The owner of American Coney Island in Detroit says the recent closure of Lafayette Coney Island due to rat infestation impacts their business.

American Coney Island says a rat infestation that temporarily closed its Downtown Detroit neighbor, Lafayette Coney Island, is impacting business.

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DETROIT - One of the most well-known restaurants in Michigan has been forced to temporarily close due to a rat infestation. And this isn’t the first time this has happened.

The Detroit Health Department said that Lafayette Coney Island in Downtown Detroit has closed once again to address a rat problem.

The Detroit Health Department said the eatery shut down voluntarily and will stay closed until all violations are corrected.

Lafayette Coney Island — which shut down this weekend, with a sign on its door saying that it was closed for remodeling — took to social media late Monday to refute inflammatory comments made by its next-door neighbor about a rat problem.

A reported rat infestation intensifies the rivalry between two competing coney island restaurants in downtown Detroit.

Grace Keros wants customers to know that her restaurant is not affiliated with one next door that shut down due to a rat problem