A BANDON pizza restaurant has cleaned up its act after health inspectors partly closed it in March.
On March 11th, health officers enforced a part-closure of a potato peeling room at the rear of Eskimo Pizza, St Patrick’s Quay.
The pizza takeaway has since reopened and addressed the issues that led to the part-closure, which included replacing a drainage pipe and door.
ADVERTISEMENT
‘The room has been fully renovated and refitted. The inspector visited us again and said everything was done correctly. He said the work was excellent and gave us a good review,’ said manager Sajid Maher.
‘The coverage in the news had a negative effect on our business, but we want to let our customers know that we have improved and are open again.’
Mr Maher said he had received a letter to say he had complied with the conditions of the part-closure order.
After the initial visit on March 11th, the health inspector said the potato peeling room did not permit good food hygiene practices, with the wash hand basin not in a clean condition, without hot water, soap or any means of drying hands. At the time, the officer also said there was ‘a thick waste discharge from peeling potatoes covering the entire floor in this room’.
The health officer added that drainage facilities were not adequate because the discharge pipe from the potato peeler was not fitted to the grey wastewater pipe.
And the door to the peeling room was not fitted properly with a visible gap on the base of the door when it was closed, the report said.
Health officers carried out another inspection on March 27th and found that the issues that led to the part-closure order had been addressed.
The closure order was lifted that day.
