Japanese Village, closed by Alberta Health Services, reopens

Calgary's Japanese Village was ordered closed by Alberta Health Services' environmental public health on Jan. 29, 2026, after an inspection found a significant cockroach infestation.

Japanese Village, a popular restaurant in Calgary’s Beltline neighbourhood, has reopened after a recent closure ordered by Alberta Health Services (AHS).

The owner of the eatery said the business would be open again after it was inspected and cleared by the AHS’ environmental public health unit on Thursday.

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The eatery, located at 317 10 Ave. S.W., was inspected by AHS’ environmental public health unit on Jan. 29.

During that investigation, officials found “evidence of a cockroach infestation in the facility.”

“Pest control monitoring glue boards in the facility contained an abundance of cockroaches in all cycles of life. Cockroach frass was observed on surfaces in the facility,” AHS said its report, published online on Monday.

There were “multiple holes, gaps, broken seams and other areas” present in the restaurant that harboured pests, officials said. At some of those locations, tape was used to seal damaged surfaces.

Officials said a staff member was also observed spraying the restaurant for cockroaches using a residential pesticide.

AHS also said the restaurant’s dishwasher was not properly sanitizing dishes, equipment and surfaces were soiled with food debris and some food material was being stored unsafely.

According to publicly available health reports, this is the first time Japanese Village has been closed in at least two years.

Violations were found at the restaurant in a March 2024 inspection, but those were corrected in a week.