Complaints can be filed online<\/a>\u00a0with the PDA.<\/p>\nBelow are the results of inspections conducted between Aug. 11 and Aug. 24, 2026, that were filed in the state database as of Aug. 26 at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
Berks<\/p>\n
Baker Bob\u2019s Bakery Mff3-Xl02760, 103 Goose Lane , Reading , August 24: no violations.<\/p>\n
7-Eleven Store 45781, 8 E. Weis St., Topton , August 21: one violation. Four quarts of TruMoo chocolate milk were observed for sale in the reach in cooler with a sell by date of 8\/20\/2026. Corrected and removed.<\/p>\n
Black Sheep Tavern, 665 Fritztown Road, Sinking Spring , August 21: no violations.<\/p>\n
Country Basket Produce, 806 Mountain Home Road, Reading , August 21: no violations.<\/p>\n
Lucky Strike, 3190 Shillington Road, Sinking Spring , August 21: two violations. Three cases of dough were observed stored directly on the floor in the walk-in freezer. Corrected. Interior of the ice machine in kitchen was observed with black organic matter.<\/p>\n
Mr Beer, 4 Cheltenham Drive, Wyomissing , August 21: no violations.<\/p>\n
Taco Bell #42146, 5800 Perkiomen Ave., Reading , August 21: no violations.<\/p>\n
The Post, 2747 Bernville Road, Leesport , August 21: two violations. Ice scoop is being stored directly on top of the ice machine, which is not a clean surface. Corrected. The food facility does not have the original certificate for the certified food employee posted in public view.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u2019s #19306, 2717 Meridian Blvd., Wyomissing , August 21: one violation. The condenser unit for the under-counter refrigeration unit at the sandwich prep area is not operating\/draining properly as evidenced by a full container of water being used to collect the dripping water.<\/p>\n
Amity Fire Company, 47 Pine Forge Road PO Box 383, Douglassville , August 20: one violation. Handwash sink in the bar area observed not draining and drain backing up.<\/p>\n
Arby\u2019s # 1130, 2249 Lancaster Pike, Reading , August 20: four violations. The floor \/ wall junctures throughout the kitchen area are not coved and closed to 1\/32 inch. Observed several areas where the floor\/wall junctures have holes or partially filled with spray foam. Non-food contact surfaces not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of dirt and soil. Observed excess dirt and filth on the grease trap and surrounding surfaces. Ceiling tiles missing in the back storage area and need replaced. Walls in the back storage and around the grease trap area, have holes, or is broken and in need of repair. Food facility inspection indicates evidence of rodent activity throughout the building. Firm has a pest control service. Observed rodent droppings throughout the facility. Out of compliance.<\/p>\n
Copperz Brewing Co., 798 S. Fourth St., Hamburg , August 20: one violation. Electrical wires above prep\/cookline area were observed with excessive dust build up. Please increase the frequency of cleaning to avoid build up.<\/p>\n
Green Acres Golf Inc., 461 S. Northkill Road, Bernville , August 20: no violations.<\/p>\n
Historic Joanna Furnace, 1250 Furnace Road, Geigertown , August 20: no violations.<\/p>\n
Nia\u2019s Pizzeria, 41 King\u2019s Plaza, Oley , August 20: one violation. Loose rubber door gaskets observed on the upright freezer near the fryers and the left-hand door of the pizza bain marie.<\/p>\n
Rhythmic Provisions Mff3 (Xrm-3554), 254 Canal St., Shoemakersville , August 20: no violations.<\/p>\n
Sebastiano\u2019s Italian Restaurant, 3227 Perkiomen Ave., Reading , August 20: two violations. Thermometers for ensuring proper temperature of equipment are not available or readily accessible in two of the refrigeration units. Corrected. Observed an accumulation of dust\/dirt on some areas of the ceiling in the kitchen.<\/p>\n
The Barn At Walnut Grove Inc, 813 Old Rt 22 , Lenhartsville , August 20: no violations.<\/p>\n
Union Fire Co #1 Fieldhouse, 123 S. Fourth St-Rear, Hamburg , August 20: no violations.<\/p>\n
Village Tavern, 63 N. Center Ave., Leesport , August 20: two violations. The deflector in the ice machine, a food contact surface, was observed to have residue and was not clean to sight and touch. PIC stated this will be cleaned today. Customer self-service single-use tableware is not displayed in a manner so that only the handles are touched by customers. Corrected.<\/p>\n
