Santa Monica Erewhon closes tonic bar due to cockroach infestation

Santa Monica Erewhon closes tonic bar due to cockroach infestation

A worker at the upscale store -- known for $20 strawberries, $30 bags of ice, and celebrity smoothies -- reportedly found two live cockroaches and a dead one in a cabinet under a coffee machine.

Luxury Grocery Store Erewhon, With Its $12 Bread, Closes Store Over Cockroaches

Luxury organic grocery story Erewhon is the hot new thing in California these days. While the grocer was first founded as a single store in 1966, it rose to fame in recent years after a large investment from private equity and quickly became the chic place to buy all your organic grocery needs in the LA area. But for all its insane prices and fancy branding, even Erewhon couldn’t shake the reality that, at its core, it was just a grocer. The San…

‘Vermin infestation’ prompts closure of cafe at pricey Westside L.A. market

An upscale grocery store chain was ordered to close a portion of its Santa Monica location after inspectors with the L.A. County Department of Public Health found what it described as a “vermin infestation,” according to multiple media reports.   Erewhon, a popular and pricey market, where a smoothie, depending on its celebrity-endorsed blends, can run customers anywhere from $16 to $36, has 10 stores in Los Angeles County with plans to open thr…

Erewhon’s Santa Monica Location Closes Cafe Due To ‘Major Vermin Infestation’ ~ L.A. TACO

Looks like even the vermin aren't sticking around for $20 smoothies.

Dead cockroaches and rat droppings. Two nightmare venues have been closed Rome. In recent days, patrols from the XIV Monte Mario group of the local police of Rome Capitale, in collaboration with the operators of the food hygiene and nutrition service of the ASL Roma 1, have...

Cockroach Infestation Temporarily Shutters Tonic Bar at Erewhon in Santa Monica

SANTA MONICA — Erewhon’s Santa Monica store temporarily closed its tonic bar this week after Los Angeles County health officials discovered a cockroach infestation inside the upscale grocer’s popular beverage station.