Why Did Bill Bateman’s Close Last Week?

Bill Bateman’s in Reisterstown was shut down for one day last week after a health inspector found mouse droppings in one of its refrigerators.

On Wednesday, March 20, an inspector from the Baltimore County Department of Health inspected Bateman’s in response to a food-borne illness complaint received that day. The inspector found evidence of mouse droppings in a walk-in refrigerator and closed the restaurant, according to department of health spokeswoman Monique Lyle.

Bateman’s remedied the issue and was allowed to reopen on Thursday, March 21, after a re-inspection, Lyle said.