Violations and comments on food-safety inspections conducted last week by the Delaware County Health Department of establishments with liquor licenses, which contained 16 with violations in 23 visits, meaning seven clean bills of health, likely most in a week:
Pat’s Pizzeria, 2900 Township Line Road, Drexel Hill:
• Hand washing sink blocked by rice pot.
Buena Onda, 226 N. Radnor Chester Road, Wayne:
• Bulk food storage container and margaritas mix bottles are not labeled.
• In-Use scoop is stored with handle touching flour.
Estia Taverna, 222 N. Radnor Chester Road, Radnor:
• Food storage containers are not labeled.
La Porta Ristorante, 1192 N. Middletown Road, Media:
• Cutting boards are severely scratched and pitted, which prevents proper cleaning and sanitizing to prevent pathogenic microorganism transmission.
• A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees.
• Ice machine is not clean to sight and touch.
• Date marking is not on all open food.
• Food is not marked with a use-by date.
• Food storage containers are not labeled.
Pietro’s, 236 N. Radnor Chester Road, Radnor:
• An employee beverage is uncovered cup in the food preparation area.
• Squid is thawing at room temperature in the prep sink.
• Food storage containers are not labeled.
• In-use utensils scoop is stored with the handle in the ice at the bar ice tray.
• Cardboard being utilized as a floor liner near the prep table area is not removable or easily cleanable.
Cristoforo Colombo Lodge 109, 8503 Lansdowne Ave., Upper Darby:
• Food on Refrigerator is not marked with a use-by date.
• Food-Contact surface at ice machine is no longer smooth and easily cleanable.
La Locanda Ristorante, 4989 West Chester Pike, Edgmont:
• Food storage containers are not labeled.
Rey Azteca Mexican Restaurant, 4755 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square:
• Date marking is not on all open food.
• Food is not marked with a use-by date.
• Disposable paper towels not provided at the hand washing sink
Brick & Brew, 26 W. State St., Media:
• Exterior door allows access for pests.
• Can opener can no longer be cleaned and sanitized and/or is damaged beyond repair.
• Soil residue present on air vents in the refrigeration units.
Charlotte’s Restaurant, 3207 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square:
• Food employee washed hands in the food prep sink.
• Food employee improperly washed hands.
• Food employee was thawing food at hand washing sink.
• A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees.
• Disposable paper towels not provided at the hand washing sink.
• Observed molluscan shellfish without shellstock tag.
• Owner could not show an invoice for molluscan shellfish, therefore shellfish is not from an approved source.
• Food establishment is not maintaining an approved record keeping system for shellstock tags.
• Container of shellstock located in (reach in/walk in cooler) without proper shellstock tag identification.
• Raw eggs stored above pots of ready to eat food items in walk-in cooler.
• Date marking is not on all food items.
• Working container of cleaner not properly labeled.
• Medication found on counter in kitchen area.
• Employees personal items (shoes & clothing) found in food storage area of facility.
• Observed frozen food items thawing at room temperature in handwash sink area of kitchen.
• Molluscan Shellfish have been removed from their original container.
• Observed bulk food storage containers (sugar, flour, breadcrumbs etc.) are not labeled.
• Linens are in direct contact with food in the reach in refrigerator.
• In-use wiping cloths are not stored properly.
• In-Use Utensils are stored incorrectly wedged between prep tables.
New Chester Deli, 60 W. Ninth St., Chester:
• Base coving was not found on the floor and wall junctures.
• Floors, Walls and Ceilings in the throughout facility were found in a state of disrepair, or not to be smooth and easily cleanable.
The Happy Inn, 11 Main St., Darby:
• Chicken wings 45.9F in Bain Marie on cook line. Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food is not maintained at 41°, or less.
• Comment: Send invoice/ work order from licensed repair company.
UNO Chicago Grill, 3910 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square:
• Date marking is not on all food items.
• Food storage containers are not labeled. Identify food storage containers with common name of the food.
• Observed an old fly trap in the food prep area.
• Soil residue present on the floor of both walk-in coolers and walk-in freezer.
• The unisex restroom lacks a covered receptacle for disposal of feminine hygiene products.
• Multiple light fixtures in the hood system are out and need to be replaced.
• Make-up air / Exhaust vents in the food prep area were found with accumulation of dust and rust on them.
Chadds Ford Tavern, 1400 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford:
• Food storage containers are not labeled. Identify food storage containers with common name of the food.
• Date marking is not on all open food.
• PIC did not demonstrate knowledge of licensing requirements.
Shere-E-Punjab Indian Restaurant, 210 W. State St., Media:
• A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees.
• Date marking is not on all food items.
• A thermometer is not provided in the all refrigeration units.
• Smoothie mix stored in milk containers.
• Food stored in an unapproved location on the floor in the walk in refrigeration units.
• The unisex restroom lacks a covered receptacle for disposal of feminine hygiene products.
Texas Roadhouse, 1051 Baltimore Pike, Glen Mills:
• Baked potatoes not marked with a use-by date.
• Food is not protected from contamination in walk in refrigerator.
• Eggs stored below fresh vegetables.
• Date of 4/21/2024 marked on Au Jus exceeds the time limit.
• Date of 4/20/2024 marked on marinara sauce exceeds the time limit.
• All open food is not marked with a use-by date.
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Most of the violations are handled on the spot — usually by moving or discarding any food in question and cleaning what was found to be dirty — and a few require follow-up visits.
Delaware County presents the inspections with no further comment than above.
The inspections this week were 18 routine and five follow-ups. However, it was also the fourth time in a month Pat’s Pizzeria has been listed, and second time in a month that UNO has been listed.
There were also five businesses with repeat violations, including UNO.
Clean bills of health this week (no violations):
• Artillery Brewing Co., 4221 Ferne Blvd., Drexel Hill.
• Paddy Rooney’s Pub, 449 West Chester Pike, Havertown.
• Hilldale Kitchen, 190 S. MacDade Blvd., Darby Town Center, Darby.
• The Manoa Tavern, 8 N. Manoa Road, Havertown.
• Callahan’s Tavern, 7403 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby.
• Trophy Tavern, 4214 Woodland Ave., Drexel Hill.
• Jamey’s House of Music, 32 S. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne.
The Daily Times corrects only overtly improper spelling, capitalization, abbreviation and punctuation from the reports.
There are many more inspections performed by the county than those listed above. Those inspections are in food-serving locations that do not have liquor licenses.
Tinicum Township reports through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture website. There were no inspections for the week.
Tinicum is the only one of the seven Delaware County townships that doesn’t rely on the county health department for inspections that reports through the state.
Governmental entities are not obligated to report the results of food-safety inspections to the public.
Here are the previous inspections in Delaware County.