Famed NY Cronut Bakery Reopens After Mouse Infestation

New York’s famed “cronut” bakery, shut down by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene due to a “mouse infestation” Friday, reopened its doors Tuesday morning–and undeterred customers waited in long lines for the signature pastry, WSJ reported.

Several hundred customers, including first-timers and a number of returning fans, descended onto the Dominique Ansel Bakery in SoHo to purchase the cronut, which had been put on hiatus over the weekend by the closure.

The bakery was closed Friday afternoon by inspectors from the health department, which said in a statement that an infestation was discovered that required pest control services. The store was cleared Monday after a second walk-through by the inspectors.

With a security guard posted on its doorstep, customers were brought inside the shop in groups as its owner, Dominique Ansel, greeted supporters and thanked them for returning.