A restaurant in Pittsburgh hit with 15 violations by the Allegheny County Health Department has been ordered closed.
Took Took 98 on Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill was ordered closed on Thursday. This comes after the same restaurant was ordered closed in September. That lasted three days.
This was a reinspection following last month's closure.
Five of the violations are considered “high-risk”.
They include a bag of rice found gnawed open and on top of fresh rodent droppings. That rice was thrown away.
Employees were seen cleaning up the rodent droppings and while they were not seen handling any food, gloves were not changed and no hand washing was observed.
Too many to count rodent droppings were found throughout the restaurant, along with two dead mice.
Boba pearls used in tea were found sitting in the open measured at 64 degrees, eggs on a shelf were temped at 61 degrees and minced garlic in oil was measured at 59 degrees.
Cold-holding food must be at 41 degrees or lower.
This is the second time the restaurant has been ordered closed. Back in September Took Took 98 was closed for three days with rodent and pest issues, along with other problems.
Any updates to the restaurant’s status can be found on the Health Department’s website, along with a full inspection report.