Last year, a few people reached out worried I had discontinued the Restaurant Inspection Reports – well, no worries people, they are not going anywhere. This month we look at Westtown’s Amish Market where all seven stalls visited by the Health Inspector were found out of compliance. Some were cited for lax hair netting practices and lack of labeling and others for things much more dangerous. Also, warranting a second look is the Watermark at Bellingham. The senior living facility faced more than a dozen violations including evidence of rodents throughout the kitchens and cafes.
Westtown Amish Market
- Capt’n Chucky’s Crab Cake Co., out, 2 violations including previously prepared crab bowls, lobster mac & cheese and dips without date markings, and prepackaged cookies without ingredient lists and nutritional facts. The cookies were removed during the inspection and future products should have proper labels.
- Emma’s Healthy Choices, out, 2 violations including questions over the origin of some freeze-dried fruits. These were removed from shelves during the inspection.
- H&L Grill, out, 22 violations – including unauthorized kids in the kitchen, soup cooling to room temperature on the counter, “severely dented, swollen, distressed canned items” intended for use, small cartons of chocolate milk past their expiration dates, cheese, deli meats, and hamburger left unrefrigerated and containers of an unapproved product called “Sure Jelly.” All these items, except for the soup, were removed or discarded during the inspection.
- J&R’s Bakery, out, 10 violations including employees handling money and then donuts without washing their hands in between. Then again, the handwash sink had no soap – or paper towels. Also, scoops with visible food residue and floors in need of a wash.
- King’s Garden, out, 7 violations including an employee adding strawberries to a smoothie with bare hands, a blender not being adequately cleaned and sanitized between uses, and an ice machine in need of a good cleaning.
- Old Barn Candy & Bulk Food, out, 3 violations, including employees with beards handling food without beard covers. This was corrected onsite.
- Pretzel & Log House, out, 11 violations, including employees without beard covers, open beverage containers in the food prep area, and pre-prepared foods being stored without date markings. Also, the soda nozzles, milkshake spindles, deli slicers, and ice chute all needed a scrubbing.
Ground Provisions, 1388 Old Wilmington Pike, out, 5 violations including food being stored in open metal cans in the walk-in cooler and “potentially hazardous” ready-to-eat food stored beyond the date-marking. The expired items were discarded during the visit.
Apex Fitness Bar, LA Fitness, 975 Paoli Pike, out, 9 violations including no soap at any of the handwash sinks leading the inspector to conclude, “Staff is not washing hands when required.” Also, blenders and smoothie equipment are not being cleaned well enough to prevent food allergen cross-contamination.
Watermark at Bellingham – Personal Care Home-Food Facility, 1615 Boot Rd, out, 15 violations including dented cans intended for use and produce observed with mold-like growth. Also, coleslaw was found in the cooler beyond its expiration date, the ice bin had food residue on it, several non-food contact surfaces were visibly dirty – and perhaps, not surprisingly, flies and mouse droppings were noted in the main kitchen, cafe, finishing kitchen, and satellite kitchens.
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Originally published on Jan. 5, 2024
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