All posts containing the tag: "newsroom cafe"
Posted Jul 14th 2008 2:20PM by TMZ Staff
The blue plate special at the Newsroom Cafe: cockroaches!
Turns out the eatery to the stars, which was shut down last week due to "vermin infestation," had an outbreak of live cockroaches in the main food prep area, according to the Department of Health. They were shut down for 48 hours, an automatic punishment in such a case, but attended a hearing to prove the problem had been chemically treated and re-opened with a B rating.
BTW -- we went down to the Newsroom Cafe last week to get the scoop, but the manager had us escorted off the property. Perhaps they didn't want us to bump into the Orkin Man.
Filed under: Food Glorious Food
Tags: newsroom cafe, NewsroomCafe
Posted Jul 10th 2008 5:20PM by TMZ Staff
Someone should have told celeb eatery the Newsroom Cafe that vermin burgers are sooo two days ago.
The trendy Robertson Blvd. restaurant -- where we've seen tons of big name stars eat -- has just gone from "needing to replace a fridge," to shutting down for a day for "repairs," to being closed due to a freakin' vermin infestation!
The vermin ain't their only problem, because as we reported on Monday, they also had gnats in bar glasses, paint chipping off counters and mold in one of their freezers.
Filed under: Nurse!, Food Glorious Food
Tags: newsroom cafe, NewsroomCafe, rat, vermin infestation, VerminInfestation
Posted Jul 9th 2008 3:24PM by TMZ Staff
Looks like celebs on Robertson Blvd. will have to eat iffy food somewhere else today.
After getting slapped by the City Health Department with a "C" rating for having mold in an ice machine, gnats in bar glasses, chipping paint and a fridge that wasn't cold enough -- the Newsroom Cafe shut down for the day for "repairs."
Filed under: Critters, Food Glorious Food
Tags: closed, newsroom cafe, NewsroomCafe
Posted Jul 7th 2008 12:00PM by TMZ Staff
Some big stars may want to check their B.M.'s today.
The Newsroom Cafe on Robertson Blvd. in Los Angeles -- where Jeremy Piven, Kim Kardashian and Lindsay Lohan among many others love chowing down -- scored a "C" Food Facility Rating, which is the lowest rating above flat out failing. For the record, a "C" is like what you would rate Pauly Shore as a celebrity.
The Newsroom tells us the problem was with their fridge -- that it was a couple of degrees off, and they were docked for each item inside. They say they've spent 40 grand replacing it.
We're checking with the City.
Filed under: Critters, Food Glorious Food
Tags: food facility rating, FoodFacilityRating, newsroom cafe, NewsroomCafe, robertson
