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Now closed: Einstein Bros. shut its downtown Portland bagel shop at 845 S.W. Fourth Ave. Friday after video surfaced showing rodents crawling through the display case. (The Oregonian)

(Motoya Nakamura/The Oregonian)

Now we know where the holes come from.

A man working late in downtown Portland Thursday night spotted two rodents crawling through the bagel baskets at the Einstein Bros. Bagels, 845 S.W. 4th Ave., and whipped out his camera, KGW reports.

After seeing the video (posted below), Einstein Bros. shut the shop and issued the following statement:

We have closed our restaurant and are working aggressively to resolve this situation as quickly as possible. We are addressing the issue, which came about as a result of construction in the building, and we are working with building management and outside services to ensure it does not happen again. We are equally as distraught by the video taken after hours and are taking aggressive action to remedy the situation.

Watch the video:

The news comes the same day The Atlantic detailed Portland's "local, artisanal pest-control efforts" and usually benign relationship with rats.

-- Michael Russell