Summer is heating up and so, it appears, are the Restaurant Inspection reports. Benny’s Pizza struggled to keep the kitchen clean and the flies out. It was also a rough month for Amore on High Street. Spaz Beverage got hit as did the West Chester Golf & Country Club snack bar, and one month in and Popeye’s is already out.

Here’s your full report:  

Benny’s Classic Pizza, 114 N. Church St., out, 14 violations including employees without proper hair restraints, flies swarming a moldy bus pan of onions in the basement. Also, mold on the ice machine splash guard, several cleaning violations, no soap at the handwash sink, and no toilet paper in the ladies’ room.

Wayback Burger, 1107 West Chester Pike, out, 4 violations including unlabeled spray bottles containing chemicals, stickers on the new bain marie, and no water running to the ice cream dipper well.  

Amore Pizza, 316 S. High St., out, 12 violations including foods stored uncovered, Blue cheese and Ranch dressings left out unrefrigerated in the grill area, milk found in the milkshake area beyond its expiration date, ready-to-eat foods stored without date markings, and unlabeled chemical spray bottles.

Spaz Beverage Company, 1015 West Chester Pike, out, 2 violations including a broken slushie tank. This may actually be timely for them, considering they were also directed to “clean the following:” the exterior of the slushie dispenser units and the counter containing the slushie dispenser.

WCG&CC Pool Snack Bar, 811 N. New St., out, 4 violations including a missing splash shield between the fryer and the char-broiler, not enough sanitizer test strips, and sinks and equipment in need of cleaning.

Popeye’s, 829 Paoli Pike, out, 6 violations including open boxes of flour breading stored on the floor below the chicken prep station, fryers not located under the hood canopy, and the toilet in the Men’s Room already out of order.  

On a positive note, it looks like just about everyone from last month’s report is back in compliance including China Palace (no violations), Michi Sushi, Scott Honda’s Sail Away Cafe, Gryphon Cafe (no violations), Rolling Stars, Carly Foglia Nutrition, Radley Run Country Club, and Merrill Gardens at Arbour Square.  

You can find all the restaurant inspection reports here. Search by location for more details.

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Originally published on Aug. 2, 2024

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