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

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.

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

A rat problem that has temporarily shut down Lafayette Coney Island for the second time since 2022 has fueled a feud between the legendary restaurant and its next-door neighbor American Coney Island.

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

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.

In a case that sits squarely at the intersection of his business and political interests, President Donald Trump is trying to stop a civil lawsuit against his multibillion-dollar social media company by arguing that he should be immune from civil litigation filed in state court while he serves as president.

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