PITTSBURGH — A Chinese restaurant in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood was ordered closed after failing to resolve repeated medium and high-risk violations.
Hunan Bar, located on Atwood Street, was first inspected on Aug. 21 in conjunction with a complaint investigation about smoking.
During that comprehensive inspection, 20 violations were found, including issues with food condition, cold holding temperatures, cross-contamination prevention, employee personal hygiene, cleaning/sanitation and pest management.
Inspectors didn’t observe any active smoking, but did see two packs of cigarettes on a trash can in the kitchen.
When it comes to pest management, inspectors found mouse droppings throughout the facility. The discovery of droppings in a back storage hallway was considered a repeat violation.
As for employee hygiene, inspectors noted an employee preparing raw pork with one gloved hand, then removing the glove and wiping a counter before returning to cooking without washing his hand.
Another employee was reportedly seen coughing and spitting phlegm into a sink, then returning to cooking without washing his hands.
Inspectors also noted surfaces and equipment coated with food debris, an inadequate sink in the kitchen, cans with dents, peeled potatoes stored under raw meat, floors soiled with grease and no certified food protection manager on-site at the start of inspection.
The restaurant had until Aug. 31 to resolve the repeat medium and high-risk violations to stay open, but did not do so, according to inspectors.
In the report from Aug. 31, inspectors note that some violations were resolved, but other conditions to remain open were not met -- like a full pest assessment and obtaining two more certified food protection managers.
Inspectors saw fresh and old mouse droppings in the storage hallway, moths in a peanut bag, to-go containers with chew marks and fruit flies in the kitchen.
Inspectors also say equipment is still soiled with food debris, and many items need to be cleaned and sanitized.
Because of the ongoing violations, the restaurant was ordered closed. In order to reopen, all mouse droppings need to be removed and surfaces sanitized, all food-contact surfaces must be cleaned and sanitized, a master cleaning schedule has to be implemented and staff members retrained on a variety of procedures.
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