A Govanhill takeaway has been given permission to open late after dealing with its mice problem.
Desi Curry Palace, on Allison Street, had its bid for a late hours licence turned down in December 2018 after licensing chiefs heard environmental health officers had discovered mouse droppings in the property.
Speaking at the time, committee chairman Alex Wilson branded the state of the property “shocking”.
“There were mice in a place where food is cooked. This shouldn’t have happened in the first place,” he told then-owner Mohammed Saleem.
“Our officers had to stop you from trading. Instead of getting better the situation got worse. If that is how you manage a property, I have major concerns. There are people eating there.”
However, when current owner Zulfiqar Hussain appeared before the licensing committee, environmental health officers said an inspection this month had found the takeaway was now up to an “acceptable standard”.
Applicant Mr Hussain said there had been no issues since he took over and the takeaway was regularly visited by pest control.
Mr Wilson said mice hadn’t been found on the premises since January last year, when officers had served the property with a remedial action notice.
A report from environmental health stated the notice had been complied with by February 2019, with an inspection in June finding the “matters highlighted were found to be addressed to an acceptable standard”.
The late hours catering licence, which will last for three years, will allow the takeaway to open until 1am all week.
Mr Saleem had claimed he “did his best” to keep his business clean, saying he did everything environmental health asked of him.
