Restaurants and cafes in Al Jumayzah, Makkah

Targeted, not broadcast

Product goes into cracks and runways, never sprayed across open surfaces.
Told before we start

What we will use, where it goes, and what to cover or move before we arrive.
A follow-up visit

We return after the first treatment, because what survives it does not show on the day.
Homes and businesses

Apartments and villas, and kitchens and stores that need a record of each visit.

Why they keep coming back in Al Jumayzah

The restaurants here are very small, usually occupying the ground floor of a modest hotel, where the kitchen shares bathrooms and common areas with residential flats above it. The method is set out in full on how we approach Restaurants and cafes.

The first reason

Small hotels with kitchens sharing residential space

A modest hotel or residential building that contains a hotel restaurant on the ground floor means the kitchen shares the building's voids with the flats upstairs. Insects from the kitchen climb into the residential units and back down again, each floor reinfecting the other.

The second reason

The narrow street and proximity to the cemetery

Al Hajoun Street is very tight and congested, and its closeness to the Al Mualla cemetery means damp soil lies beneath it. Old drains in damp ground create the ideal conditions for insects and rodents to establish themselves.

The third reason

Seasonal tourism and long periods of closure

Hotels and restaurants depend on the Hajj and Umrah seasons, so they close for extended periods between peaks. The closed kitchens become undisturbed insect colonies, and populations build up before the doors open in the next season.

Al Jumayzah on the map

Al Jumayzah sits about 1.5 km from Al Maabdah and about 1.5 km from Rai Adhakhir.

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Before treatment

The places that decide the programme

A small district on a hillside close to the Grand Mosque, with residential blocks and modest hotel buildings tightly packed together, Al Hajoun Street is narrow, and the Al Mualla cemetery and the historic Al Saqqaf Palace lie at its edges.

A floor drain grate in a commercial kitchen

Gullies and the grease trap

The drains in these small hotels are old and pass beneath several residential units, so we concentrate on clearing them and fitting strong one-way barriers at every visible opening.

Stainless steel commercial kitchen equipment

The cooking line and plinths

Cooking lines in the small restaurants are extremely tight, with old equipment and the gap between the unit and the wall is often a very narrow cavity that is a perfect insect shelter.

Cardboard boxes stacked on a wooden pallet

Cardboard at goods inwards

Cardboard deliveries come up the congested street and may carry insects before they even arrive at the hotel, so rapid inspection and immediate disposal are essential.

Dry store shelving

The dry store is usually very small, often tucked into a corner behind the reception desk, and moisture rises from the street outside and the nearby drains, so shelving must be raised and ventilated.

A metal service door on a rear building elevation

The back service door

The back service door usually opens into the internal hallway near reception where dozens of guests pass daily, requiring a tight seal and sometimes an air curtain barrier above it.

Large waste containers in a rear service alley

The bin area

The bin area is usually in the tight rear yard beside the store, dark and very close to the open drains and ageing drainage lines.

How we work

1
Survey and site plan

We follow the food route from delivery to waste, establish which species are present and where the moisture is, and mark the station positions on a plan of the kitchen and the store.
2
Install numbered monitoring points

Sealed, numbered stations in fixed positions, read in the same order every visit so the file shows a trend rather than an impression.
3
Treatment outside service hours

Gel bait into joints and voids, foam into the gullies and the grease trap, and nothing applied to preparation surfaces, with equipment covered and surfaces wiped down before service resumes.
4
Scheduled visits and the site file

Every visit reads the stations and records what was found, the corrective action needed, who owns it and by when, and the file stays on site to be shown at an inspection.

What a restaurant programme includes

Opening survey and site plan

Species, entry points and moisture sources, with a plan showing where every station sits.
Sealed, numbered stations

Bait held inside closed stations in food areas, never open product near preparation or storage.
Gully and grease trap treatment

Foam that contacts the pipe wall where small flies breed, which is the step most contracts skip.
Targeted application after closing

Into joints, voids and the store perimeter, at a time with no exposed food and no team in the kitchen.
Reopening instructions for the team

What to cover before, what to wipe after, and what not to wash so the treatment is not undone.
A visit report and a running log

Every station read, corrective actions with an owner and a date, and a continuous file to show at an inspection.

The character of Al Jumayzah

Apartment district: residential blocks, repeated floors and shared entrances

Residential buildings with ground floor restaurants spread insects easily from floor to floor. Residents are more anxious than restaurant owners, so the programme focuses on isolating the kitchen from shared voids and closing every route that insects use to climb between floors.

Questions about this district

Does a small hotel with a ground floor restaurant need special treatment?

Yes, because the kitchen shares the building voids with the residential flats. We must inspect all the flat interiors, the service voids, the electrical chases and the common drains, not just the restaurant.

Does the proximity to Al Mualla cemetery make the problem worse?

Yes, the old damp soil around the cemetery provides habitat for rodents and insects. We often find heavier rodent activity and ground-dwelling insects coming from that direction.

How do you manage the hotels and restaurants during their closure between seasons?

We seal every opening and crack before closure. We place traps and monitoring stations inside the closed hotel so staff can detect insects when they open again.

Do insects spread easily from the restaurant into the residential flats?

Yes, very easily. The voids between floors, shared electrical chases and common drains carry insects directly from the kitchen into the flats upstairs.

Is daily kitchen cleaning enough to prevent infestations?

No, cleaning removes food sources only. The shared voids, common drains and cracks in the party walls require specialist chemical treatment and proper sealing.

Does the programme change during Hajj season when occupancy peaks?

Yes, insects proliferate rapidly when there are more guests and more food waste. We concentrate more heavily on drains and shared areas during peak season.

How much does restaurants and cafes in Al Jumayzah cost?

It is set after the inspection, because the price follows the type of infestation, the size of the space, how far it has spread and the number of visits it needs. Send a photo and a description on WhatsApp and we will give you an estimate before we reach Al Jumayzah.