Environmental Health division of the Orange County Health Care Agency visited Pick Up Stix and Z Pizza and discovered live cockroaches in various stages of life — in the food preparation area at Pick Up Stix and in the kitchen at Z Pizza.

The next day, the restaurants were allowed to reopen.

That same day, inspectors found cockroaches at Daphne’s. They also determined that a lack of sanitizing was another major violation needing correction.

Two days later, on Thursday, Daphne’s was permitted to reopen.

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