The Charleys Philly Steaks location in San Angelo has closed its doors by order of the health department due to unsanitary conditions.
Lights off and a bright orange paper posted next to the registers at the restaurant in the Sunset Mall at 4001 Sunset Drive with bold letters reading “VIOLATION NOTICE.”
“These premises are currently in violation of one or more of the following regulations enforced by the San Angelo Tom Green County Health Department,” the paper stated.
The violation was “unsanitary conditions” per section 7.02.065 of the health code.
The health department has not released the specific unsanitary condition, but it could be anything from stagnant water to accumulating waste to contamination of insects and rodents.
The notice stated the restaurant was “permanently closed” and was dated April 28.
This is the second time the Charley’s Philly Steaks location has closed.
In May 2022, the restaurant closed after it was determined the business underpaid workers and violated child labor standards, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.
“The employer instructed the workers to clock out after the regular closing time, but made them stay to continue working,” the release stated. “Charleys Philly Steaks also violated child labor standards by allowing five minors to work more than the number of hours, and past specific times federal law allows.”
Federal investigators also found the employer in violation of child-labor prohibited occupations when it regularly allowed one minor to use a deep fryer.
This article originally appeared on San Angelo Standard-Times: Health department closes San Angelo restaurant
Reporting by Rosanna Fraire, San Angelo Standard-Times / San Angelo Standard-Times
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