--- title: Cronut Bakery Shuttered By Department Of Health For Mouse Infestation description: The popular New York City spot Dominique Ansel Bakery, which is known for its cronut, was shuttered "because of a severe mouse infestation that requires professional pest control services," said the Department of Health canonical: https://time.com/50260/cronut-dominique-ansel-mouse-infestation/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-04T20:18:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:08:32.407Z og:title: Famous Cronut Bakery Shut Down Due To 'Severe Mouse Infestation' og:description: If you give a mouse a cronut... og:url: https://time.com/50260/cronut-dominique-ansel-mouse-infestation/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltebaec9d8eb080a68/698688fcadae44dfc05425b4/475848513.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: cronut og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Famous Cronut Bakery Shut Down Due To 'Severe Mouse Infestation' twitter:description: If you give a mouse a cronut... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltebaec9d8eb080a68/698688fcadae44dfc05425b4/475848513.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Famous Cronut Bakery Shuttered By Department Of Health Due To 'Severe Mouse Infestation' > Sponsored content. 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Ari Perilstein—Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Apr 4, 2014 8:18 PM UTC Dominique Ansel Bakery, the NYC hotspot famous for creating the elusive cronut, was shuttered Friday by the Department of Health due to a “severe mouse infestation.” “The establishment was closed by the Department because of a severe mouse infestation that requires professional pest control services,” a spokesperson from the New York City Health Department told _TIME_ in an email. Gothamist posted a video of mouse scurrying across the bakery’s kitchen floor Thursday: “For one small bakery,we have four dishwashers employed on a full-time basis and we do inspections every night before closing,” [a bakery representative told NBC 4 New York Thursday](http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Mouse-Video-Floor-Cronut-Dominique-Ansel-Bakery-Spring-Street-Video-253917201.html). She continued that the “staff spent seven hours cleaning the store Thursday and found just the one mouse.” But according to the DOH, the mouse had allies. I guess the mice didn’t want to wait in line for the [new milk and cookie shots.](http://time.com/14044/now-you-can-drink-milk-out-of-cookie-shot-glasses/) The bakery has not yet responded to requests for comment. 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