Camp Conrad Weiser, 201 Cushion Peak Road, Reinholds , August 19: two violations. Cheese and other salad bar items were held at 52 \u00b0F, in the salad bar area, rather than 41\u00b0F or below as required. Corrected, Salad bar was covered to bring down temperature between service. Food facility inspection indicates evidence (droppings) of rodents in dry storage area. Facility is working with pest control.<\/p>\n
Cushion Peak Rod & Gun Club, 180 Vinemont Road, Reinholds , August 19: one violation. Interior of ice machine at the bar was observed with pink organic matter and not clean to sight. Please increase the frequency of cleaning to avoid build up.<\/p>\n
Dollar Tree #09013, 1040 Berkshire Blvd., Wyomissing , August 19: one violation. Observed cases of frozen food stored directly on the floor in the walk-in freezer area, rather than 6 inches off of the floor as required.<\/p>\n
Lidl, 3564 Penn Ave., Reading , August 19: no violations.<\/p>\n
Zaytoon Kabob & Grill, 760 Woodland Road, Wyomissing , August 19: one violation. Observed clean food utensils in utensil storage area, not inverted.<\/p>\n
Bruno\u2019s Pizza Restaurant, 4340 Perkiomen Ave., Reading , August 18: two violations. There is a significant amount of standing water in the bottom of one of the beer coolers behind the bar. The soda gun at the bar, a food contact surface, was observed to have residue and was not clean to sight and touch. Corrected.<\/p>\n
Fleetwood Food Market, 325 E. Main St., Fleetwood , August 18: no violations.<\/p>\n
G&J Pizzeria & Bakery, 504 Main St., Blandon , August 18: one violation. Observed clean food utensils in utensil storage area, not inverted.<\/p>\n
Jamar Groceries Llc, 544 Noble St., Kutztown , August 18: no violations.<\/p>\n
Plaza Azteca, 100 Anna Ave. Suite 456, Blandon , August 18: five violations. Observed fish filets thawing in a pan with water with a temperature of 75 degrees sitting at room temperature until no longer frozen to the touch, which is not proper slacking procedure. Corrected discarded. Cooked rice was held at 96 \u00b0F, in the hot hold unit area, rather than 135\u00b0F or above as required. Corrected and discarded. Ambient air and water temperature measuring device for ensuring proper food storage in walk-in cooler, is not accurate to +\/- 3\u00b0F. Please put a working thermometer inside the walk-in cooler. Interior kick plate of the ice machine was observed with black organic matter. Please increase the cleaning frequency of this item to avoid build up. Floor drain in the bar area was observed with slime build up and in need of cleaning. Corrected and cleaned.<\/p>\n
Snuzzles, 145 Lyons Road, Mertztown , August 18: no violations.<\/p>\n
Dwight Miller\u2019s Auction Cntr, 31 Hill Alley, Bethel , August 17: no violations.<\/p>\n
Island Pizza, 3060 Limekiln Road, Birdsboro , August 17: one violation. Observed an accumulation of grease and old food debris on the floor (along the wall) under the fryers\/equipment at the cooking line.<\/p>\n
Kpot Korean Bbq & Hot Pot, 1665 State Hill Road Unit 295, Wyomissing , August 17: nine violations. Spring rolls and chicken nuggets were held at 103 and 116 \u00b0F, at the hot hold bar, rather than 135\u00b0F or above as required. Paper towel dispenser empty at the handwash sink in the dishwashing area. Open employee beverage containers were observed in kitchen food preparation areas. The Person in Charge did not demonstrate adequate control of food safety in this food facility as evidenced by this repeat non-compliant inspection. Time in lieu of temperature being used in the food facility to control ready-to-eat potentially hazardous foods (on the hot bar) without written procedures or documentation to verify disposition of food. Observed a bottle of Advil stored on a shelf above a bin of lettuce in the kitchen area. Food facility does not have available sanitizer test strips to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration at the dishwasher and glass washer (chlorine-based sanitizer). Chlorine chemical sanitizer residual detected in the final sanitizer rinse cycle of the low temperature sanitizing dishwasher behind the bar was 0 ppm, and not 50-100 ppm as required. Corrected by replacing the bottle of sanitizer. Observed a spray bottle of degreaser hanging on a shelving unit used to store clean dishes near the dishwasher. Out of compliance.<\/p>\n
