A Calgary Restaurant Was Shut Down After Mouse Carcasses Were Found In The Kitchen

A Calgary pizza restaurant has been shut down after health inspectors found mouse carcasses stuck to glue traps in the kitchen and storage areas as well as 13 other health violations.

During an inspection, an Alberta Health Services (AHS) Executive Officer reported that two live mice were running around in the dishwashing area of Oakridge Pizza, on 90 Ave. S.W.

The notice of closure said that mouse droppings and urine were found in the kitchen, the dishwashing area, food and equipment storage areas, the staff washroom, and behind the front counter.

"Numerous desiccated mouse carcasses were observed on the glue traps in the kitchen and storage areas," it said.

During the inspection, Oakridge Pizza was also found to have "no effective pest control system" in place and no pest control records were available for inspectors.

Parts of the restaurant were said to be "cluttered and disorganized" with wet used cleaning cloths mounded on the counter. There was also an "accumulation of dirt, grime and food debris on kitchen and structural surfaces".

"In the pizza preparation cooler, containers of food were stacked directly on top of each other; the bottom of one container was in direct contact with the food inside the container below," the notice of closure said.

The restaurant was ordered to shut its doors on April 19, and it will remain closed until work to rectify the issues has been "completed to the satisfaction" of an AHS officer.

Narcity contacted Oakridge Pizza for comment but they had not replied at the time of publication.