{"id":248589,"date":"2026-07-21T16:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/248589\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:30:08","slug":"lehigh-county-restaurant-inspections-for-july-13-19-spotlight-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/248589\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh County restaurant inspections for July 13-19 \u2022 Spotlight PA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The state inspected the following food establishments in Lehigh County. To find more restaurant safety information, view full inspection reports, and sign up for real-time text or email alerts for specific restaurants or locations, visit Spotlight PA\u2019s Restaurant Safety Tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture<\/a> produces retail food inspection reports for 61 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties using the FDA Model Food Code. Inspections are conducted regularly throughout the state, and results are posted as inspections are conducted. As noted by the Department of Agriculture, inspections are a \u201csnapshot\u201d of a particular day. Many violations are relatively minor and are fixed at the time of inspection.<\/p>\n

Facilities with violations:<\/p>\n

Angels Pizza Restaurant<\/a>
5511 Macarthur Rd., Whitehall, PA 18052
July 15, 2026<\/p>\n

1 high priority, 1 moderate priority, 1 low priority violations<\/p>\n

High Priority: Raw animal food stored above ready to eat foods in the refrigerator. Discussed and corrected.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Food facility inspection indicates evidence of rodent activity along the back wall and area next to the pizza oven.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Wall in the pizza cutting area is cracked \/ roughened \/ and is not a smooth, easily cleanable surface.<\/p>\n

Good Times Pizzeria of Pa<\/a>
2114 Schoenersville Rd., Bethlehem, PA 18018
July 15, 2026<\/p>\n

3 moderate priority, 1 low priority violations<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: The handwash sink in the food prep area was blocked by food cart and not accessible at all times for employee use.Corrected.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Soap was not available at the handwash sink in the food prep area.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Old food residue, dishes and utensils observed in the handwash sink, indicating uses other than handwashing. Corrected.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Non-food contact surfaces not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of dirt and soil. Observed accumulation of dust \/ food debris on the following nonfood contact surfaces.
-Hood system above the grill.
-Floor throughout kitchen area.<\/p>\n

Mack Pool<\/a>
1901 Mack Blvd., Allentown, PA 18103
July 16, 2026<\/p>\n

1 high priority violation<\/p>\n

High Priority: Milk was held at 46.9\u00b0F, in the fridge, rather than 41\u00b0F or below as required. Facility agreed to throw milk away after lunch service (less than 4 hours since delivery).<\/p>\n

Pa Donde Sea Restaurant<\/a>
1234 Macarthur Rd., Whitehall, PA 18052
July 16, 2026<\/p>\n

3 high priority, 7 moderate priority, 4 low priority violations<\/p>\n

High Priority: Observed medications stored above food prep area.<\/p>\n

High Priority: Raw chicken was stored above raw fish in the reach in refrigerator.<\/p>\n

High Priority: Observed visible evidence, such as raw chicken stored at room temperature with flies present on the chicken. Discarded during this inspection.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Refrigerated ready to eat, time\/temperature control for safety foods prepared in the food facility and held for more than 24 hours, located in the walk in cooler, is not being date marked.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Observed food cooling at room temperature on the counter, which is not a proper cooling method.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: The Person in Charge did not demonstrate adequate knowledge of food safety in this food facility as evidenced by this non-compliant inspection.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Food facility does not have available sanitizer test strips or test kit to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Prepackaged food is not labeled to clearly indicate any “Big 9” allergen ingredients and \/ or the allergen warning statement.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Food facility inspection indicates evidence of insect activity in warewashing area.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Dishes and utensils observed in the handwash sink, indicating uses other than handwashing.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Kitchen doors (2) to the outside, located in the food prep area of the food facility are being propped open.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Food dispensing utensil in bulk food observed stored in the food and without a handle.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Loose rubber door gaskets observed on the walk in cooler cooling unit.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Observed hood filters with an accumulation of dust, dirt and grease.<\/p>\n

