A netizen shared how he bought a packets of roasted pork rice from a coffeeshop and found a live cockroach crawling inside his food.
The netizen, Lester Philip, shared how he visited the GAGA Roasted Delights stall on 6 May at a coffeeshop located at Block 444 Pasir Ris Avenue 6.
He bought a packet chicken and roasted pork rice with an additional braised egg and upon reaching home, opened his food packet ready to tuck in.
Howeber, he noticed something brown on top of his meat and realised that it was a small cockroach crawling across the food and standing on top of one of the roasted pork.
Lester then recorded the cockroach with his phone before closing the lid of the rice to prevent the cockroach from escaping.
He then went back to the staff where he bought his food from and told them about what happened, and the surprised staff then offered him a refund.
He added that it was not his first time buying from the stall and described them as being a “decent” business, but appears to be disturbed by the incident.
He said that he will be filing a report for poor hygiene and cleanliness investigation and hopes that this incident will remind other customers to check their food and stalls before buying.
Lester also added that he won’t be patronising the stall anymore.
A spokesperson for the GAGA Group responded to the incident and said that they are deeply concerned about the incident, and added that the stall and coffeeshop are thoroughly cleaned routinely and go through pest control every month.
However, with the latest incident, they will be closing their stall today (8 May) for another round of “thorough cleaning and pest control” to make sure similar incidents don’t happen again.