4 about whether the company had policies in place for medical exemptions to mask wearing.Īn employee at a Speedway in Oakmont said she had a medical condition that prevented her from wearing a mask but the inspector noted that the employee wasn’t wearing a shield either. The media relations department said in an email it was going to investigate but ultimately didn’t respond to questions on Feb. Prantl’s Bakery and Doce Taqueria did not respond to messages.Īn employee at Dollar General in Jefferson refused to put on a mask because he said he had a medical condition. The manager of Doce Taqueria’s mask fell off 20 times during an interview with the health inspector, according to the inspection report. Local spots, such as Prantl’s bakery in Market Square and Doce Taqueria, also had a violation. (Burger King didn’t respond to a request for comment.) Shashi Gattu, the manager of the Domino’s in West View, said the violation occurred when he was out over the holidays and that he has a strict rule that employees can’t work without a mask. Inspection reports confirmed that subsequent inspections at each restaurant showed no violations.ĭomino’s corporate office referred questions to the local franchises. Tim Thompson, the owner of the two Wendy’s locations in the Pittsburgh area, said he addressed the mask violations and there since has been no issues.
Burger King, Domino’s and Wendy’s each had two locations with a violation in January. The list of violators included both chain restaurants and local establishments.
This is the same number as at the end of December and shows the health department has not begun to prioritize returning to establishments with previous violations. One hundred and thirty locations have been inspected and received a violation but never inspected again. New Amsterdam didn’t respond to an email request for comment. Dave Lampenfeld, the owner of Silky’s, said he rearranged the tables and the latest inspection showed it was in compliance. For example, the tables at Silky’s Pub on Liberty Avenue were only 2 feet apart and at New Amsterdam in Lawrenceville, the tables were only 3 feet apart, according to inspection reports. And there were a few violations for serving drinks at the bar or not abiding by social distancing measures. The second most common violation was new in January: some restaurants did not check the temperature of their employees. 3 without violation and health department records confirmed this. 27 but the restaurant was inspected again on Feb. Mike Mitaras, the manager, said one employee was wearing a mask below her nose on Jan. The restaurant had been cited previously for the same offense in October but an inspection 10 days later found no violation. “refused to wear face covering even after discussion,” according to the inspection report. The manager at G/M Dog N’Burger Shoppe at 4830 Liberty Ave. La Nova didn’t respond to an email for comment. For instance, four out of five employees at La Nova Pizzeria in Springdale didn’t have a mask at all. The most common violation was for not wearing a mask or not wearing it correctly. Currently, food service workers are not eligible to receive a vaccination until even after grocery store workers and manufacturing workers in the state of Pennsylvania. Mamed said his employees deserve vaccinations like other essential workers because the restaurant has never closed during the pandemic. It’s hard to find anyone to work in the restaurant without a vaccination.” “If I fire them, it’s hard to find employees. “ W hat should we do? Fire them?” Mamed said. He said there have been glass barriers and sanitation measures in place “since day one.” His employees wear their masks when he is around but that it’s hard to enforce when he’s not there. Kemal Mamed, a manager and partner at Pizza Fiesta, said he had a meeting with his employees after a recent mask violation and told them that wearing a mask is the law. The manager at Shop ‘N Save said he had no comment. Two establishments received violations on multiple visits: Pizza Fiesta at 14 Smithfield St. In total, 56 restaurants and bars received at least one violation, 24 received multiple violations and three were ordered to close between Dec. The Allegheny County Health Department inspected 741 additional establishments since the end of December.Īlthough restaurants opened up again in January after three weeks of being closed, the number of violations didn’t change: About 8% of the establishments received a violation, a rate that has remained relatively stable since November.
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Update : We updated the graphics and story with information about violations in January and plan to continue to update the story every month.
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