Health department finds issues with Lidia's cold food storage

PITTSBURGH — The Allegheny County Health Department published a consumer alert for Lidia's restaurant on Smallman Street in Pittsburgh.

The alert said violations included prep coolers not working and not maintaining cold food temperatures, unsafe cold storage of "potentially hazardous foods", foods held past their due date and foods not properly cooled.

When asked about the violations, the restaurant responded "no comment".

These violations come just days before Mother's Day.