IF all goes well with its 10:30 health inspection, Boogaloos will soon be back in business. It used to be hard for diners to find out that a favorite restaurant had been closed by the Health Department — often, owners would post “Closed for Renovations” signs — not to mention why it had been closed.

But Rigoberto Hernandez changed that with his reporting for Mission Loc@l in the summer of 2010. Nowadays, when a place is closed by the Health Department, the city posts a notice telling diners why.

Uptown Almanac (thank you) caught this photo earlier in the week.

This morning a new sign was posted. They aren’t cleared yet, but any minute now, the inspector will arrive.

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  1. I read you’re blog regularly and appreciate the eye on the community. But I have to say you’re follow up to sensationalized stories like this one about Boogaloos, lacks proper follow up. If you’re going to start a story, you should plan on finishing it missionlocal.

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    1. Mission Friend: My apologies. Here is the complete update: The restaurant was re-inspected on Sept. 1 and reopened. The vermin infestation that closed it has been taken care of. The latter was discovered because of a complaint – that could have come from a customer or an employee.
      The last full, unannounced, health inspection was on May 10, 2010. At that time Boogaloos had one high violation for improper hot and cold holding temperatures and got a score of 93 out of 100. The violation was abated by June, 2010. Let me know if you have any more questions. Best, Lydia

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