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Yangming Remains Closed For 8-10 More Days After Roach Infestation

A popular Main Line Chinese restaurant, once named the nation's best, remains closed for at least another week after an infestation of roaches shut down the restaurant nearly a month ago.

Radnor Township cited Yangming for a trio of charges including failure to control insects or rodents, improper food storage and keeping food in unsanitary conditions, according to Radnor Township Police Superintendent Bill Colarulo.

Radnor Township health officials closed Yangming indefinitely on Aug. 18 and posted a health citation in the front window that listed "Gross Facility & Equipment Sanitation" and "Insect/Rodent Infestation" as reasons for the closure.

The next day, police could be seen pulling roaches from the restaurant, which was originally closed down briefly on Aug. 14 after a teenage customer twice found a roach in her food. When officers arrived, "there were roaches that were in plain sight" in the kitchen, said Radnor Police Lt. Andy Block.

On August 25, the restaurant told NBC10 that they were still working to get the restaurant reopened. The restaurant said they already made tens of thousands of dollars of repairs to their out-of-date HVAC and exhaust systems, to the electrical and plumbing systems, to remove and clean equipment and also made improvements to meet fire regulations.

A call sent out to the restaurant Wednesday revealed that Yangming would hopefully be ready to open "in 8-10 days" due to the ongoing renovations.

Yangming apologized to followers on Facebook, stating "A sincere apology to our patrons. We are very very sorry for the problems which caused the Township to temporarily close our restaurant. There are no excuses. We owe you better."

The eatery, popular among Main Liners and area college students, has a history of praise. In 2011, Yangming beat out about 45,000 other eateries to top Chinese Restaurant News’ “Best Chinese Restaurant” list.

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