Famous N.Y. eatery allowed to reopen
New York ? The home of the $25,000 dessert is back in business, after health officials concluded it’s no longer home to mice and cockroaches.
Serendipity 3, a popular tourist destination on Manhattan’s East Side, was allowed to reopen Tuesday, about three weeks after it was shuttered because of rodent infestation.
The famous sweet shop was closed Nov. 14 after it failed two inspections in a month. Inspectors spotted mouse droppings, fruit flies, house flies and more than 100 live cockroaches.
It passed an inspection Monday, and will have a follow-up in 30 days.
Serendipity’s delectable menu items sometimes have patrons standing in line for hours to get inside. Its $25,000 Frrrozen Haute Chocolate – featuring top-grade cocoa, edible gold and shavings of a luxury truffle – was declared the most expensive dessert by Guinness World Records. It also offers a $1,000 sundae named Golden Opulence, requiring 48-hour advance notice.






