Popular Pittsburgh Restaurant Closed By Health Department

PITTSBURGH, PA — The Allegheny County Health Department has shut down the Turkish Kebab House on Forbes Avenue in Squirrel Hill for numerous health code violations.

An inspection on Tuesday revealed chewed, gnawed products accompanied by fresh rodent droppings. One of three bags of grain in the upstairs food storage area had rodent droppings fall out of the chew hole.

Multiple cockroaches were observed around the grease trap, and one was observed in the kitchen.

Rodent droppings were observed on multiple levels throughout the facility including widow sills, stacked clean dishes (upstairs), on unused upstairs equipment, restaurant tabletops, floors both upstairs and downstairs, bottom shelves and on food preparation tables.

basement in an open plastic bin with no lid.

It is unclear when - or if - the restaurant will reopen.

See the entire inspection report here.