The Cheesecake Factory<\/a>
802 Lehigh Lifestyle Ctr, Whitehall, PA 18052
July 13, 2026<\/p>\n

1 high priority, 1 moderate priority, 2 low priority violations<\/p>\n

High Priority: Observed leaking at the dump sink in the dish washing area, resulting in water accumulation on the floor.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Observed deli slicer and utensils food contact surfaces, was observed to have food residue and was not clean to sight and touch.
Discussed during inspection. Items were cleaned and sanitized.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: An open employee’s beverage container was observed in food prep area. Discussed and corrected during this inspection.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Observed clean food equipment and\/or utensils, stored wet in a manner that does not allow for draining and\/or air drying (wet nesting).<\/p>\n

Facilities with no violations:<\/p>\n

Allentown Public Library, 1210 Hamilton St., Allentown, PA 18102, on July 13, 2026<\/p>\n

Audrey Michael’s Wafffles #1\/Fd (Xm-98008), 5142 Snowdrift Rd., Orefield, PA 18069, on July 15, 2026<\/p>\n

Audrey Michael’s Waffles Mff3 #2\/Fd (Xm-98009), 5142 Snowdrift Rd., Orefield, PA 18069, on July 15, 2026<\/p>\n

Bango, 1042 Mill Creek Rd., Allentown, PA 18106, on July 13, 2026<\/p>\n

Bucky Boyle Park, 10 Pump Pl, Allentown, PA 18102, on July 16, 2026<\/p>\n

Burger King #9173, 2695 Macarthur Rd., Whitehall, PA 18052, on July 15, 2026<\/p>\n

Casa Guadalupe Center, 218 N. Second St., Allentown, PA 18102, on July 16, 2026<\/p>\n

Cumberland Gardens Clubhouse, 501 E. Susquehanna St., Allentown, PA 18103, on July 13, 2026<\/p>\n

Gertrude Hawk Chocolates #48, 250 Lehigh Valley Mall Fl 2, Whitehall, PA 18052, on July 13, 2026<\/p>\n

Grazia’s Italian Market, 2114 Schoenersville Rd., Bethlehem, PA 18018, on July 15, 2026<\/p>\n

Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School, 1414 E. Cedar St., Allentown, PA 18109, on July 13, 2026<\/p>\n

Queen V Wrap, 420 S. Muhlenberg St., Allentown, PA 18103, on July 13, 2026<\/p>\n

Sheetz Store # 746, 951 Trexlertown Rd., Trexlertown, PA 18087, on July 14, 2026<\/p>\n

Starlite Diner, 233 N. Route 100, Fogelsville, PA 18051, on July 14, 2026<\/p>\n

Valley Youth House – Camp Fowler, 5851 Horseshoe Rd., Orefield, PA 18069, on July 14, 2026<\/p>\n

Vfw Post #7293, 5209 Spring Mill Rd., Whitehall, PA 18052, on July 15, 2026<\/p>\n

This post was automatically generated with data<\/a> from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture\u2019s database of Food Safety Inspections for Retail Facilities. We have also labeled violations as high, moderate, or low priority. These categories align directly with priority levels identified in the FDA Food Code: Priority, Priority Foundation, and Core.<\/p>\n

Priority items contribute directly to the elimination, prevention, or reduction to an acceptable level of hazards associated with foodborne illness or injury, such as handwashing, food handling, and temperature control, or other direct food contamination threats, such as rodents or pests. We noted violations of priority items as high priority.<\/p>\n

Priority foundation items support, facilitate, or enable control of risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury, such as personnel training, labeling, and record-keeping. We noted violations of priority foundation items as moderate priority.<\/p>\n

Core items usually relate to standard operating procedures, facility structures, equipment design, or general maintenance. We noted violations of core items as low priority.<\/p>\n

To read the full inspection reports, you can visit: pafoodsafety.pa.gov\/web\/inspection\/publicinspectionsearch.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The state inspected the following food establishments in Lehigh County. To find more restaurant safety information, view full…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248590,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-248589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}