Malvern Health Inspections: Chipotle, Longhorn, Taco Bell, And More

MALVERN, PA -- How sanitary are local food establishments?

The Chester County Health Department has inspected 10 Malvern area locations over the past month, from the period of September 7 to October 4.

Chipotle Mexican Grill in Exton led the way with a whopping 10 violations. Some of those included: employees not wearing beard covers and hair restraints in food prep area, cooler not maintaining proper cold holding temperatures, various thermometers missing, doors loose on coolers, cutting boards containing deep grooves that cannot be sanitized properly, equipment not cleaned frequently enough to avoid grease and food residue accumulation, no sign at sink in men's restroom reminding employees to wash their hands, missing lightbulbs, and more.

The rest of the inspections for the past month are included below. Inspections fall into one of several categories: a regular unannounced visit, a scheduled follow-up to address previous violations, a complaint, or an inspection performed at the opening of a facility.

• General Wayne Elementary School, inspected September 28, no violations
• Culinart @ The Phelps School, inspected September 15, no violations (follow-up)
• Taco Bell on 104 N. Pottstown Pike, inspected September 29, two violations (follow-up)
• Longhorn Steakhouse, inspected September 29, one violation
• Subway-Auntie Annie @ Walmart, inspected September 28, no violations
• Saruku Japan, inspected September 27, three violations
• Chipotle Mexican Grill on 241 N. Pottstown Pike, inspected September 21, 10 violations
• Festival Dairy Queen, inspected September 20, three violations
• Julie's Cafe Creperie, inspected September 20, three violations
• Swann's Pantry, inspected September 7, one violation

For details on specific violations of more establishments, please see the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's database here.

Patch file photo.