Star Gas & Diesel, 8558 Lancaster Ave., Bethel , August 17: no violations.<\/p>\n
Third Space Hamburg Llc, 202 S 3rd St., Hamburg , August 17: no violations.<\/p>\n
Bally Community Pool, 415 Chestnut St., Bally , August 14: no violations.<\/p>\n
Fluff & All The Good Stuff Tfs3, 125 Creamery Lane, Bally , August 14: no violations.<\/p>\n
Good Churn Creamery, 233 Main St., Shoemakersville , August 14: no violations.<\/p>\n
Gracie\u2019s Ice Cream Mff3, 44 Crescent Lane, Barto , August 14: no violations.<\/p>\n
Mountain Springs Camping Resort Snackbar, 3450 Mountain Road, Hamburg , August 14: no violations.<\/p>\n
Thirst Ade Station Mff, 700 William Penn Blvd., Womelsdorf , August 14: no violations.<\/p>\n
Ambu-Bar Llc, 208 Beta Circle , Wernersville , August 13: no violations.<\/p>\n
Arby`S #7601, 700 Crossings Blvd., Elverson , August 13: five violations. The food facility does not have the original certificate for the certified food employee posted in public view. Multiple foods were held at 46-56 \u00b0F, in the cold hold unit in the prep line area, rather than 41\u00b0F or below as required. Corrected. Food moved to walk-in cooler. Employee personal items (coats, purses and lunch) stored on top of clean food equipment. Corrected. Temperature measuring device for ensuring proper temperature of equipment is not available or readily accessible in cold hold unit on prep line. Corrected. Mops are not being hung to air dry. Corrected.<\/p>\n
Deitsch Eck Restaurant, 87 Penn St., Lenhartsville , August 13: no violations.<\/p>\n
McDonald\u2019s #5155, 6176 Morgantown Road, Morgantown , August 13: three violations. Observed clean dish racks stored on the floor in the ware wash area. Corrected. Food employees observed in the fryer area, not wearing proper hair restraints, such as nets, hats, or beard covers. Corrected. Nonfood contact surfaces of the milkshake machine and ice machine observed to have a buildup of apparent slime and old food residue. Corrected.<\/p>\n
Meraki Manor, 1405 Old River Road, Birdsboro , August 13: four violations. Observed an accumulation of grease and old food debris on the floor under the fryer and small stove. An open employee\u2019s beverage container was observed in the side room food preparation area. Corrected. Scoop at the ice machine in the basement is stored in a dirty container. Corrected. The food facility does not have the original certificate for the certified food employee posted in public view.<\/p>\n
Northkill Rod & Gun Club, 1040 North Kill Lane, Bernville , August 13: no violations.<\/p>\n
Olivet Blue Mountain Camp, 115 Mountain Road, Hamburg , August 13: no violations.<\/p>\n
Reading Country Club, 5311 Perkiomen Ave., Reading , August 13: four violations. Observed an accumulation of debris on the floor under some of the shelving and equipment in some areas of the main kitchen and banquet kitchen. Food facility does not have available sanitizer test strips to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration for the dishwasher and 3-compartment sink in the main kitchen. Outer door located in the main kitchen area of the food facility has a gap at the bottom and does not protect against the entry of pests. New door sweeps were ordered and will be installed soon. Interior of the walk-in freezer has a significant buildup of frost. A new door has been ordered for this unit.<\/p>\n
Renee Gibson, 371 Airport Road, Bethel , August 13: no violations.<\/p>\n
Sammy\u2019s Steaks & Fries #2 (Xk-39935) (Mff3), 410 Penn Ave., West Reading , August 13: no violations.<\/p>\n
Sammy\u2019s Steaks & Fries #5 Xk-40419 (Mff4), 410 Penn Ave., West Reading , August 13: no violations.<\/p>\n
Shillington Social Quarters, 38 S. Sterly St., Shillington , August 13: three violations. The food facility does not have the original certificate for the certified food employee posted in public view. Food facility does not have available sanitizer test strips or test kit to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration. Raw chicken stored above potatoes in refrigerator. Raw chicken in the refrigerator area stored open with no covering.<\/p>\n
