Restaurant closed for two days after live rat discovered

A restaurant inside the international terminal of the Vancouver International Airport, next to the second-floor food court, was closed last Friday because of unsanitary conditions and a pest infestation.

According to a report by Vancouver Coastal Health, a routine inspection found a live rat caught in a trap underneath the Koho Restaurants commercial dishwasher.

Rat droppings were found in the main food preparation line, on stainless steel food preparation tables, inside the corner of a deep fryer base, along the wall of two handsinks in the kitchen, along the wall of a food prep area outside the walk-in cooler, behind the garage door storage area, on equipment push carts located in food prep area, on top of the commercial dishwasher and on top of liquor boxes in the kitchen.

The eatery was permitted to re-open on Sunday, according to environmental health officer Dalton Cross.

The operators were advised to ensure all rodent droppings are removed from the premises. All affected areas to be cleaned and sanitized with an approved sanitizer. Professional pest control company to be contacted for immediate service and daily inspections required until further notice, according to a report available at tinyurl.com/KohoRestaurant.

The report also found general sanitation poor.

Though the operator said cleaning had been conducted during the start of the week, there were multiple areas that show a large amount of food residue, debris and grime accumulation.

The health inspector ordered the immediate correction of the main cook line, dishwashing area, garage storage area, under shelving, grease and liquid pooling underneath the deep fryer.

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Restaurant closed for two days after live rat discovered