Have you ever eaten in any of these?
Take care reading this article because we may be about to break your heart if your favourite local food place is included on this list.
Unfortunately, while the majority of restaurants and food businesses stick to the strict standards laid down by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, a handful have failed to meet the required standard.
Closures are handed out on different criteria such as food preparation, storage as well as cleanliness.
July was busy month for the FSAI as they handed out a whopping 16 closure notices.
Nine Closure Orders were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:
· Mad Cow Milkshakes, Burgers & Kebabs (take away), 1 Annamoe Road, Cabra, Dublin 7
· Bay Fish and Chips (restaurant), Main Street, Liscannor, Clare
· Molloys (public house), 59 Talbot Street, Dublin 1
· Casa De Burritos (restaurant), Unit C, Woodquay, Ennis, Clare
· Rockin Joe’s (restaurant), 115 O’Connell St, Limerick
· The Ice Box – Balbriggan (off licence), Castlemill Shopping Centre, Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, County Dublin
· Spring Chinese Restaurant, 83 Main Street, Mallow, Cork
· The Crescent View Restaurant, Crescent Quay, Wexford
· CFM Catering Limited (food packers), Knockhouse, Gracedieu, Waterford
Seven Closure Orders were served under the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010 on:
· Tropicway Wholesale/Retail (grocery), 9-10 Academy Street, Navan, Meath (first of two Closure Orders served on Tropicway Wholesale/Retail in July)
· Lisa’s Trattoria (restaurant), 81 Terenure Road North, Terenure, Dublin 6W
· Castlemill Roma Take Away, Unit 7, Castlemill Shopping Centre, Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, County Dublin
· La Trattoria (restaurant), Stone Court, Roscommon Town, Roscommon
· Blackwater Lodge Hotel (closed activity: all food preparation and service activities in and from the kitchen and ancillary areas), The Square, Blackwater, Enniscorthy, Wexford
· Jojo’s Chinese Restaurant, 104 Parnell Street, Dublin 1
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