MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – The Alabama Division of Public Well being has closed Spot of Tea in downtown Cellular, the enterprise introduced on Fb Friday.
“I’m saddened and offended to announce that we are going to be closing this weekend – the board of well being has closed us three instances within the final 7 days,” the put up learn.
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In line with the Alabama Division of Public Well being, the aim of the closure is “Don’t make corrections for a rating beneath 75 inside 48 hours.”
Spot of Tea founder and president Anthony Moore mentioned ADPH first notified him on Dec. 27 that his enterprise can be inspected and closed. A division official confirmed up on the Dauphin Avenue restaurant on Friday, December 29.
Moore mentioned he was given a number of gadgets to finish earlier than the division confirmed up the next week, on Jan. 5.
In line with the ADPH web site, that was the day the ability was closed. Nonetheless, the web site reads how tough it’s to reopen an institution.
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“Normally, circumstances are corrected and the institution can reopen inside a number of hours,” the web site states.
That hasn’t been the case for Moore.
On Jan. 7, Moore despatched a doc to ADPH outlining the 31 gadgets that wanted to be mounted to reopen the restaurant.
Moore mentioned he had contacted ADPH on Thursday and Friday to conduct one other inspection, however nobody responded.
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“I am not making an attempt to defend myself,” he mentioned. “I am making an attempt to inform the reality.”
He mentioned he’ll proceed to contact the Alabama Division of Well being till he can get one other inspection so he can reopen his restaurant.
Information 5 reached out to the Alabama Division of Public Well being however didn’t obtain a response.
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