Mumbai's Bademiya restaurant closed down after FDA finds rats, cockroaches in kitchen

An FDA official was quoted by India Today, stating, “There is an ongoing raid and inspection (of FDA) across restaurants in Mumbai. Bademiya is one of the hotels that have been raided. This afternoon, the vigilance team and our local officer arrived here (Bademiya) and found that a cloud kitchen served meals for two of its adjoining branches. There was no license granted to the eatery and hygiene issues have also surfaced."

In response, the restaurant's owner claimed to possess all necessary licenses except for one from the FSSAI, which is currently in progress. The owner also expressed willingness to fully cooperate with the authorities. They also said they would be more careful in serving hygienic food to customers.

This news comes just weeks after a dead rat was found in a customer's food at Mumbai's Papa Pancho da Dhaba restaurant. Per an Indian Express report, the manager and cook were arrested by police and the restaurant, like Bademiya, was temporarily closed by the FDA.