Genki Sushi USA said Friday it is continuing to work closely with the state Department of Health to take necessary actions to ensure that its Kailua-Kona restaurant complies with all food safety requirements.

Health officials closed the restaurant at Kona Commons, 74-5450 Makala Blvd., due to extensive roach infestation discovered during an inspection May 22.

Mary Hansen, vice president and chief administrative officer of Genki Sushi USA, also said the company is working with the Health Department to meet “the high standards for cleanliness and sanitation that we set for all of our restaurant locations.”

“We have asked the Health Department to postpone the follow-up inspection that was scheduled for today (Friday) so we can take additional time to thoroughly clean the restaurant and have it properly treated by a pest control exterminator,” Hansen said. “We regret the continued delay, but we want to make sure our customers are assured of a clean restaurant when we reopen.”

The May 22 inspection, conducted in response to numerous complaints, found dead cockroach shells inside the conveyor belt housing/wall and electrical control box, and live roaches in the paper hand towels, foil packet boxes, glove boxes, as well as in the corners of walls, behind loose panels and in the white bumpers used to keep food on the conveyor belt.

Inspectors also found roach parts and legs in flour containers.

In 2018, Genki Sushi and its distributors settled a $4.5 million lawsuit for consumers exposed to hepatitis A from tainted scallops served at Genki Sushi during an outbreak from June 12 through Oct. 9, 2016. There were 292 confirmed cases of hepatitis A and 74 hospitalizations during the outbreak. Genki operated 13 restaurants at the time on Oahu, Kauai and Maui.