{"id":291671,"date":"2026-09-22T17:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T17:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/291671\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T17:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T17:22:33","slug":"berks-county-food-safety-inspections-for-the-week-of-sept-14-20-spotlight-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/291671\/","title":{"rendered":"Berks County food safety inspections for the week of Sept. 14-20 \u2022 Spotlight PA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The state inspected the following food establishments in Berks 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

Arby’s #5229<\/a>
15506 Kutztown Rd., Kutztown, PA 19530
Sept. 15, 2026<\/p>\n

1 low priority violation<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Back door located in the backroom area of the food facility has a gap and does not protect against the entry of insects, rodents, and other animals. Please repair.<\/p>\n

Dunkin Donuts #345126<\/a>
5401 Perkiomen Ave., Reading, PA 19606
Sept. 16, 2026<\/p>\n

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

Moderate Priority: Working container (spray bottle) in the back area, used for storing chemicals, cleaners taken from bulk supplies, was not marked with the common name of the chemical. Corrected.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Paper towel dispenser empty at the handwash sink in the back food preparation area. Corrected.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Thermometers for ensuring proper temperature of equipment are not available or readily accessible in the front Delfield refrigerator and the small under-counter Pepsi refrigerator. Corrected.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Observed an accumulation of old food debris and other items on the floor under shelving and equipment throughout the facility.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: There is a significant build-up of ice in the front Delfield refrigerator.<\/p>\n

Fleetwood Area Sd Willow Creek Elementary<\/a>
605 Crisscross Rd., Fleetwood, PA 19522
Sept. 15, 2026<\/p>\n

1 moderate priority violation<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Water, as observed at the handwash in the dish room, is not under adequate pressure during inspection. Please repair.<\/p>\n

Grill Volunteer Fire Co. #1<\/a>
739 Mountain View Rd., Reading, PA 19607
Sept. 15, 2026<\/p>\n

2 moderate priority violations<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Paper towels not available at the handwash sink in the bar area. Corrected.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: 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.<\/p>\n

J & F Seafood<\/a>
2934 N. 5th St., Reading, PA 19605
Sept. 18, 2026<\/p>\n

1 low priority violation<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Food employee observed in food service area, not wearing proper hair restraint, such as net, or hats.<\/p>\n

Oley Fire Company – Refreshment Building<\/a>
477 A Main St. Po Box 78, Oley, PA 19547
Sept. 17, 2026<\/p>\n

1 low priority violation<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Food employee observed in hot food area not wearing proper hair restraint. Corrected.<\/p>\n

Pagoda City Brewing Co, Inc<\/a>
2934 5th St. Hwy., Reading, PA 19605
Sept. 18, 2026<\/p>\n

1 low priority violation<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Observed wet wiping cloths in prep area, not being stored in sanitizer solution. Corrected on inspection.<\/p>\n

Pricetown Sunoco<\/a>
3123 Pricetown Rd., Fleetwood, PA 19522
Sept. 17, 2026<\/p>\n

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

High Priority: 5-16oz. Clover farm 2% milk containers in the reach in part of the walk-in cooler with an expiration date of 9\/10\/2026. Corrected removed.<\/p>\n

High Priority: Plumbing system not maintained in good repair – observed pipes leaking at the three-compartment sink. Water was observed turned off to the sink. Repair this as water needs to be available at all times at this sink.<\/p>\n

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

Low Priority: The light intensity in the consumer buffet \/ reach-in cooler \/ handwashing \/ warewashing area is not at least 20 foot candles. Lights were observed not working. Please repair as you need 20 foot candles of light to effectively wash dishes.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Ceiling tiles observed with water stains and damaged in the dish\/dry storage area and need to be replaced.<\/p>\n

Sajal Hot Chicken and Gyro Grill<\/a>
164 W. Main St., Kutztown, PA 19530
Sept. 17, 2026<\/p>\n

