An Andersonville bagel shop was shut down Feb. 13 by Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) inspectors.
Einstein Bros. Bagels, 5318 N. Clark, was ordered closed when CDPH inspectors found mouse droppings in the kitchen, dining room and throughout the facility. Company representatives will have to explain themselves at a City of Chicago administrative hearing set for March 26 and pay a fine of $500.
In 2006, Windy City Times reported that the same establishment was ordered closed Sept. 21 after inspectors discovered mouse feces; bagel dogs held at unsafe temperatures; and a build-up of thick black goo in the shop’s ice machine.