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The following are recent Luzerne County restaurant inspection reports from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. According to the agency: “any inspection is a ‘snapshot’ of the day and time of the inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term cleanliness of an establishment. Also, at the time of the inspection, violations are recorded but are often corrected on site prior to the inspector leaving the establishment.” The information is taken from the inspection database at www.eatsafepa.com. Postal addresses used here are as listed on the state’s website, and may not correspond to the municipalities in which facilities are physically located.
American Legion Post No. 76, 305 E. Diamond Ave., Hazleton: regular inspection; in compliance.
Colonial Pancake House & Restaurant, 2001 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming: regular inspection; in compliance. Violation: Observed a can of clam chowder and a can of tuna mixed in with cans on the storage rack with hermetic seals severely dented. The cans were pulled from the rack during this inspection.
Craig’s Food Mart, 517 W. Broad St., Hazleton: follow-up inspection; in compliance. Violation: Ceiling tiles water marked/some missing in wash room.
Lino’s Pizza, 653 Wyoming Ave., Kingston: regular inspection, in compliance. Violations: Facility has a person that passed the ServSafe exam on Nov. 13, 2017; however, the certificate is not posted. Person in charge stated that his printer is broken and he has been unable to print the certificate. The facility will print and post the certificate in public view. Floor tile is broken with piece missing at the junction between the kitchen and the pizza prep area. The light shield located above the freezer in front of the three bay sink is broken and piece is missing and is need of replacement. One ceiling tile located above the deli slicer is out of the tracking and exposing the area above.
Lucky Charms Bar & Grill, 224 E. 5th St., Hazleton: regular inspection; in compliance. Violations: Filled mop bucket and mop stored in food prep area. No door or closure on doorway adjoining boiler room and kitchen.
Meliza Supermarket II, 601 Alter St., Hazleton: regular inspection; in compliance. Violations: Food employees observed in meat room area, not wearing proper hair restraints, such as nets, hats, or beard covers. Ground beef offered for retail sale is not labeled for product or grind. Corrected during inspection. Thermometers for ensuring proper temperatures of food are not available or readily accessible. Observed deeply scored cutting boards not resurfaced or discarded as required.
Ramada Inn Hazleton No. 11568, 1221 N. Church St., Hazleton: regular inspection; in compliance. Violation: One gallon of milk in walk-in cooler is showing expired sell by date. Product disposed during inspection.
Red Leaf Salad Co., 31 Tunkhannock Hwy., Dallas: regular inspection; in compliance. Violation: Working spray bottles in the prep area, used for storing Windex and all purpose cleaner taken from bulk supplies, were not marked with the common name of the chemical. The bottles were labeled during this inspection.
Rite Aid No. 11081, 556 Union St., Luzerne: regular inspection; in compliance.
Save-A-Lot, 536 W. Broad St., Hazleton: regular inspection; in compliance. Violations: Band saw top cover in meat room is cracked/broken. Fan guards in produce walk-in cooler have build-up of static dust/mold.
Sonic Drive In, 58 Station Cir., Hazle Township: regular inspection; in compliance.
Your Choice, 586 S. Church St., Hazleton: regular inspection; in compliance. Violation: Two quarts of milk offered for sale in walk-in cooler are showing expired sell by dates. Items removed from sale.
Backo’s Mine, 252 Pringle St., Kingston: regular inspection; in compliance.
Drums Elementary School, 85 Old Turnpike Rd., Drums: regular inspection; in compliance.
Grotto Pizza, Hillside & Lakes Dr., Harveys Lake: regular inspection; in compliance. Violation: Observed containerized food stored directly on the floor in walk-in cooler, rather than six inches off of the floor as required. The containers were elevated off of the floor during this inspection.
Home Court Sports Bar, 769-771 N. Alter St., Hazleton: regular inspection; in compliance.
Juan Pedro’s Cantina, 921 N. Alter St., Hazleton: regular inspection; in compliance.
Rostas Cafe, 1144 W. 15th St., Hazleton: regular inspection; in compliance. Violations: Thermometers for ensuring proper temperatures of food are not available or readily accessible. Floor tiles by three basin sink in kitchen are deteriorated/broken/missing.
Subway Subs & Salads, 744 Wyoming Ave., Unit 5, Kingston: regular inspection; in compliance. Violation: The inside surface of several black plastic bowls are deeply scored with flaking plastic and not smooth and easily cleanable.
Theo’s Metro Bar & Restaurant, 596 Mercer Ave., Kingston: follow-up inspection; in compliance.
Valley Elementary School, 100 Rock Glen Rd., Sugarloaf: regular inspection; in compliance.
Curry Donuts, 2131 Memorial Hwy., Dallas: follow-up inspection; in compliance.
Kester’s Cafe, 621 Miller St., Luzerne: regular inspection, in compliance. Violation: There is an accumulation of static dust on the fan guards in the sliding door cooler located at the bar.
La Trattoria, 522 Moosic St., Scranton: regular inspection; out of compliance. Violations: Chicken observed in the cooler area, slimy to the touch/spoiled. Not wrapped and sitting on a shelf more then ten minutes. Food in cooler directly inside kitchen, door still not fixed affecting accurate temperature for food to be stored. Food also not wrapped, dated, and ladles left in containers. All food needs to be properly sealed, wrapped and dated. Vegetables, chicken, seafood, sauce all within two coolers area stored open with no covering. Food in coolers needs to be wrapped and sealed properly and dated. A total cleaning of the kitchen is in order before re-inspection.
Scatton’s Seafood, 720 E. Third St., Hazleton: regular inspection; in compliance. Violations: Prepackaged prepared salad is not labeled properly with the name of product, ingredient statement, net weight, distributed by statement and/or nutritional facts. Ceiling in food prep area is water marked.
Abe’s Hot Dogs, 315 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top: change of owner inspection; in compliance.
Mcilwees Lunch, 141 W. Market St., Scranton: regular inspection; in compliance.