Restaurant in Saudi Arabia shut down for making samosas in toilet for 30 years

A restaurant in Saudi Arabia was shut down after authorities discovered that they had been making samosas and other food items in the toilet for 30 years.

A restaurant in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah city was shut down by authorities after it was discovered that they had been preparing samosas and other snacks in toilets for more than 30 years. The Jeddah municipality officials also found that the restaurant used expired food articles, some of which dated back two years. Additionally, insects and rodents were also spotted at the site.

According to a report by Gulf News, the officials conducted a raid at the restaurant after they were told about how the place had been functioning for almost three decades. The officials said that the workers in the restaurant had no health cards and were violating the residency law. The restaurant has now been shut down.

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This is not the first time that a restaurant has been shut down in Saudi Arabia for unhygienic conditions. According to Gulf News, a shawarma restaurant in Jeddah was shut down after a rat was spotted on top of a skewer.

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