Jacobs said management acted quickly when they discovered the health department was contacted and conducted a thorough cleaning just hours before the inspection.

“Everyone that works there knows this,” Jacobs said. “One time (Malku) was in the store and a roach was just crawling around. I looked at her and she looked at me and said ‘Well, what are you doing? Kill it.’ She’s well aware of it. I have multiple texts between her and I talking about the roaches and the nasty bugs in that store.”

Pest control firm visits

Malku said there was a problem only with fruit flies and the issue has been addressed. There are weekly visits scheduled from a pest control company to make sure the flies don’t return, according to Malku.

Wozniak said fruit flies cause a contamination issue, but are more of a nuisance than a health concern.

“We’re going to double check to make sure they don’t have an ongoing problem,” Wozniak said. “With a restaurant or any food place or bar, we rely on certified pest control companies. We can only deal with what’s in front of us. An order was issued to get pest control, and we require they submit a report from the third party.”