Bag of flour, aluminum pans stored with leaf blower: Lancaster County restaurant inspections, June 7, 2024

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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers.

Amira’s Delites, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Amy & Alex’s Homemade Ice Cream, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Asia Fusion Elite, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Bala Saahas Indian Food Truck, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, June 1. Pass. Employees in food prep area not wearing proper hair restraints; corrected on-site.

Bananarama LLC, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Beana’s Organic Bakery, 120 N. Duke St., mobile food truck, Lancaster, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Cheezy Vegan, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Diverse Blends, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Dutch Country Concessions, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Freakin Vegan Inc., 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Kays Curries, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Loving Hut, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Mamma Sons, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Miss Vi’s Cook-up, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

My Vegan Baker, 347 N. Plum St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Ox’s Way, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Phantom Power, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Planted Hub, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Pour Man’s Brewing, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Randevoo Food Truck, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Raney Cellars Brewing Co., 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Rolas Lebanese Food, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Secret Vegan Kitchen, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Southern Fried Vegan, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Stanley’s Pierogi, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Sweet Trail Bakery, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Tokio Sushi Truck, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Trailer Trash Chili Dogz, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Your Chocolate Guys, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, nonroutine special event, June 1. Pass. No violations.

Arabella Cafe, 40 E. Main St., Lititz, change of owner, May 31. Pass. Hand-wash sink in main production area does not have splash guard on left side butting up against clean equipment drying rack. Women’s toilet room does not have a self-closing door.

Calamus Run Farm, 672 Georgetown Road, Ronks, May 31. Pass. No violations.

Cravings Gourmet Deli, 109 Butler Ave., Lancaster, May 31. Pass. Prepackaged desserts are not labeled properly with the name of product, ingredient statement and distributed by statement. Prepackaged desserts are not labeled to clearly indicate any “Big 9” allergen ingredients and/or the allergen warning statement.

Latin Touch LLC, mobile food facility Type 3, 313 W. Liberty St., Lancaster, May 31. Pass. The food facility does not maintain Food Employee Certification records as required. The food facility is scheduled to retake the Serve Safe test in July.

Noodle King, 2350 Lincoln Highway East, Suite 840, Lancaster, May 31. Pass. MSG storage container in the food prep area is not labeled with the common name of the food. Soup pots stored directly on the floor in cooler rather than 6 inches off the floor as required; corrected. Exterior door in the back of the food facility has a gap and does not protect against the entry of insects, rodents and other animals.

Presto! Fast Italian, 2201B Strickler Road, Manheim, opening, May 31. Pass. Thermometers for ensuring proper temperatures of food to not be available or readily accessible in bain-maries. Food facility has an employee that has taken food safety training program; however, the food safety program was not an ANSI/CFP-accredited certified food manager program. Unisex restroom plumbing system not maintained in good repair: leaking at P-trap of hand-wash sink. Unisex toilet room does not have a covered waste receptacle for sanitary napkins. Sanded wood countertops needing to be sealed.

The Pancake Farm Restaurant, 608 Richmond Drive, Suite 109 Lancaster, May 31. Fail. The person in charge did not demonstrate adequate knowledge of food safety as evidenced by this noncompliant inspection. Employee preparing food wearing a wristwatch. Employees open beverage containers were in the kitchen on the food preparation table and the other on a shelf in the storage area. Food employees eating in the kitchen as evidenced by partially consumed bag of raisins. Half-gallon milk past the sell-by of May 19. A food employee was touching toast — a ready-to-eat food — with bare hands. In-use knives stored between table edges or between tables, an area not easily cleanable and sanitized. Opened bag of flour and aluminum pans stored together with a leaf blower and sitting directly on top of shoes on top of the water heater. Boxes of food stored directly on the floor in the walk-in cooler and the walk-in freezer, rather than 6 inches off the floor as required. Employee banged spoon being used for food preparation on a trash can to empty it and then placed the spoon back into the cooking food. Salmon vacuum packed in the reach-in cooler completely thawed and still in original packaging. Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature-control-for-safety food (lasagna and ribs) prepared in the food facility and held for more than 24 hours in the reach-in cooler is not being date-marked. Time in lieu of temperature being used in the food facility to control ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous foods (raw shell eggs) without written procedures or documentation to verify disposition of food. Can opener blade, a food-contact surface, had food residue and was not clean to sight and touch. Black residue inside the ice maker. Clean dish racks stored on the floor in the dish-washing area. The hand-wash sink for employees in the kitchen near the mop sink and hot water tank is not convenient, as evidenced by the lack of proper hand-washing by employees. The facility removed the hand-wash sink that was next to cookline without first obtaining approval. The hand-wash sink must be replaced within 30 days.

