Inspectors find food held too warm in Denver and Lititz

Lancaster County food safety inspections, Sept. 28 to Oct. 4: 49 inspections, 13 with violations, and two businesses cited again for problems found last year.

State records show 49 food safety inspections of restaurants, school cafeterias, fair stands, and other food businesses in Lancaster County during the week of Sept. 28. Thirteen businesses were cited for at least one violation. Thirty-six had none.

Each inspection records one visit. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture reminds readers that any inspection is "a 'snapshot' of the day and time of the inspection," and that violations "are often corrected on site prior to the inspector leaving the establishment." Where a report says a problem was fixed during the visit, that is noted below. Every report is public and searchable by business name in the department's inspection database.

Food temperature and condition

Courtyard Cafe on Main, 349 Main St., Denver. Inspected Sept. 28.
Food in the bain-marie, a refrigerated holding unit, was at 45 to 47 degrees. The code requires cold food to be held at 41 degrees or below. The cafe threw the food out voluntarily, and the report says the unit will be evaluated and repaired as needed. The inspector also found that the food-contact surface of a food processor was not smooth or easily cleanable. The cafe took it out of service.

Subway, 64 Broad St., Lititz. Inspected Sept. 29.
Several food items in the bain-marie measured between 42.8 and 50.9 degrees and were thrown out. Sliced tomatoes in the sandwich unit were slimy and moldy, according to the report. Both problems were corrected during the visit.

Cited again

Twin Kiss Drive-In, 309 S. Main St., Manheim. Inspected Sept. 28.
An employee's certified food manager certificate had expired, a violation also recorded April 16, 2025. The inspector also found no test strips for checking the sanitizer at the three-bay sinks and expired chlorine test strips at the dishwasher. Food residue on a sink spray nozzle and paint particles and dirt in the handwash sink were both corrected during the visit.

Jrs London Broil #2, New Holland Farmers Fair, Main Street, New Holland. Inspected Sept. 30.
The stand had no sanitizer test strips or test kit, a violation also recorded Oct. 1, 2025.

Other violations

Danny's Fine Foods funnel cake stand, New Holland Farmers Fair, Main Street, New Holland. Inspected Sept. 30.
The water heater was not supplying hot water to the handwash sink, which was below the required 85 degrees. Both problems were corrected during the visit. The stand also did not have a certified food employee.

Danny's Fine Foods lemonade and Oreo stand, New Holland Farmers Fair, Main Street, New Holland. Inspected Sept. 30.
The stand did not keep food employee certification records and had no sanitizer test strips or test kit.

The Humble Palace, New Holland Farmers Fair, W. Main Street, New Holland. Inspected Sept. 30.
The stand did not keep food employee certification records.

Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Services, 1290 Prospect Road, Columbia. Inspected Sept. 28.
The inspector found black dust on the fume hood, water leaking from the drainpipe of the three-compartment sink, and food splatter inside a microwave.

Mangu Spanish Kitchen mobile unit and commissary, 2354 Beaver Valley Pike, New Providence. Inspected Sept. 28.
Old food residue and dishes were in the handwash sink.

Stubby's Bar & Grille, 254 E. Frederick St., Lancaster. Inspected Sept. 29.
The report cites the dating and labeling of food throughout the kitchen.

Aramark at Lancaster General Health Women & Babies, 690 Good Drive, Lancaster. Inspected Sept. 29.
A food employee in the kitchen was wearing a wristwatch, and an open drink was in the dishwashing area.

Auntie Annie's Pretzel Trailer, 7 Snyder Hill Road, Lititz. Inspected Sept. 29.
A plastic covering on the wall beside the stand mixer was peeling, and a door was open with no screen to keep out insects and animals.

Texas Roadhouse, 31 Quarry Ridge Drive, Ephrata. Inspected Oct. 1.
Ice had built up on the walls and fan guards of the walk-in freezer.

No violations

A selection of businesses with clean inspections:

Freshido Bar & Kitchen, 320 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster (Sept. 28)
Grand Central Bagel Cafe, 245 Centerville Road, Lancaster (Sept. 28)
International Grocery & Halal Meat, 1646 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster (Sept. 28)
A & M Pizza, 1790 Clay Road, Ephrata (Sept. 29)
Nibble's Corner, 459 Cherry St., Columbia (Sept. 29)
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 341 Comet Drive, Millersville (Sept. 30)
Sushi Sang, 24 E. King St., Lancaster (Oct. 1)
Nice Size Fries mobile unit, 564 E. Jackson St., New Holland (Oct. 1)

Twelve school cafeterias, 12 stands at the New Holland Farmers Fair, and four other businesses also had no violations.

Inspections are as posted by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture as of Thursday, Oct. 8. Reports for the week may still be added. To see any business's full inspection history, search its name in the state database.