WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited multiple food establishments for food safety and equipment violations during inspections conducted June 23, including temperature-control issues that resulted in food being discarded at several locations.
The most extensive violations were documented at Kooma Sushi Bar and Lounge in West Chester, where inspectors cited the restaurant for numerous food safety deficiencies, including improperly stored raw chicken, inadequate cold holding temperatures for seafood and sauces, missing date labels, sanitizer concentration issues, and the use of food-contact equipment that was not clean to sight and touch.
Inspectors ordered the disposal of temperature-controlled foods, including tuna, salmon, yellowtail, eel, ceviche and house-made sauces that were being stored between 43 and 51 degrees rather than the required 41 degrees or below. Additional violations involved thawing fish in vacuum-sealed packaging, leaking plumbing fixtures, unlabeled chemical containers and the use of repaired equipment that could not be adequately cleaned…