VIM Pizza, 5351 Lincoln Highway, Gap, May 31. Pass. Deli meats and cheeses, a ready-to-eat, time/temperature-control-for-safety food, in the walk in cooler and held more than 24 hours is not being marked with the date it was packaged. Static dust on the walk-in cooler condensing unit fan cover.

W Donuts Truck, mobile food facility Type 3, 805 Main St., Akron, May 31. Pass. No violations.

BJ’s Restaurant, 925 Plaza Blvd., Lancaster, follow-up, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Cocalico Coffee Crafters, 11 Long Lane, Ephrata, May 30. Pass. Exposed food preparation next to dusty ventilation fans and subject to potential contamination. Fans removed for cleaning. Soup ladles near prep line had food residue and were not clean to sight and touch; removed for cleaning.

Dash Alternative School, 630 Rockland St., Lancaster, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Domino’s Pizza, 1611 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Dragon Hibachi and Sushi Buffet, 1858 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster, complaint, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Fairview Groceries LLC, 96 Paradise Lane, Ronks, May 30. Pass. Various food items stored directly on the floor in walk-in cooler, rather than 6 inches off the floor as required. Deli slicer, a food contact surface, had old food residue and blade was not clean to sight and touch; corrected.

Gauc Express And More, 705 Graystone Road, Building 1, Manheim, opening, May 30. Pass. No thermometer for ensuring proper temperatures of food to be available or readily accessible in the cold-hold unit.

Hills to Sea, 433 N. Reading Road, Ephrata, May 30. Pass. Ice machine not cleaned at a frequency to prevent the presence of mold. Nonfood contact surfaces such as shelving not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of dirt and soil.

Homestyle Salads and More, 705 Graystone Road, Building 1, Manheim, opening, May 30. Pass. Facility to not have available sanitizer test strips or test kit to determine sanitizer concentration. No splash guard on left side of hand sink, against drying counter of three-compartment sink. Section of the floor in the main production area is cracked, pulling up from the subfloor and is not a smooth, easily cleanable surface.

Hot Diggity Dog, 100 Park City Center, Lancaster, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Lancaster County Prison, 625 E. King St., Lancaster, May 30. Fail. Designate area for personal item storage. Nonfood contact surfaces throughout not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of dirt and soil.

Meadia Heights Golf Club, 402 Golf Road, Lancaster, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Miley’s Handcrafted, 705 Graystone Road, Building 3 Manheim, opening, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Omni Dining Service LLC, 750 E. King St., Lancaster, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Panera Bread No. 710, 2092 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster, complaint, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Proudly Serves Starbucks, 25 S. Queen St., Lancaster, follow-up, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Smoky Flavors, mobile food facility Type 4, 122 W. Sunset Ave., Ephrata, opening, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Tokyo Diner, 1625 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Turkey Hill Minit Market No. 079, 1004 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Waffle Wagon, mobile food facility Type 4, 132 Weaverland Valley Road, East Earl, opening, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Wasabi Japanese Restaurant, 2600 Willow St., Pike, Suite 313, Willow Street, follow-up, May 30. Pass. No violations.

Wired Cup Cafe, 440 N. Reading Road, Unit B, Ephrata, May 30. Pass. Food employees in prep area not wearing proper hair restraints. Three-bay sink with buildup of oily residue and not cleaned before use and frequently throughout the day.

American Food and Vending at Arconic Mill Products, 1480 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, opening, May 29. Pass. No violations.

Babylon Kebab Grill LLC, 52 N. Queen St., Suite 7A, Lancaster, May 29. Pass. No violations.

Cedar Creek Farm Market, 5066 Division Highway East, Earl, May 29. Pass. No violations.

Farm Wagon Produce, 1061 Weaverland Road, East Earl, May 29. Pass. No violations.

Sarafaye Soft Pretzels, mobile food facility Type 3, 542 Gibbons Road, Bird-in-Hand, May 29. Pass. Several food ingredient storage containers in the dusting prep area are not labeled with the common name of the food.

Silantra Asian Street Kitchen, 101 E. King St., Lancaster, May 29. Pass. Repair or replace rusty shelves in refrigeration unit. Repair and paint wall in food prep area. Repair or replace floor in food storage area.

