HOME NEWS SPORTS SHOWBIZ NEW YORK OPINION LIVING BLOGS AUTOS APPS NY Daily News FOOD 4 Apr 04:44 PM City shuts down Dominique Ansel Bakery — home of the Cronut — over a mouse ENID ALVAREZ/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Dominique Ansel shows off his famed Cronut. But he can’t sell them until Monday because the Health Department shut him down over a video of a small mouse. The Health Department dealt a blow to Cronut-loving New Yorkers on Friday, shutting down Dominique Ansel’s Soho bakery for “severe mouse infestation” — but the Frenchman fired back, claiming he’s a victim of his own success. The city closure came one day after a website posted a video of a mouse skittering among the racks of pastries — though the Spring Street home of the famed croissant-donut hybrid has an “A” grade in the window. An inspection last year found “evidence of live mice” and ruled that the kitchen was not vermin proof, but the bakery was not shut down. This time, the city moved quickly, slapping the tell-tale yellow “Closed” sign on the patisserie “because of a severe mouse infestation that requires professional pest control services,” the agency said in a statement. RELATED: THE CRONUT HAS A SUCCESSOR But Ansel issued a statement of his own that called the shut-down a reflection of his current stature as the “It” boy of American patisserie. “We often feel like were being looked at under a tremendous microscope,” he said. “No other bakery wouldve suffered as we did in a similar situation.” The Frenchman sniffed that the video itself — posted by Gothamist — is unfair. RELATED: LONDON JUMPS ON CRONUT CRAZE WITH THE DOSANT AND THE CRODOUGH NYC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH A prior Health Department inspection found evidence of mice at Dominque Ansel Bakery, but ultimately inspectors gave the pastry shop an A rating. “We run a clean and good operation, but see that we were targeted and will rise to the occasion to be even better,” he said. “People dont see the larger ramifications of their actions and how a tiny video of a mouse running across the screen for three seconds can cause harm and damages to an honest, small business that peoples livelihood depends on.” He did promise to fortify cement in the kitchen to thwart future invasions. The bakery is expected to reopen by mid-day on Monday. JOE TABACCA/JOE TABACCA FOR THE NEW YORK DAI Dominique Ansel in happier times. That will give foodies three days to poke more fun at Ansel, his much-hyped Cronut and his alleged vermin problem. “Here’s Remy with a Cronut,” tweeted Raphael Brion, an editor at the food blog, Eater, posting a picture of the rat character in “Ratatouille” holding one of Ansel’s signature pastries. The sour publicity for Ansel comes after months of media and public salivation over his unique creations, which also include the now-legendary Milk and Cookie shot glass. Ansel, with the help of a fast-typing publicist, has become a singular tourist attraction downtown, with visitors lining up for hours to sample a Cronut. His cookbook “Dominique Ansel: The Secret Recipes” is due this October. But the mouse report had some potential fans no longer licking their lips with anticipation. “I’ve always wanted to try the Cronut, now it’s definitly moved down on my bucket list,” New Jersey native Robby Mcbay, 23, told the News. JOE TABACCA/JOE TABACCA FOR THE NEW YORK DAI The Cronut. 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