Detroit residents demand action from Lafayette Coney Island over alleged rodent issue
Detroit residents are demanding that a coney island restaurant "clean it up or stay shut down" following the restaurant's latest alleged health issue.
Detroit’s Lafayette Coney Island faces pressure from residents following closure due to rat problem
DETROIT – It’s been almost two weeks since Detroit’s well-known Lafayette Coney Island closed for a rat infestation. It’s their second shutdown since 2022. Now, the owners are seeing increased pressure from the community. Malik Shabazz, a community activist, is calling for the restaurant to be permanently closed.
'The city needs to help': Lafayette Coney Island responds after second closure due to rats
After rats led to another closure at Detroit's Lafayette Coney Island, the downtown restaurant took to social media to address the issue - along with accusations made by a neighboring business owner.
American Coney Island in Detroit frustrated over Lafayette's rat closure "We are not one of the same"
The owner of American Coney Island in Detroit says the recent closure of Lafayette Coney Island due to rat infestation impacts their business.
Rat problem fuels rivalry between Lafayette and American Coney Island
A rat problem that has temporarily shut down Lafayette Coney Island for the second time since 2022 has fueled a feud between the legendary restaurant and its next-door neighbor American Coney Island.
Century-old Detroit coney island rivalry is being threatened by rats
Hamm, who had stayed in a downtown Detroit hotel, raved about the city, which he called "very cool" and "super awesome." And he told Fallon, who was familiar with the dueling coney island shops, about eating at Lafayette.
Lafayette Coney Island fires back at American, posts pest control report
Grace Keros, co-owner of American Coney Island, holds a press conference to discuss the closing of the Lafayette Coney Island ...
Lafayette Coney Island closed again due to rat infestation: Health Department
The Detroit Health Department said the eatery shut down voluntarily and will stay closed until all violations are corrected.
American Coney Island owner outraged over neighboring Lafayette's rat problem
A reported rat infestation intensifies the rivalry between two competing coney island restaurants in downtown Detroit.
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New Detroit food safety ordinance hadn't hit Lafayette Coney Island before closure
Lafayette Coney Island will have a white placard placed in its window when it reopens following a shutdown due to a rat ...
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Detroit's Lafayette Coney Island temporarily closes due to "rat infestation issue," health department says
(CBS DETROIT) - A Detroit coney island restaurant that had previously dealt with rodent issues more than two years ago ...
American Coney Island owner: Don't confuse us with our neighbor
Grace Keros wants customers to know that her restaurant is not affiliated with one next door. Lafayette Coney Island shut ...