Tequila Mexican Grill, Bakery, & Store, 805a Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, May 29. Pass. Food employee preparing food wearing a bracelet. Raw tuna and tilapia stored above churros in the two-door cooler; repeat violation, July, 26 and Aug. 11, 2022; March 17, Oct. 19 and Nov. 1 2023. Tuna and tilapia vacuum packed and received frozen in the two-door cooler completely thawed and still in original packaging; repeat violation, Oct. 19, 2023. Prepackaged tres leches cake not labeled properly with the name of product, ingredient statement and distributed-by statement; repeat violation, Oct. 19, 2023. Prepackaged tres leches cake is not labeled to clearly indicate any “Big 9” allergen ingredients and/or the allergen warning statement; repeat violation, Oct. 19, 2023. Facility is using molcajetes, which are pitted and made of pressed concrete and volcanic rock particles. They are used for serving fresh guacamole. They are not smooth and easily cleanable and retain old food residue. Plumbing system not maintained in good repair: water leaking at the drainpipe beneath the three-compartment sink. Several broken and missing pieces of the tile floor in the dish-washing area, making it no longer smooth and easily cleanable; repeat violation, Nov. 1, 2023. Excessive number of flying insects in the back near the water heater, swarming around a large puddle of water. Two cans of flying insect spray in the back storage area of the facility.

The Olde Mill Restaurant (dinner), 9 Queen St., Intercourse, opening, May 29. Pass. No violations.

Wick’s Beer, 15 E. State St., Quarryville, opening, May 29. Pass. No violations.

No. 10 Green Concession at U.S. Women’s Open, 1466 New Holland Pike, temporary food service Type 4, Lancaster, nonroutine special event, May 28. Pass. No violations.

No. 13/16 Fairway Concession at U.S. Women’s Open, 1466 New Holland Pike, temporary food service Type 4, Lancaster, nonroutine special event, May 28. Pass. No violations.

No. 15 Fairway Concession at U.S. Women’s Open, 1466 New Holland Pike, temporary food service Type 4, Lancaster, nonroutine special event, May 28. Pass. No violations.

No. 2 Green Concession at U.S. Women’s Open, 1466 New Holland Pike, temporary food service Type 4, Lancaster, nonroutine special event, May 28. Pass. No violations.

No. 3 Fairway Concession at U.S. Women’s Open, 1466 New Holland Pike, temporary food service Type 4, Pike Lancaster, nonroutine special event, May 28. Pass. No violations.

1761 Club at U.S. Women’s Open, 1466 New Holland Pike, temporary food service Type 4, Lancaster, nonroutine special event, May 28. Pass. No violations.

Alice’s Diner, 1665 Lincoln E. Highway, Lancaster, Complaint, May 28. Pass. No violations.

Awash Ethiopian Cuisine, 1027 Dillerville Road, Lancaster, follow-up, May 28. Pass. No violations.

Chestnut Hill 2, 532 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, follow-up, May 28. Pass. No violations.

Cracker Barrel No. 442, 35 S. Willowdale Drive, Suite 1822, Lancaster, May 28. Pass. Inside of microwave with food debris on all interior walls. Buildup of grease on vents above fryers/griddles and other cooking surfaces.

Innovative Concessions Enterprises – Lemonade at 10 Crossing at U.S. Women’s Open, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, nonroutine special event, May 28. Pass. No violations.

Innovative Concessions Enterprises – Lemonade at 11 Crossing at U.S. Women’s Open, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, nonroutine special event, May 28. Pass. No violations.

Innovative Concessions Enterprises – Lemonade at 15 Crossing at U.S. Women’s Open, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, nonroutine special event, May 28. Pass. No violations.

Innovative Concessions Enterprises – Lemonade 12t at U.S. Women’s Open, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, nonroutine special event, May 28. Pass. No violations.

Main Entrance Concession at U.S. Women’s Open, 1466 New Holland Pike, temporary food service Type 4, Lancaster, nonroutine special event, May 28. Pass. No violations.

Main Kitchen at U.S. Women’s Open, 1466 New Holland Pike, temporary food service Type 4, Lancaster, nonroutine special event, May 28. Pass. No violations.

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, 455 S. Duke St., Lancaster, May 28. Pass. No violations.

Olive Garden, 910 Plaza Blvd., Lancaster, Type 2 follow-up, May 28. Fail. Expired milk in bar area refrigeration unit. Corrected on site. Scoop stored in product; corrected on-site. Date and label product in walk-in freezer; corrected on-site. Clean floors under ice machine. Clean shelves in freezer under pizza oven. Nonfood contact surfaces in beverage area not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of dirt and soil. Nonfood contact surfaces, bread box and area under hot-hold area not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of dirt and soil.

Pizza Box, 20 Route 41, Gap, May 28. Pass. No violations.

Ross Elementary School, 840 N. Queen St., Lancaster, May 28. Pass. No violations.

The Poppin’ Shop, mobile food facility Type 3, 693 Gault Road, Narvon, May 28. Pass. Nonfood contact surfaces not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of dirt and soil. Walls and ceiling stained.