Restaurant Inspection Reports are out for June. Nine violators were written up by the county’s health inspectors last month, including a summer favorite in desperate need of a good scrub, a farm market with a leaky fan, and several shops serving foods beyond their expiration dates.

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Smoothie King, 1011 West Chester Pike, out, 8 violations, including a fair amount of cleaning tasks like the ice scoop and caddy, ice machine, smoothie pitchers, cutting boards, knives, and all the food dispensing scoops and spoons. Also, the hand wash sinks, exterior doors, handles of all freezers and refrigerators, the ceiling vents, and the wall-mounted insect control device. In general, the report states, the smoothie equipment (blender pitchers, cutting boards, utensils) is not being cleaned properly or frequently enough. “Remind staff to warewash all such food contact equipment at least every four hours,” the report states.

Northbrook Marketplace, 1805 Wawaset Rd., out, 4 violations including grab-and-go foods without ingredient labels, half-and-half cream at the coffee station not kept cold enough, and freezer fans dripping water onto a rack of stored food. Food under the contaminated ice was discarded during the inspection.

Aldo’s Restaurant & Grill, 104 Turner Ln., out, 6 violations including soiled ceiling light shields in the kitchen, squeeze bottles not marked with the food inside, and employee food intermingled with facility foods. The restaurant was directed to designate and label an area for employee belongings.

Wellington at Hershey’s Mill – Senior Lifestyle Center, 1361 Boot Rd., out, 10 violations, including unlabeled chemical spray bottles in the memory care kitchen, salad prep, and memory care coolers not keeping foods cold enough. Also, sour cream, 1000 Island dressing, and house-made blueberry syrup beyond their use-by date. These were all discarded during the inspection. Staff was also directed to clean the main kitchen cook line shelves, hood system, floors, windows, ceiling, walk-in cooler fan, salad prep microwave, beverage station, and the memory care kitchen.

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