Health Department shuts down Pittsburgh-area convenience store

A retail/convenience store in the Pittsburgh area has been ordered closed by the Allegheny County Health Department.

Cravingz on Broadway Avenue in Stowe Township was found to be operating without a permit during an inspection on Tuesday.

The Health Department says the facility did not submit its plans.

15 total violations were also observed during the inspection.

Some of them include a medium risk of smoking detected throughout the facility, cigarette butts were seen in the since cooking equipment and surfaces are dirty from the previous operations and need to be cleaned.

There is also no hot water in the building and no washing sink in the bathroom.

Cats were also found to be living in the building and rodent droppings were found near a cooler in the front of the store.

The full inspection report can be found here, as well as any changes to the current status of the store.