Restaurant Report: Business Owner Pu Pu Becker: “You Asked Me Crap Questions”

JACKSONVILLE, FL — Action News Jax Ben Becker brings you the best places to eat every week in the original restaurant report, but this week inspectors served a Pu Pu dish at a local restaurant.

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Becker visited the Halal China Box on Parental Home Road near Beach Boulevard.

“We have neighbors who don’t like to spray,” the owner told Becker. So it’s the neighbor’s fault? Becker asked. “Of course,” the owner replied.

Government inspectors found 15 live cockroaches, 7 dead cockroaches and 10 live flying insects. It was temporarily closed.

The owner followed Becker outside, and an altercation ensued:

Owner: “I don’t want you to drop what I’m saying, be gentle with people.”

Becker “I was very nice.”

Owner: “No, you were aggressive.”

Becker: “I was very nice.”

Owner: “No, you walked aggressively”

Becker: “I was nice.”

Owner: “I felt a vibration.”

Becker: “I think I was nice.”

Owner: “I felt a vibration.”

Becker: “No. I was nice.”

Owner: “Aggressive atmosphere.”

Becker: “Nice atmosphere.”

Owner: “Aggressive atmosphere.”

Becker: “No, a very nice kind atmosphere.”

“You asked me 2-3 stupid questions and only left because of the cockroaches,” the owner said. “I don’t think those were questions,” Becker said.

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Elsewhere, inspectors made C&C Eatery sweat. A restaurant on Normandie Boulevard near Lane Avenue South was listed as having four live cockroaches, the floor was greasy, and raw food was not properly segregated. It was temporarily closed.

Super Tacos on Beach Boulevard near Interstate 295 had nine live cockroaches, a time/temperature safety violation, and cooking oil on the floor, inspectors say. It was temporarily closed

Becker’s terminus is Players Grill on Hendrix Avenue, off San Jose Boulevard. It was cited after an employee was handling contaminated equipment and doing food preparation, time/temperature safety violations, and lack of a Heimlich maneuver sign.

All restaurants have been re-inspected.

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