Dec 5, 2007 3:35 pm US/Eastern
$25K Sundae Shop Reopens After Failed Inspection
Health Dept. Shut Down Serendipity 3 Last Month
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) ―
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Serendipity 3 customers were turned away after seeing the shop was closed down by the Health Department last month.
CBS
Those extravagant ice cream sundaes are being scooped out again at Serendipity 3.
Officials closed the famous sweet shop last month after it failed its second inspection in a month. The Health Department said an inspector had spotted a live mouse in the building, as well as mouse droppings, fruit flies, house flies and more than 100 live cockroaches.
Officials allowed the popular business to reopen Tuesday.
"It is unfortunate that published reports have exaggerated the situation and may be leading to certain misperceptions," Serendipity spokesman Joe Calderone said shortly after the shop was shut down.
"That being said, we are taking this matter VERY seriously.
"Certain conditions have been pointed out which require
correcting and we are working quickly to be in 100 percent compliance with the Health Department's suggestions," the statement said. "We will reopen as soon as possible."
When it's open, people sometimes stand in line for hours to get into the restaurant. Its $25,000 Frrrozen Haute Chocolate -- featuring top-grade cocoa, edible gold and shavings of a luxury truffle -- was declared the most expensive dessert by Guinness World Records. It also offers a $1,000 sundae named Golden Opulence, requiring 48-hour advance notice.
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