Pizza Romano, a popular Oakland restaurant on Atwood Street, on Thursday.听
The Allegheny County Health Department issued a 鈥渃onsumer alert鈥� for the business, identifying three 鈥渉igh risk鈥� violations 鈥� employee personal hygiene, cleaning and sanitization and pest management.听
The report stated that 鈥渘umerous rodent droppings to all parts of the facility including, but not limited to, food preparation areas, behind refrigeration units, and cash counters鈥� were found on the premises, in addition to the presence of 鈥渆xposed green bait鈥� used for mice extermination.听
Staff was also 鈥渘ot observed changing gloves at time of inspection and at the end of inspection,鈥� and 鈥渢wo employees [were] found eating on food contact surfaces, on preparation coolers and on cutting boards at time of inspection.鈥�
Additional violations include 鈥渋mproper cold holding temperatures, malfunctioning refrigeration equipment, soiled food-contact surfaces and equipment, improper wastewater disposal, and inaccessible handwashing sinks,鈥� according to the 听
The restaurant will remain open while the consumer alert is in effect.听