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These establishments in Pike County were inspected between April 14 and 20, according to Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture records.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture provides this disclosure: “Please remember that any inspection is a ‘snapshot’ of the day and time of the inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term cleanliness of an establishment. Also, at the time of the inspection, violations are recorded but are often corrected on site prior to the inspector leaving the establishment.”
Out of compliance
None.
In compliance
Silver Lake Tavern: 228 Silver Lake Road, Dingmans Ferry
Inspected April 14. Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Violations: 1
Inspector observed floor tiles missing and holes in the floor in the kitchen and bar area.
Mel’s Place: 231 Route 590, Greeley
Inspected April 14. Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Violations: 5
Inspector observed the facility had an employee who held a food manager certificate, but it had expired (owner said it was renewed); thermometer was not being cleaned before use or storage; thermometer was not available or readily accessible in a refrigerator on the cook line; no available QAC sanitizer test strips or test kit to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration; and the can opener had food residue.
Milford Diner: 301 Broad St., Milford
Inspected April 15. Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Violations: 4
Inspector observed wet wiping cloths in the prep/cook area not being stored in sanitizer solution (placed in sanitizer solution); swollen, distressed, leaking canned items in the basement intended for use or sale (discarded by the owner); food residue on can opener, knives, trays, bowls and grinder blade; and the counter refrigerated case was not maintaining cold food at 41 degrees or below (owner said that the case was on defrost but called refrigeration service; no time/temperature control for safety foods in the case).
Green Valley Farms Market & Creamery: 588 Route 6/209, Milford
Inspected April 15. Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Violations: 3
Inspector observed facility was using an approved non-public water system, but did not have current laboratory testing results for water potability; raw eggs stored above ice cream toppings in the bain marie (moved to bottom shelf); and lack of a backflow prevention device on the water line on the mop sink.
Zero violations
Turkey Hill Minit Market: 912 Pennsylvania Ave., Matamoras; April 14; Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Peking Garden: 111 Hulst Drive, Suite 711, Matamoras; April 15; Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
The Social: 224A Broad St., Milford; April 16; Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Follow-up inspection after being in compliance with four violations on April 9.
Blooming Grove Hunting & Fishing Club: 123 Old Field Road, Hawley; April 16; Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
