Restaurants, Cafeterias Cited For Health Violations In Haverford Twp. This Month

HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, PA — Health inspectors visited several Haverford Township restaurants and establishments this month, finding at least one violation at 10 of them.

Inspected facilities include restaurants, bars, stores that sell food, and institutions that serve food, such as school cafeterias.

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Inspections are considered a "snapshot" of each business for the time and date they're conducted. Violations are recorded on the spot, but they're often corrected before the inspector leaves.

Below are the Haverford Township restaurants and facilities with reported violations this month. This also includes communities that are partially in Haverford Township, such as Bryn Mawr.

All data comes from the Delaware County Health Department. More details on each inspection can be found here.

Violations

House Cup Coffee Roasters
routine inspection on Oct. 6; one violation, one repeat violation

• The ice machine wasn't clean.

New Szechuan Lei Lei
routine inspection on Oct. 7; three violations, one repeat violation

• Products in the top of the bain-marie were at 43 degrees, when the requirement is 41 degrees or lower.
• Date marking not in use at the facility.
• Gasket on the box freezer was broken.

Lynnewood Elementary
routine inspection on Oct. 9; one violation, no repeat violations

• An employee wiped their forehead with gloved hands while handling ready-to-eat food and didn't wash their hands or and put on new gloves afterward.

El Limon
inspection on Oct. 15 stemming from a complaint; three violations, no repeat violations

• Chicken/beef needed to be removed from plastic containers misrepresenting them. The report has no further details explaining the violation.
• Lettuce in the walk-in refrigerator didn't have a lid.
• Food was stored on the floor in the walk-in refrigerator.

The Quadrangle- The Grille
routine inspection on Oct. 15; two violations, no repeat violations

• Egg whites were stored below raw lettuce when both must be separate and protected from cross contamination.
• Unlabeled food storage containers.

The Quadrangle- Personal Care
routine inspection on Oct. 15; four violations, no repeat violations

• Hand-washing sink blocked by trash can.
• Can opener wasn't clean to touch or sight.
• Mashed potatoes were at 129 degrees, when they must be maintained at 135 degrees or higher.
• The cutting board was incorrectly stored.

The Quadrangle- Main Dining Room
routine inspection on Oct. 15; one violation, no repeat violations

• Ice cream freezer equipment was in disrepair.

Sacred Heart Academy
routine inspection on Oct. 19; one violation, no repeat violations

• American cheese, tuna salad and pickles were stored at 44 degrees in the walk-in cooler (must be maintained at 41 degrees or lower).

Hill Top Preparatory School
routine inspection on Oct. 19; two violations, no repeat violations

• The water wasn't turned up hot enough at the hand-washing sink.
• Prepackaged chicken tenders were observed at 102.3 degrees (must be maintained at 135 degrees or higher).

Havertown Vic's Sushi
routine inspection on Oct. 22; five violations, no repeat violations

• Fish stored in the display case and refrigerator were spoiled.
• Inadequate cold-holding temperatures: Salmon was 53 degrees, yellow tail was 51 degrees. Both must be maintained at 41 degrees or less.
• Not all of the refrigeration units had thermometers.
• In-use wiping cloths weren't stored properly.
• In-use equipment and/or utensils were in disrepair.