A restaurant in Pittsburgh is under a Consumer Alert after an inspection Tuesday found over 20 violations. <\/p>\n
The highly-rated Yukiyama Japanese Restaurant on Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill had a total of 21 violations, including four considered \u201chigh-risk\u201d.<\/p>\n
Some of the high-risk violations include evidence of a rodent infestation.<\/p>\n
\u201cToo many too count\u201d mouse droppings were found in several areas of the restaurant including in the kitchen, warewashing room, near a freezer, storage shelves, behind chest freezers, in the office area, by the walk-in cooler and other areas.<\/p>\n
One live mouse was found on a glue trap near the prep cooler.<\/p>\n
Also, a wiping cloth found on a vegetable prep cooler cutting board that may have been used to clean an area with raw fish.<\/p>\n
A rice paddle was found stored in a container of water, with rice, at 85 degrees.<\/p>\n
A dirty knife and two bowls were rinsed off by an employee and then started using it again instead of it going through a full wash.<\/p>\n
Several other items were found to have old dried food on them, including metal bowls, a fish mold and ice machine deflector plate.<\/p>\n
A staff member was found rewashing the same gloved hands multiple times during the inspection without removing the gloves and another employee was found washing their hands without soap.<\/p>\n
Also, inspectors found a \u201clack of organization and hoarding\u201d in some areas of the restaurant.<\/p>\n
For the Consumer Alert to be removed, the restaurant must remove all of the rodent droppings and clean affected area, clean all food contact surfaces, get a certified pest control to treat at least twice a month and remove all non-essential items.<\/p>\n