Cockroaches -- Dead and Alive -- Shut Down Indonesian Restaurant in Lake Forest

Health inspectors shut down an Indonesian restaurant in Lake Forest for a day earlier this month because of a cockroach infestation.

The Orange County Health Care Agency received a tip that Indo Ranch, 22722 Lambert St., was preparing food outside, and that cockroaches were seen in the area.

An inspector arrived June 6 and discovered “live and dead roaches behind the handsink, on the floor below the vacuum and on the floor under the bag of onions below the mop sink. Samples were taken,” according to an online report.

In addition, the inspector found several other major offenses, including improper holding temperatures for food and improper sanitizing methods. Four minor violations were also observed.

The inspector returned the next day, according to the inspector. The cockroaches were gone, the other violations corrected and the restaurant reopened.