There's some sad news, Cronut lovers. Dominique Ansel Bakery shut down after a video of mice in the bakery found its way onto YouTube.
According to USA Today, the New York City Department of Health has shut down the establishment after a recent inspection found a "severe mouse infestation that requires professional pest control services."
The video showed a mouse running across the kitchen floor. As a result of the video four public health inspectors showed up to the eatery. The bakery was inspected in October and received an "A" rating.
"It was the video that someone posted on YouTube of a small mouse running across the floor of the bakery for five seconds that led us to become a target of the DOH," Dominique Ansel spokeswoman Amy Ma, said in an email. "They've asked us to get exterminated, which takes two days. So we hope to be opened mid-day on Monday."
According to Gothamist, the bakery staff, including Ansel, spent a full day conducting a deep cleaning of the bakery, but found nothing. Ma stated: "Instead, certain structural technicalities, such as any hole larger than the tip of a ball point pen, were cited as potential for 'infestation.' Each hole amounts to certain points and they used that to shut us down."
The health department also has required the bakery to re-cement its floor the entire basement, which is scheduled to be over the weekend.
"We of course believe that we run a clean and good operation, but see that we were targeted and will rise to the occasion to be even better," Ma added. "Chef says we will be doing everything that was asked of us. ... And he's saddened for our customers who had plans this weekend that we weren't able to welcome them. Our team will be here in person to speak to customers live."
