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

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Boardwalk Snacks, 2934 N. 5th Street Highway, Reading, October 18. Pass. Employee beverage containers/personal items observed in food preparation area.

Cafe 372, 2934 N. 5th Street Highway, Reading, October 18. Pass. Employee beverage containers/personal items observed in food packaging area. Corrected on inspection.

Mediterranean Medley, 2934 N. 5th Street Highway, Reading, October 18. Pass. Mop is not being hung to air dry. Hot water at handwashing sink turned off due to leak. Valve able to be turned on when handwashing required.

Salino’s Imports Fairgrounds LLC, 2934 N. 5th Street Highway, Reading, October 18. Pass. Observed wet wiping cloth in bain marie area, not being stored in sanitizer solution.

Carmelo’s Pizza, 116 E. Philadelphia Ave. Boyertown, October 17. Pass. Severely dented, swollen, distressed canned food items observed in the storage area that are intended in the food facility. Commercially processed refrigerated, ready to eat, time/temperature control for safety food, located in the walk-in-cooler, Bain Maries, and held more than 24 hours, is not being marked with the date it was opened. Refrigerated ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared in the food facility and held for more than 24 hours, located in the Bain Maries, is not being date marked.

El Reencuentro Restaurant, 356 S. 4th St. Reading, October 17. Pass. Prep Food in the refrigerator area stored open with no covering. Cooked food, which was cooled, was not reheated to 165 degrees F within two hours, for hot holding. Commercially processed ready-to-eat food, located in the refrigerator, and held more than 48 hours, is not being marked with the date it was opened. Cooked food was held at 111 degrees F, in the steam table area, rather than 135 degrees F or above as required.

Exeter Twp. SD Owatin Creek Elementary School, 5000 Boyertown Pike, Reading, October 17. Pass. No violations.

Lookout Bar & Grill 350166, 501 Upland Ave. Reading, October 17. Pass. No violations.

Naked Chop Eateries LLC, 501 Upland Ave. Reading, October 17. Pass. Hand wash sink water was not operating in the food prep area. Paper towels was not available in the restroom. Paper towel dispenser empty at the handwash sink in the prep area. Soap was not available at the handwash sink in the prep area.

Oakbrook Relief Association 56806280, 630 Park Ave. Reading, October 17. Pass. Commercially processed ready-to-eat food, located in the cooler, and held more than 48 hours, is not being marked with the date it was opened.

Olivets, 1161 Pershing Blvd. Reading, October 17. Pass. Ceiling tiles stained in the kitchen area, and need replaced.

Daniel Boone SD Primary Center, 576 Monocacy Creek Rd. Birdsboro, October 16. Pass. No violations.

Farmhouse Kitchen, 426 Penn Ave. West Reading, October 16. Pass. Kitchen door to the outside, located in the rear area of the food facility is not self-closing and/or is being propped open.

Johnny & Hons Smokehaus, 924 W. Penn Av.e Robesonia, October 16. Pass. No violations.

Olivet Boys & Girls Club, 330 S. 19th St. Reading, October 16. Pass. No violations.

Paraiso Rosel Restaurante Mexicano, 141 W. Penn Ave. Robesonia, October 16. Pass. Two beef roasts were observed on the counter and were held at 50 degrees F, in the prep area, rather than 41 degrees F or below as required. Corrected, moved to refrigerator. No sign or poster posted at the handwash sink in the restrooms, and front counter area to remind food employees to wash their hands.

Reading Coffee Company @ The Pointe, 824 Ben Franklin Highway, Suite 202, Birdsboro, Opening, October 16. Pass. No violations.

Salute Ristorante Italiano, 4718 Penn Ave. Sinking Spring, October 16. Pass. Scoops being stored directly on top of the ice machine, which is not a clean surface. Corrected. Food facility does not have available chlorine sanitizer test strips or test kit to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration of the dish machine. Paper towel dispenser empty at the handwash sink in the prep and cookline area. Corrected.

Sam’s Wyomissing Bistro, 1714 State Hill Rd. Wyomissing, Regular/Complaint, October 16. Pass. Thermometer for ensuring proper temperature of equipment is not available or readily accessible in the Pepsi refrigerator in the dishwashing room. Corrected. Scoop being stored directly on top of the ice machine, which is not a clean surface. Corrected. Some of the soda nozzles, food contact surfaces, were observed to have residue and were not clean to sight and touch. Corrected. Ceiling tiles are missing/out of place in the side storage area and the back food preparation area and need to be replaced. Corrected. Insect control devices located in the back food preparation area with potential to contaminate food, equipment, and/or utensils. Corrected. Back door in the dishroom is damaged/deteriorated and does not close properly. Working containers of cleaner/sanitizer were stored on the same shelf with food, equipment, and/or single service articles in the back preparation area. Corrected.

