Jose's Real Cuban Food remains closed indefinitely after health inspectors again find cockroaches

MANATEE -- Jose's Real Cuban Food will remain closed indefinitely, the owner said Friday.

Jose Baserva has operated the restaurant for eight years and said he's at a loss for a solution to the problem. He doesn't want to hire a professional exterminator "just for two baby roaches."

State health inspectors wrote the following:

"Upon call back 04/10/15 observed approximately one live roach in dry storage area next to two door stainless steel Whirlpool reach in cooler and one live roach inside the freezer gaskets of the white Tappan reach in cooler located in the dry storage area."

Baserva said he's upset the health department is willing to put people out of work for roaches.

"I have no idea what to do right now," Baserva said. "It's disgusting to put people out of work like that."

This story was originally published April 11, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Jose's Real Cuban Food remains closed indefinitely after health inspectors again find cockroaches."