Inside Edition Investigation Finds Rodents in Some Popular Restaurants’ Dining Rooms

Rats are a problem that plagues cities all across America. New York City is witnessing an increase in reports of disease-carrying vermin, which is the highest level in more than a decade.

Now Mayor Eric Adams declares that rodents constitute Public Enemy No. 1.

“Well you know what, we’re gonna kill rats,”He said. “Rats have no place in this city.”

In Adams’ latest attempt to control the city’s rampant rat problem, starting early next year, New Yorkers will be fined for putting their trash out on the curb before 8 p.m., but is there really any way to stop the rats?

Inside Edition was able to find them all when it went on a search for them recently.

Not just on the streets. Even in high-end restaurants and grocery stores, rodents were found.

At Agata & Valentina, a gourmet supermarket on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, we found rodents climbing and crawling all over this display of croutons in the store’s front window after closing time.

Lisa Guerrero, chief investigator at Inside Edition, tried to talk to a manager.

“Do you realize you have a rodent problem?”She was curious.

“No, we don’t. We don’t,”The manager agreed.

“Well for two nights in a row we saw multiple rodents in your store,” Guerrero said.

“You should speak to an owner,”He said it before he walked away.

We never received a reply from them.

John’s Pizzeria is the place to go for great pizza in New York City, according to many pizza lovers. Our cameras captured rodents looking for scraps on two consecutive nights.

The manager at the pizzeria saw our video and said that they would immediately address the issue. They also offer a routine extermination service every other week.

Nearby, rodents were also seen at Buvette West Village, which has other locations in London, Tokyo, and Paris.

Inside Edition was not invited to speak with a manager at the company. We tried to contact them but were not able to get back to them.

Many blame the rodent surge on the outdoor dining sheds, which were built in the wake of the pandemic. We witnessed rats take over a section of restaurant sheds on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

“People produce garbage, which is food potential for the rats, so they want to be close to where they can eat immediately, just like we want to be close to our favorite restaurants,”Alan Guy is an expert on rats with M&M Pest ControlInside Edition, a friend of mine.

It’s a difficult task to keep rats away from the streets, but it’s possible with hard work to keep them from restaurants.

We reached out to the city officials, but we never received a response.

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