Mr. Green Bubble, a tea, snack and smoothie cafe located at 1539 Locust St. in Walnut Creek, was closed by the Contra Costa County Health Department after rodent droppings were found throughout the restaurant.
Inspectors say they observed rodent droppings in the following areas:
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- 1 underneath 3-compartment sink
- 1 on top bulk food container
- 20+ droppings near the back door with the to-go utensils
- 15+ droppings near water heater and underneath dry storage racks
- 10 droppings to the left of outside back door exit
The inspector also said they located a glue trap, which was set by the owner. The trap had an avocado with a gnaw mark on it, according to the inspector.
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That’s disgusting. If they knew they had rat problems then why didn’t they clean up the place?! Sorry but they asked for it.
Is anyone surprised? For some reason, it’s always the bubble tea, etc. places that are shut down. Look at any Quickly. Seriously… just walk into one and determine whether or not there is a staff that cannot fathom how to keep the place clean. I love boba tea but I am way too aware of all the places that keep shutting down due to health code violations.
It’s a cultural thing….
A Green Bubble.
That’s what your stomach will feel like after eating there.
Gross! Mr. Green Bubble turned into Mr Bubble Gut!
Go Health Department!
Oh no, my daughter and her pals love that place. Barf, Yuck, Icky Poo!
Another for Barf, Yuck, Icky Poo!
If restaurants and small businesses would call a professional exterminator that would end their problems. Are they too cheap or what?
The key is that a professional extermination company will do follow-up visits… and eradicate the problem.
They are too cheap. It is part of the culture.
Thank you Claycord for keeping up with these posting. It is a big help.
Awful. I am glad the Health Dept is cracking down on this nastiness. My husband and I have an app on our phones called “food inspector” which gives all the latest health inspection reports for restaurants. Unfortunately it has ruined a few of our favorite places but I would rather we know than not!
Just the name, Mr. Green Bubble sounds nasty.
Peanut Butter … they really like Peanut Butter. But, glue traps are terribly inhumane. And, as far as an exterminator is concerned, the problem is so wide spread now it cannot be handled on a place-by-place basis. It has become a public health matter and will take a coordinated effort to control. I doubt it can be erradicated. Perhaps a Saint could drive the vermin from Cental Contra Costa County. Or an intensive campaign to get the female vermin to cooperate in enrolling in a birth control program would work.
Quicker death than with a glue trap but won’t catch a larger rattus norvegicus (neither will a glue trap); https://amzn.to/2Oa4zJe
When restaurants have food scrapes in garbage cans outside and are only a few blocks from the creek, rats are the result. I imagine if they inspected every restaurant today in a three block radius in downtown Walnut Creek, there would be no where left to eat.
Saw that China Wall at Park and Shop also had ‘insects and rodents’ as well.
Not a fan of rats, certainly not in restaurants, but glue paper? Geez, pretty inhumane, it’s akin to the cruelty of a leg trap.
Glue traps are the worst. They get stuck and die of starvation. Glad it was an avocado
Big fan of this place. I’ve noticed there’s been trouble lately.. they’ve had a closed sign on the door and I figured they didn’t have enough staff as the waits seem longer too. One employee told me he wasn’t sure while they were “closed for maintenance” as the sign wrote. Hope they fix it and reopen soon, love the bubble tes
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