SF dessert shop temporarily closed due to cockroach, rodent infestation

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A dessert shop in San Francisco’s Castro District was temporarily closed by the city due to a cockroach and rodent infestation. U Dessert Story on 16th Street was ordered to close Wednesday by the San Francisco Department of Public Health after a routine inspection. The shop will remain closed until its health permit is reissued.

“The facility was found to have a vermin infestation,” the inspection report stated.

According to the health inspector, live nymph and adult cockroaches were seen in U Dessert Story's kitchen on top of in-use sheet trays and food preparation tables. An “accumulation” of rodent droppings was found “throughout the floor in the food preparation area” as well as the bottom shelf of a food prep table where utensils are stored, the report said.

Live and dead cockroaches were “observed on monitoring traps affixed to the wall in the food preparation area,” and a live roach was spotted beneath the counter with a cake display, according to the inspector.

The report also added that a personal phone was observed on top of a food preparation table.

A “closed” placard was issued and posted by the health department on Wednesday. City officials are requiring U Dessert Story to be serviced by a licensed pest control operator. The facility must also receive a deep clean, and all gaps, holes and crevasses must be sealed. All contaminated food was ordered to be discarded.

Once remedies are made, U Dessert Story can request a reinspection in order to have its permit to operate reinstated, the report said.

U Dessert Story has one location in San Francisco and another in Berkeley. The business describes itself as the "next level of Asian desserts" and is "influenced by Korean, Japanese, and Thai passion," according to its website.