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Frozen food thawing at room temperature on the floor: Lebanon County restaurant inspections, May 5, 2025
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LNP|LancasterOnline Staff
LNP | LancasterOnline
restaurant inspections
For a full listing of this week’s Lancaster County restaurant inspections, click here.
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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Family Dollar Store #4041, 306 Cumberland St. Lebanon, April 25. Pass. Toilet tissue was not on the dispenser.
Grocery Outlet Palmyra, 66 N. Londonderry Square, Suite 300, Palmyra, April 24. Pass. Food Facility received a shipment of flour that had damaged packaging/exposed food and was in distressed condition. Flour was removed from sales and disposed of during this inspection.
Lisa’s Cafe, 600 E. Main St. Palmyra, April 24. Pass. Observed a 50 lb bag of onions stored directly on the floor in the walk-in cooler, rather than 6 inches off of the floor as required. Onions were placed on shelving at the time of this inspection.
New Lin Garden One Inc., 106 Palmyra Commons, Palmyra, April 24. Pass. 3 cases of frozen pork shoulders and 2 cases of frozen raw shrimp observed thawing at room temperature on the floor in the prep room which is not an approved thawing method. Proper thawing procedures and guidance was provided to owner and staff. All food items were moved to the walk-in cooler during this inspection. Side exit door of the food facility has a busted screen/holes and does not protect against the entry of insects, rodents, and other animals. Employee personal item (cell phone) was observed on a cutting board in the food prep area and not stored in dressing rooms or identified storage area as required. Cell phone was removed from the food prep area/cutting board. Several buckets of sauces, egg rolls and assorted cooked breaded chicken (cooled) in the walk-in cooler stored open with no covering. All food items were covered during this inspection. Food dispensing utensil in bulk salt and rice observed stored in the food and not with handle above the top of the food and the container. Non-food contact surfaces (hood filters) not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of grease and grime.
For a full listing of this week’s Lancaster County restaurant inspections, click here.
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