{"id":283948,"date":"2026-09-11T18:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T18:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/283948\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T18:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T18:20:17","slug":"lehigh-county-food-safety-inspections-for-the-week-of-aug-31-sept-6-spotlight-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/283948\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh County food safety inspections for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 6 \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

Catholic War Vets<\/a>
725 Furnace St., Emmaus, PA 18049
Sept. 3, 2026<\/p>\n

1 high priority violation<\/p>\n

High Priority: Waste drain at 3 bay bar sink is leaking. Repair as needed.<\/p>\n

Citizens Fire Co. # 2<\/a>
1017 Pennsylvania Ave., Emmaus, PA 18049
Sept. 3, 2026<\/p>\n

1 low priority violation<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Grease spills on floor under and behind fryers. Clean thoroughly.<\/p>\n

Fairview Catering<\/a>
2016 Lehigh Ave., Whitehall, PA 18052
Sept. 1, 2026<\/p>\n

1 other violation<\/p>\n

Other: Food facility has an employee who held a Certified Food Manager certificate; however, the certificate has expired and is no longer valid.<\/p>\n

Giant Food #6335<\/a>
2641 Macarthur Rd., Whitehall, PA 18052
Aug. 31, 2026<\/p>\n

2 low priority violations<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Observed a buildup of ice on food packages (waffles, french fries, breakfast burritos) in the reach in freezers.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Observed employee personal items (backpack) stored on top of prepackaged yogurt cases in the walk in dairy cooler. Discussed and corrected.<\/p>\n

Golden Corral<\/a>
900 Lehigh Valley Mall, Whitehall, PA 18052
Sept. 3, 2026<\/p>\n

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

High Priority: Plumbing system not maintained in good repair – observed water leaking from the pre-rinse spray hose at the dish machine and plumbing beneath the basin.<\/p>\n

High Priority: Chlorine chemical sanitizer residual detected in the final sanitizer rinse cycle of the low temperature sanitizing dishwasher was 0 ppm, and not 50-100 ppm as required. Three compartment sink will be used for wash, rinse and sanitize until repairs are made.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Food facility inspection indicates evidence of insect activity in kitchen and food prep areas.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Employee personal items (purse) were observed in food prep area, and not stored in dressing rooms or identified storage area as required. Discussed and corrected.<\/p>\n

House<\/a>
1449 Chestnut St., Emmaus, PA 18049
Sept. 3, 2026<\/p>\n

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

High Priority: Walls of keg room have mold and mildew growth. Condensate is dripping from keg lines, pooling on the floor. Condensate is forming on the bottom of the door. These conditions are contributing to the presence of fruit flies.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Excessive grease and food debris accumulation behind entire cooking line. Clean thoroughly.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Observed wire shelving in walk-in cooler with an accumulation of dirt, food residue, debris on non-food contact surfaces.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Fruit flies were present at the bar. Provide control steps to eliminate pests.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Pulled pork was 109 degrees F in hot holding. Reheat to 165 F and then hot hold at least 135 F.<\/p>\n

Weis Market<\/a>
1220 Chestnut St., Emmaus, PA 18049
Aug. 31, 2026<\/p>\n

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

High Priority: Wood pallets were used for storage racks in bakery walk-in cooler. Wood is not an approved material for this use.<\/p>\n

High Priority: Observed dead clams in several retail packs. Shellstock was removed from retail case.<\/p>\n

High Priority: Floor drain in dairy cooler is clogged to the point that it cannot drain. Repair as needed.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Floor in bakery walk-in cooler is soiled. Clean thoroughly.<\/p>\n

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

Boscov’s #028, 1491 Macarthur Rd. Lehigh Val, Whitehall, PA 18052, on Sept. 2, 2026<\/p>\n

Dollar Tree #10628, 1866 Catasauqua Rd., Allentown, PA 18109, on Sept. 1, 2026<\/p>\n

Drizzle Ice Cream Mff3 Xpj 5033 Pa, 47 W. Penn Ave., Alburtis, PA 18011, on Sept. 3, 2026<\/p>\n

Hoff’s Kettle Corn Mff3 (Xmt 6059), 3001 Macarthur Rd., Whitehall, PA 18052, on Sept. 2, 2026<\/p>\n

Kentucky Fried Chicken H495020, 7150 Hamilton Blvd., Trexlertown, PA 18087, on Aug. 31, 2026<\/p>\n

Kopper Penny Koncessions (French Fries) Mff3 Xrw7674 Pa, 456 Franklin St., Alburtis, PA 18011, on Sept. 2, 2026<\/p>\n

Rose’s Concessions Mff Type 4, 2591 Old Post Rd., Coplay, PA 18037, on Sept. 2, 2026<\/p>\n

Simply Smooth Catering, 2730 Walbert Ave., Allentown, PA 18104, on Sept. 2, 2026<\/p>\n

Sook Airways, 3 S. Halstead St., Allentown, PA 18109, on Sept. 3, 2026<\/p>\n

Thai Origin, 4686 Broadway Rd., Allentown, PA 18104, on Sept. 2, 2026<\/p>\n

Wawa Store #8229, 1519 Whitehall Mall, Whitehall, PA 18052, on Sept. 1, 2026<\/p>\n

Yocco’s Hot Dogs, 1930 Catasauqua Rd., Allentown, PA 18109, on Sept. 1, 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":283949,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-283948","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\/283948","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=283948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}