AVA RASH, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. OKAY, AVA, THANK YOU. A POPULAR RESTAURANT IN PITTSBURGH’S SQUIRREL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN, ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE TURKISH KEBAB HOUSE HAS NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR LOOKED AT THE INSPECTION REPORT THAT REVEALS, AMONG MANY THINGS, A BAG OF GRAIN HAD RODENT DROPPINGS FALL OUT OF A CHEW HOLE MULTIPLE COCKROACHES ALSO SEEN AROUND A GREASE TRAP. ONE WAS OBSERVED IN THE KITCHEN AND BACK UP FROM A GREASE TRAP WAS SEEN ALL OVE
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Squirrel Hill Mediterranean restaurant closed for health-code violations
Updated: 5:57 PM EST Nov 8, 2023
A popular restaurant in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood has been shut down.According to a report from the Allegheny County Health Department, the Turkish Kebab House on Forbes Avenue has been hit with fourteen violations. These included a bag of grain that had rodent droppings fall out of a chew hole. Multiple cockroaches were also seen around a grease trap, while one was observed in the kitchen. The health department also reported various issues related to cleanliness and sanitation, including no dishwasher or three-bowl sink for washing. One food storage container was seen with rodent droppings on it. Backup from a grease trap was also seen all over the floor and walls around the trap and continues to leak.
A popular restaurant in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood has been shut down.
According to a report from the Allegheny County Health Department, the Turkish Kebab House on Forbes Avenue has been hit with fourteen violations. These included a bag of grain that had rodent droppings fall out of a chew hole. Multiple cockroaches were also seen around a grease trap, while one was observed in the kitchen.
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The health department also reported various issues related to cleanliness and sanitation, including no dishwasher or three-bowl sink for washing. One food storage container was seen with rodent droppings on it.
Backup from a grease trap was also seen all over the floor and walls around the trap and continues to leak.