Burger King #7166, 1197 Berkshire Blvd., Wyomissing , August 12: five violations. Thermometer for ensuring proper temperature of equipment is not available or readily accessible in the small refrigerator at the front counter. The ice chutes at the customer soda units, food contact surfaces, were observed to have residue and were not clean to sight and touch. Non-food contact surfaces not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of dirt and soil. Old food debris and dirt observed on the floors under equipment\/shelves and on some shelving units throughout the kitchen. Floor drain in the drive thru area has a significant buildup of slime\/debris. Floor under the soda unit in the drive thru area has a significant accumulation of dirt, trash. There is an accumulation of water under the soda unit in the drive thru area. Pipes for draining equipment liquid are not properly connected and are not directing water to the floor drain under the counter.<\/p>\n
CVS #01769, 906 W. Leesport Road, Leesport , August 12: no violations.<\/p>\n
Deep Roots Cafe, 20 N. Sixth Ave., West Reading , August 12: two violations. Tableware for customer self-service is not displayed so that only handles are touched by consumers and employees. Corrected. A few prepackaged self-serve food items in the front customer area are not labeled properly with the name of product, ingredient statement, net weight, and\/or distributed by statement.<\/p>\n
Folino Estate Vineyard & Winery, 340 Old Route 22, Kutztown , August 12: four violations. Interior ice chute on the ice machine in the prep area was observed with organic build up and in need of cleaning. Please increase the frequency of cleaning for this item to ensure there is no build up. Observed clean insert pans with label residue. Please re clean these items and remove any label residue to ensure proper cleaning and storing. Ceiling tiles above the cookline area were observed with excessive dust build up and in need of cleaning. Many food items were held at 60 \u00b0F, in the cookline area, rather than 41\u00b0F or below as required. Some food items were recently moved to this cooler and were in temperature all other were not. Please move the new items to the walk-in cooler and discard any items that have been in the cooler longer than 2 hours. Do not use this unit until repairs are made.<\/p>\n
Katydid Hill, 559 Green Valley Road, Reading , August 12: no violations.<\/p>\n
P & D Gourmet Creations Mff4-Xsd7064, 3211 State Hill Road, Reading , August 12: no violations.<\/p>\n
Anthony`S Trattoria, 900 Byram St., Reading , August 11: one violation. Observed an accumulation of food debris on non-food contact surfaces of the slicer. Corrected.<\/p>\n
Candy\u2019s Homemade Ice Cream, 1085 Pottsville Pike, Shoemakersville , August 11: no violations.<\/p>\n
Courtyard By Marriott, 150 N Park Road, Wyomissing , August 11: one violation. Paper towel dispenser empty at the handwash sink in the front area. Corrected.<\/p>\n
Fairfield Inn & Suites, 21 Meridian Blvd., Wyomissing , August 11: no violations.<\/p>\n
Kenhorst Volunteer Fire Co, 411 Kenhorst Blvd., Reading , August 11: four violations. Observed the fan grates in the walk-in cooler to have a build up dirt\/dust. 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 small Bain Marie not being date marked. Commercially processed refrigerated, ready to eat, time\/temperature control for safety food, located in the sauce refrigerator, and held more than 24 hours, is not being marked with the date it was opened. Food facility does not have available sanitizer test strips or test kit to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration. Observed deeply scored cutting boards not resurfaced or discarded as required. Observed the cutting board on the small Bain Marie to be deeply scored.<\/p>\n
Morgantown Coffee House, 4997 Twin Valley Road Suite 2, Elverson , August 11: nine violations. Multiple foods were held at 48\u00b0F, in the back refrigerator area (Waffle area), rather than 41\u00b0F or below as required. Corrected. 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 refrigerator by the cook line, is not being date marked. Observed an excessive amount of food on the floor on the cook line. Observed the grates and baskets in the walk-in cooler to have a buildup of apparent mold. The Person in Charge did not demonstrate adequate knowledge of food safety in this food facility as evidenced by this non-compliant inspection. Food employee observed towel drying utensils and food equipment after cleaning. Old food residue, dishes and utensils observed in the handwash sink, indicating uses other than handwashing. Corrected. Mops are not being hung to air dry. Multiple food ingredient storage containers, in the back prep area, is not labeled with the common name of the food. Interior of the ice machine, a food contact surface, was observed to have food residue and was not clean to sight and touch. Out of compliance.<\/p>\n