1 high priority, 5 moderate priority, 2 low priority violations<\/p>\n

High Priority: Hot water handle of the hand wash sink in the prep\/warewashing area is not functional at the time of inspection. The handle is not properly secured. No hot water available.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: “Sanitize” basin of the 3-basin warewash sink observed encrusted with an accumulation of food residue indicating a lack of properly following the wash, rinse, sanitize procedure for equipment and utensils.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Interior surfaces of the ice machine, observed with black and pink residue and was not clean to sight and touch.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: -Soap was not available at the hand wash sink in the prep area or restroom.
-Paper towel dispenser empty at the hand wash sink in the prep area.<\/p>\n

Moderate Priority: Flies observed in prep\/ warewashing area.<\/p>\n

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

Low Priority: 2 plastic containers of used cooking oil observed uncovered being stored in the prep area and not properly disposed.<\/p>\n

Low Priority: Facility is not removing dead or trapped insects from control devices frequently, as evidenced by old glue traps in basement and warewashing area.<\/p>\n

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

Adelphia Seafood, 2934 N. 5th St. Hwy., Reading, PA 19605, on Sept. 18, 2026<\/p>\n

April’s Sweet Treats, 234 State St., Hamburg, PA 19526, on Sept. 16, 2026<\/p>\n

Boyertown Area Senior High School Memorial Stadium Concessions, 120 N. Monroe St., Boyertown, PA 19512, on Sept. 16, 2026<\/p>\n

Boyertown Middle School West, 200 S. Madison St., Boyertown, PA 19512, on Sept. 17, 2026<\/p>\n

Brandywine Heights Sd Elementary School, 445 W. Barkley St., Topton, PA 19562, on Sept. 15, 2026<\/p>\n

Dixon Marketplace, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530, on Sept. 17, 2026<\/p>\n

Hereford Elementary School, 1043 Gravel Pike, Hereford, PA 18056, on Sept. 17, 2026<\/p>\n

High Point Baptist Academy, 200 Chapel Rd. Po Box 188, Geigertown, PA 19523, on Sept. 15, 2026<\/p>\n

Kline’s Kernels-Mff2, 250 Himmelwright, Barto, PA 19504, on Sept. 17, 2026<\/p>\n

Klm Cattle Co and Mars Market, 848 Dunkels Church, Kutztown, PA 19530, on Sept. 15, 2026<\/p>\n

Mcdonald’s of Exeter #12062, 5370 Perkiomen Ave., Reading, PA 19606, on Sept. 17, 2026<\/p>\n

Midway Exxon & Food Mart, 321 Midway Rd., Bethel, PA 19507, on Sept. 16, 2026<\/p>\n

Nae Nae’s Cakery, 14 S. Reading Ave., Boyertown, PA 19512, on Sept. 16, 2026<\/p>\n

Protruck Supply Inc., 3695 Mountain Rd., Shartlesville, PA 19554, on Sept. 17, 2026<\/p>\n

Sweetie’s Back Porch Cafe, 1064 Memorial Hwy. Rear, Oley, PA 19547, on Sept. 17, 2026<\/p>\n

Terra Pacem Winery, 160 S. Grims Mill Rd., Boyertown, PA 19512, on Sept. 16, 2026<\/p>\n

Tlc’s Half Baked Goods Mobile Mff2 (Xnz-1320), 123 Hecktown Rd., Shoemakersville, PA 19555, on Sept. 18, 2026<\/p>\n

Tulpehocken Sd Bethel El, 8390 Lancaster Ave., Bethel, PA 19507, on Sept. 16, 2026<\/p>\n

Twin Valley Middle School, 770 Clymer Hill Rd., Elverson, PA 19520, on Sept. 15, 2026<\/p>\n

Weisser’s Delicatessen, 2934 N. 5th St. Hwy., Reading, PA 19605, on Sept. 18, 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 Berks County. To find more restaurant safety information, view full…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-291671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291671","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=291671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}