SANTA MONICA—Four restaurants were forced to close their doors and had their permits suspended by the Los Angeles County Health Department between May 17 and June 3 for not following health guidelines.

The restaurants included: Crazy Otto’s Diner on Wayne Mills Place in Santa Clarita, Naan Hut on Santa Monica Boulevard, nearby restaurant Monte Alban and DeFranko’s Submarines on Woodley Avenue in Van Nuys. Below are their health scores and reasoning for closure:

Crazy Otto’s Diner:

Crazy Otto’s at 25373 Wayne Mills Place, Santa Clarita

Closure reason: failure to comply with health officer order

Closure date: May 17

Reopen date: May 19

Grade: A, 98

                                                Naan Hut:

Naan Hut at 11551 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles

Closure reason: cockroaches

Closure date: May 20

Reopen date: May 29

Grade: B, 84

DeFranko’s Submarines:

DeFranko’s Submarines at 7532 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys

Closure reason: no hot water

Closure date: June 3

                                              Reopen date: June 4

                                              Grade: A, 91

                                                Monte Alban:

Monte Alban at 11927 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles

Closure reason: cockroaches

Closure date: June 4

Reopen date: still closed

Grade: B, 84

 

Crazy Otto’s was reported to have been offering dine-in services prior to clearance during the stay-at-home order, resulting in the closure.

Health inspectors did not disclose the amount of cockroaches or area they infested within the businesses. A food industry must remain closed until another inspection is completed before they can reopen.