Pizza Hut #37146, 204 Lancaster Ave., Reading , August 11: four violoations. Observed the exterior of the dish wash machine and the surrounding areas (walls and floor) to have a buildup of dirt, grease and old food residue. Observed single use items at pizza making station not stored inverted to prevent contamination. Corrected. Non-food contact surfaces not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of dirt and soil. Observed the air vents and dry storage shelving to have buildup of dust throughout the facility. Mops are not being hung to air dry. Corrected.<\/p>\n
Sandstone Acres, 67 Bowmansville Road, Mohnton , August 11: one violation. Observed containers of cut cantaloupe in the designated handwash sink. Corrected.<\/p>\n
Simply Bold, 550 Penn Ave., West Reading , August 11: one violation. Food facility does not have available sanitizer test strips to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration.<\/p>\n
Sleepy Hollow Athletic Club\/Bar, 482 Westley Road, Mohnton , August 11: five violation. Observed boxes of soda syrup stored directly on the floor in downstairs area, rather than 6 inches off of the floor as required. Observed clean food utensils in kitchen area, stored uncovered or not inverted. Paper towel dispenser empty at the handwash sink in the women\u2019s bathroom and bar. Soap was not available at the handwash sink in the bar area. No sign or poster posted at the handwash sink in the bar area to remind food employees to wash their hands.<\/p>\n
Subway\/Auntie Anne\u2019s, 1800 Tilden Ridge Drive, Hamburg , August 11: one violation. Food employees observed in food prep area, not wearing proper hair restraints, such as beard covers.<\/p>\n
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Muhlenberg Township<\/p>\n
BJ\u2019s Wholesale Club #57, 550 Madison Ave., August 15: no violations.<\/p>\n
Haiku Hibachi & Sushi, 3215 N. Fifth Street Highway, August 15: three violations. Food dispensing utensil in tempura bin observed stored in the food and not with handle above the top of the food. Crock pot carrots held at 105.5\u00b0F rather than 135\u00b0F or above as required. Temperature measuring device for ensuring proper temperature of equipment is not available or readily accessible in bain marie and glass door refrigerator.<\/p>\n
Nortesur Mexican Restaurant, 2610 Kutztown Road, August 15: five violations. Several food items in the walk-in refrigerator area stored open with no covering. Observed soiled wiping cloth on bain marie cutting board. No sanitizing solution\/bucket in use. Thermometers for ensuring proper temperatures of food are not available or readily accessible. Potentially hazardous ready-to-eat food prepared in the food facility and held for more than 48 hours, located in the walk-in refrigerator is not being date marked. Paper towel dispenser empty at the handwash sink and paper towels were not available in the food prep area.<\/p>\n
Popeye\u2019s, 3229 N. Fifth Street Highway, August 15: one violation. Biscuits were held at 45.1\u00b0F, in the biscuit refrigerator, rather than 41\u00b0F or below as required.<\/p>\n
Reading<\/p>\n
None recorded.<\/p>\n
UPDATES<\/p>\n
No reports for the period of July 25 to Aug. 10, 2026, were added to the state\u2019s database after Aug. 12, so all appeared in the previous Berks food safety report<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Berks County is divided into three jurisdictions: Reading, Muhlenberg Township and the rest of the county. Reading and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[349,29114,7512,1057,182,139,28,128,130,129,435,289,706],"class_list":["post-273702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-berks-county","tag-berks-county-food-safety-and-restaurant-inspections","tag-food-safety-inspections","tag-health","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news","tag-restaurants-food-and-drink","tag-things-to-do","tag-top-stories-reg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273702","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=273702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}