Pittsburgh Restaurant Hit With Consumer Alert

PITTSBURGH, PA — The Allegheny County Health Department has issued a consumer alert for Yukiyama, on Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill, for numerous food code violations.

An inspection on Wednesday revealed a live adult mouse on a glue trap to the left of a prep cooler. Fresh mouse droppings were found on kitchen shelves, shelving units. around an upright freezer, on the floor under dry storage shelves, behind the chest freezers and on the office area floor. Additional mouse droppings were on the floor by the walk-in cooler.

Old mouse droppings were discovered on the floor underneath the booths, and a few house flies were found throughout the kitchen.

A container of water soiled with rice and rice starch used for storage of a rice paddle was found at an unacceptable temperature of 85 degrees.

A wet wiping cloth stored on a cutting board could not be traced to a specific origin and previously may have been used to clean surfaces used to prepare raw fish.

A re-inspection will occur on Nov. 5. Failure to correct the violations will result in the restaurant's closure.

See the entire inspection report here.