Restaurant Inspections - Columbia Borough - October 6, 2023

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers.

Chickies Rock Moose Lodge No. 307, 219 Locust St. Columbia, Sept. 28. Pass. A pink and black, slimy residue inside the ice maker; repeat violation, Feb. 16, 2021, and March 30, 2022. Old food residue on the potato slicer. A bottle of detergent stored on a shelf next to glasses at the bar.

Smoke & Chill, 353 Cherry St., Columbia, Sept. 28. Fail. The person in charge did not demonstrate adequate knowledge of food safety as evidenced by this noncompliant inspection. Food employee did not follow proper hand-washing procedure; soap and warm water not used and single-use towel or air-drying device not used to dry hands. An open employee's beverage container (twist-cap variety) was on a table in the food preparation area. Food employee preparing food not wearing proper hair restraints such as nets, hats or beard covers. Raw chicken was stored above potato wedges in the walk-in cooler; repeat violation, April 6. Boxes of chips and chicken seasoning mix stored directly on the floor in the customer area and the storage room, rather than 6 inches off the floor as required. Food facility does not have available sanitizer test strips or test kit to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration of quaternary sanitizer. The facility is adding Ajax to the sanitizer solution in the three-compartment sink, rendering the sanitizer concentration 0 ppm. Old food residue on a knife, metal food containers and a drip rack, all stored as clean on the shelf above the three-compartment sink. A white, slimy residue inside the nozzles of the slushy machines; repeat violation, April 6. Old food splatter and spillage inside the microwave. Grease buildup and food debris on the floor beneath the fryers. An accumulation of static dust on the fume hood. Single-service, single-use articles (napkins) stored in the storage room directly on the floor and not 6 inches above the floor. Milk crates being stored in the restroom, a prohibited area. Customer self-service, single-use tableware is not displayed in a manner so that only the handles are touched by customers. Food facility has no toilet facilities for food employees. The hand-wash sink in the food preparation area was blocked by a box of fryer powder and a milk crate and not accessible at all times for employee use; repeat violation, April 6. Spider webs and dirt in the hand-wash sink, indicating nonuse. Was informed employees wash their hands in the three-compartment sink. The faucet of the three-compartment sink leaking profusely. Soap was not available at the hand-wash sink in the food preparation area; repeat violation, April 6. Ceiling tiles missing in the back and need to be replaced. A working container of Ajax stored on top of the microwave with food additives. Formula 409 and a bottle of Dawn dish detergent stored on a table with condiments and plasticware.

7-10 Smoke Shop, 149 N. Third St., Columbia, Sept. 26. Pass. Raw shell eggs stored above drinks in the reach-in cooler. Sanitizer test strips or test kit not available to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration of the three-compartment sink. Empty bottles, shaving razor and a can of shaving cream in the three-compartment sink. A black, slimy residue inside the nozzle of the slushy machine. Single-service, single-use articles (cups) stored in the back directly on the floor and not 6 inches above the floor.

Columbia Mini Mart, 26 N. Fourth St., Columbia, Sept. 26. Pass. Two pints of whole milk beyond the sell-by date being offered for sale; prior violation, April 11. Pirates Treats Cherry Rings CBD Gummies, and Wicked Delta 8 Gummies and JUST CBD Honey Sticks contain an unapproved additive. Such products are under Food and Drug Administration regulation, at which time CBD is not recognizable as a safe substance to be added to food. Sanitizer test strips or test kit not available to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration of the three-compartment sink; repeat violation Oct. 12, 2022, and April 11. Paper towel dispenser empty at the hand-wash sink in the warewashing area; repeat violation, April 11. Ceiling tiles missing and broken in the restroom and above the hand-wash sink in the small hallway and need to be replaced; repeat violation, April 11.