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The Vancouver restaurant that lost most of its business after a rat was reportedly found in a bowl of soup is closing down.

In a Facebook post, Crab Park Chowdery says it will close this weekend.

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“It’s with heavy hearts that we regretfully inform all of our guests, friends and family members that this Sunday, January 20th will be our last day in business,” the post says.

“Life is a funny journey, it has all sorts of ups and downs. We know that with our heads held high and a can do attitude the next chapter will be an even better one.”

Last month, two young women claimed to have found a rat in a bowl of clam chowder. They filmed it and posted it to Instagram. The video went viral, causing the restaurant to lose most of its business. The restaurant has maintained that it would be impossible for the animal to get into the food undetected by staff.

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One of the women who claims to have found the rat, Contessa Choe, has dismissed all suggestions they staged the video. She said it was a “ridiculous” idea that she would ever bring a cooked rat to a restaurant.