Dog-sized rat captured at Pitt Street dumpling house

A shocking video has emerged online revealing a rat the size of a dog crawling around the counter space at popular dumpling restaurant Din Tai Fung in Pitt Street. WATCH THE VIDEO

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A shocking video has emerged online revealing a rat the size of a dog crawling around the counter space at popular dumpling restaurant Din Tai Fung, at Westfield food court in Pitt Street.

The 30-second clip posted onto YouTube yesterday reveals a huge rat running around underneath a glass counter where food is served.

A massive rat is pictured inside a "dumpling bar" version of famed Sydney dumpling specialist Din Tai Fung. Picture: Supplied

A worker from Din Tai Fung at The Star outlet said the Westfield Pitt Street store was closed for cleaning today.

The outlet closed voluntarily today.

The City of Sydney released a media statement today saying they hadn’t received any complaints about rats at the dumpling bar.

The statement reads: “Earlier today, the City of Sydney was made aware of a video circulating on social media showing a rat at the Din Tai Fung outlet located at Westfield Pitt Street.

“The City had not received any previous complaints about this.”

The video was uploaded to YouTube yesterday.

A City environmental health officer inspected Din Tai Fung this morning and was informed by staff the business had been voluntarily shut down.

“The City has also issued a prohibition order on the business. Din Tai Fung will be permitted to re-open following a satisfactory inspection.”

City of Sydney's statement.

Originally published as Dog-sized rat captured at Pitt Street dumpling house