San Francisco's Tartine Bakery on Guerrero closed by health inspectors due to rodent infestation

Tartine Bakery on Guerrero Street had its license to operate suspended Friday by the Department of Health after two separate inspections of its kitchen facilities. Tartine Bakery on Guerrero Street had its license to operate suspended Friday by the Department of Health after two separate inspections of its kitchen facilities. Photo: Simon C. / Yelp Photo: Simon C. / Yelp Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close San Francisco's Tartine Bakery on Guerrero closed by health inspectors due to rodent infestation 1 / 4 Back to Gallery

UPDATE: Tartine Bakery on Guerrero reopened on Monday. Read our full story here.

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Tartine Bakery on Guerrero Street was closed Friday due to a rodent infestation, among other issues found at that location.

The bakery's permit to operate was suspended Friday at noon, confirmed Veronica Vien, public information officer with the San Francisco Department of Public Health .

The bakery underwent two separate inspections on Nov. 19 and 22, before the closure was enacted Friday, according to inspection reports obtained by SFGATE. The restaurant was given an opportunity to correct the violations during the initial inspection on Nov. 19. The license was later suspended due to a "severe mice infestation" during a routine re-inspection Friday, the report stated.

The report from Friday noted "mice droppings throughout facility along floors/walls" primarily in the rear prep room, as well as droppings on top of bags of flour.

In a response, Tartine said that it would address the issues over the weekend during its closure.

"The original location of Tartine is in an older building and had some issues we need to address, so we will be closed throughout the weekend to implement those changes and plan to reopen for business on Monday," said a representative for Tartine in an emailed statement.

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The Nov. 19 inspection also noted issues with one of Tartine's refrigerators not being kept at 41 degrees or below for food storage, but that was noted as corrected as of the re-inspection on Friday. Tartine was also requested to resurface its floors "using a smooth, durable, non-absorbent and easy to clean" finish, noting that the floor is "aggregate and in disrepair" in the initial inspection; the secondary report indicates that issue has not been fixed.

The bakery will remain closed until the Department of Public Health has re-inspected the location and the problems have been resolved.

Dianne de Guzman is a Digital Editor at SFGATE. Email: dianne.deguzman@sfgate.com