Sicilian Delite Pizzeria & Ristorante, 540 E. Philadelphia Ave. Boyertown, October 16. Pass. Observed uncovered food in the walk-in coolers and Bain Marie. Commercially processed refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food, located in the walk-in-cooler, and held more than 24 hours, is not being marked with the date it was opened.

Beverage & Smoke, 403 Greenwich St. Kutztown, October 15. Pass. No violations.

Brandywine Heights SD Elementary School, 445 W. Barkley St. Topton, October 15. Pass. No violations.

Dollar General #4919, 2980 Saint Lawrence Ave. Reading, October 15. Pass. Door located in the back area of the food facility has a gap at the bottom and does not protect against the entry of pests. The 2-door freezer in the back storage area has a heavy build-up of ice/frost on the left side of the unit.

Janelle’s Diner, 360 Fleetwood Rd. Mertztown, October 15. Pass. The floor/wall juncture in the dish area is not coved and closed to 1/32 inch. Corrected, new coving was put up.

La Granja Azul, 418 S. 19th St. Reading, October 15. Pass. Commercially processed ready-to-eat food, located in the freezer, and held more than 48 hours, is not being marked with the date it was opened. Frozen Food in the freezer area stored open with no covering. Paper towel dispenser empty at the handwash sink in the prep area. Soap was not available at the handwash sink in the prep area.

Marathon Gas Station, 16617 Pottsville Pike, Hamburg, Change of Owner, October 15. Pass. No violations.

Tambora Restaurant, 1600 Cotton St. Reading, October 15. Pass. No violations.

10th & Green Elementary School, 400 N. 10th St. Reading, October 14. Pass. No violations.

10th & Penn Elementary School, 955 Penn St. Reading, October 14. Pass. No violations.

18th Ward Democratic Club 56604330, 412-28 Pansy St. Reading, October 14. Pass. No violations.

AEC Market, 332 State St. Hamburg, October 14. Pass. Raw eggs observed stored above cream cheese and milks containers. Please move the cartons of raw eggs to the bottom shelf.

Colebrookdale Elementary School, 1001 Montgomery Ave. Boyertown, October 14. Pass. No violations.

Giovanni’s Pizzeria, 1306 Reading Ave. Boyertown, October 14. Pass. Observed grease build-up on the exhaust hood, the fryer, and on the floor around the fryer. Commercially processed refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food, located in the walk-in cooler, and held more than 24 hours, is not being marked with the date it was opened. Food facility is reusing 5-gallon pickle buckets to store flour, sugar, and salt, which is intended to be a single-service or single-use article.

Mimmo’s Restaurant & Pizzeria 51402900, 290 Morgantown Rd. Reading, October 14. Pass. No violations.

Pike Cafe, 930 Pike St. Reading, October 14. Pass. No violations.

R&J Deli and Grocery, 501 S. 12th St. Reading, October 14. Pass. Commercially processed ready-to-eat food, located in the bain marie, and held more than 48 hours, is not being marked with the date it was opened. Prep Food in the marie bain area stored open with no covering. Hand-washing sink is being used as storage filled with items. Food facility inspection indicates evidence of rodents/insect activity in food prep areas, but facility does not have a pest control program.

Ridgewood Winery, 2039 Philadelphia Ave. Birdsboro, October 14. Pass. No violations.

Shartlesville Fire Company #1, 5637 Old Route 22, PO Box 7, Shartlesville, October 14. Pass. No violations.

Street Smarts Bar & Grill Inc., 450 S. 7th St. Reading, October 14. Pass. Commercially processed ready to eat food, located in the freezer, and held more than 48 hours, is not being marked with the date it was opened. Frozen Food in the freezer area stored open with no covering.

Trooper Thorns 51404510, 451 Morgantown Rd. Reading, October 14. Pass. A food employee was observed touching cucumber – a ready-to-eat food – with bare hands. Non-food contact surfaces not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of dirt and soil.

Twin Valley SD Robeson Elementary School, 801 White Bear Rd. Birdsboro, October 14. Pass. No violations.

Weis Markets #181, 552 State St. Hamburg, October 14. Pass. Shelves in produce section were observed to have heads of lettuce sitting in wet slime on the shelf. Shelves in produce area need to be cleaned at a frequency to avoid slime build up. 4 pack of Oikos mixed berry yogurt was held at 44.5 degrees F, in the dairy area, rather than 41 degrees F or below as required. Yogurt was observed overfilled and sitting on intake fan. Do not overfill dairy coolers as the product is not maintaining correct temperatures. Corrected, product was removed and damaged. Honeycomb covers in dairy were observed to have mold. Please increase frequency of cleaning to avoid build up. Non-food contact surfaces of fan guards in the produce cooler were not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of dust and debris.

Mena Cibao Deli & Grocery, 256 S. 10th St. Reading, October 13. Pass. Cooked food, which was cooled, was not reheated to 165 degrees F within two hours, for hot holding. Cooked food was held at 111 degrees F, in the hot held area, rather than 135 degrees F or above as required. Instead of liquid hand soap employees was using a bar of soap laying on side counter.

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