Originally Posted by PCheng
Call the health department. If this restaurant had been reprimanded before, and yet the problem keeps coming back, there can only be 2 possibilities. Either their food handling process is unhygenic, thus attracting roaches, or the building itself is so badly infested not even a exterminator can fix the problem.
Why would you hesitate? This is disgusting. Upscale? Roaches in food immediately means downscale.
Is there a food critic in the local newspaper? I'd call that person too.
Post your experience on the major food websites too.
You would be doing foodies in that city a tremendous favor!