CHESTER COUNTY, PA — County health inspectors cited a wide range of food safety and sanitation violations at several Chester County food establishments during inspections conducted on Monday, according to reports released by the Chester County Health Department.
The inspections, which represent a snapshot of conditions observed at the time they were conducted, covered restaurants and bars in Downingtown, Phoenixville, and West Chester. Health officials emphasized that an inspection reflects conditions on a specific day and may not represent an establishment’s long-term compliance history.
At Downingtown Bowling Palace on East Lancaster Avenue, inspectors documented multiple violations, including an ice machine with interior surfaces not clean to sight and touch, improper sanitizer concentration in a three-bay sink, and opened condiments such as mustard and grated parmesan stored at room temperature contrary to label requirements. Inspectors also found employee personal food stored alongside customer food in prep coolers. Some items were corrected on site, including discarding improperly stored foods and adjusting sanitizer levels…