Consumer Alert: What Health Department Discovered At Pittsburgh Eatery

PITTSBURGH, PA — The Allegheny County Health Department has issued a consumer alert for Kiin Lao & Thai Eatery on Forbes Avenue in Squirrel Hill.

An inspection on Friday found cooked beef with a temperature of 52 degrees, cooked chicken at 53 degrees, eggs at 52 degrees and rice noodles at 52 degrees. Food is required to be stored at a temperature of 41 degrees or lower.

A walk-in refrigerator's temperature was measured at 48 degrees. Two cases of eggs and three containers of rice noodles had to be discarded.

The restaurant's certified food protection manager was not on the premises for the first 20 minutes of the inspection.

A restaurant with a consumer alert placard is allowed to operate for a temporary period not exceeding 10 days. Another inspection is conducted either prior to the expiration of the temporary period upon request of the eatery owner or on the tenth day.

During the re-inspection, violations leading to the consumer alert placard are reassessed. If the violations are corrected, then the green "inspected and permitted" placard is posted. If violations remain, the restaurant is shut down and the red closed placard is posted.

The restaurant remains open while the alert is in place.

See the entire inspection report here.