Palm Harbor Restaurants Made Bizarre Headlines in 2012

Did one of your favorite Palm Harbor restaurants make headlines in 2012?

 

1) Life-Size Cardboard Cutout of Ex-Porn Star Pilfered from Peggy O'Neill's

The owners of Palm Harbor's Peggy O'Neill's Irish Pub & Eatery are offering a reward for the safe return of a cardboard cutout of former porn star Ron Jeremy. Someone swiped the cutout last weekend.

2) Photos: Freak Accident in Emily's Restaurant Parking Lot

Talk about a crazy fender bender! A Palm Harbor Patch reader snapped photos of an accident Tuesday in the parking lot of Emily's Family Restaurant.

3) Man Calls 911 About Bandage in Soup

A customer at Leo's Italian Grill called authorities after someone in his dinner party claimed to have found a used bandage in her soup.

4) Restaurant Inspection Report: Rodent Dropping Problem Fixed at Grumpy's

Inspectors found more than 90 rodent droppings during a recent visit to Grumpy's Tap Room. Owner Rick Clowes says the pest problem at the popular outdoor restaurant has been fixed.

5) Peggy O'Neill's Closed for Health Violations

The downtown restaurant is temporarily closed after live cockroaches were seen in multiple locations in the restaurant's kitchen, according to an inspection report from the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation.

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The owner says Peggy O'Neill's Irish Pub and Eatery reopened Friday afternoon after making necessary repairs. A state inspector closed the landmark restaurant Thursday for health violations.

7) 10 Questions for Food Network Chef Robert Irvine

No doubt, Chef Robert Irvine can be a tough guy on his Food Network Shows, "Restaurant: Impossible" and "Dinner: Impossible". But in person, he's very easy going. Chef Irvine recently sat down with us to answer these 10 questions.

8) Restaurant Inspection Report: Roach Problem at Flap Jacks Fixed

Here's a look at the two most recent inspection reports for Flap Jacks Restaurant in Palm Harbor. The first inspection noted 21 dead roaches and 8 live roaches. No roaches were found during a follow-up inspection the next day.

9) Chick-fil-A Fans and Kissing Gays Descend on Restaurant

A national "Same Sex Kiss Day" attracted gays and opponents of same-sex marriage to Palm Harbor's Chick-fil-A.

10) Restaurant Inspection Report: Emily's Family Restaurant

Here's a look at the most recent inspection report for Emily's Family Restaurant which was conducted March 26, 2012.

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