15 More Restaurants Shut Down For Violations In PA: See Full List
PENNSYLVANIA — Another 15 restaurants were ordered to shut down across the Pennsylvania due to COVID-19 violations this week, as officials continue to crack down on establishments refusing to comply with safety restrictions.
The latest batch of closures took place from Jan. 11 to Jan. 17. A total of 132 restaurants have now been ordered to shut down, including at least 16 for the second time. A total of 148 closure orders have been issued since Dec. 14.
The state eased their most restrictive orders, which prevented all indoor dining, on Jan. 4. Those orders stirred extensive controversy amongst the restaurant industry, which pushed back firmly with lawsuits. Groups organized open defiance of the orders, even creating online directories advertising that they were still offering indoor seating.
However, there still remain basic restrictions in place, such as masks, social distancing, bar seating, and occupancy limits, which restaurants are violating.
While restaurants protested along with some residents, others took issue: of the 720 inspections performed by the Bureau of Food Safety from Jan. 11 to Jan. 17, 107 of them were due to complaints of COVID-19 violations.
When restaurants are ordered to close, it's due to repeated refusal to comply with orders from inspectors. In some cases, restaurants remedy these issues and reopen after a follow-up inspection; such was the case with three of the restaurants shut down this week.
In the vast majority of cases, however, restaurants remain closed indefinitely. "The order is in place until they express that they are willing to comply and a follow-up inspection confirms their compliance," a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Health said.
The following restaurants were closed by the latest order from the state. A few of these restaurants had already appeared on previous shut down lists, but were ordered to shut down a second time due to repeated violations after reopening:
Brad's Pizza & Subs, Carlise, Cumberland County
Brickerville House, Brickerville, Lancaster County
Bright's Drive-In, Ephrata, Lancaster County
Country Fare Restaurant, Myerstown, Lebanon County
Hometown Kitchen, Quarryville, Lancaster County
Waltz Creamery and Farm House Cafe, Salladasburg, Lycoming County
Kuppy's Diner, Middletown, Dauphin County
Denny's Lennis, Hallifax, Dauphin County
Tony's Pizzeria and Restaurant, Highspire, Dauphin County
Villa Schiano, Elizabethville, Dauphin County
Tunnelton Inn, Saltsburg, Indiana County
Taste of Sicily, Palmyra, Lebanon County
Old Willow Tree Cafe, Myerstown, Lebanon County
Cenacolo, N. Huntingdon, Westmoreland County
Mel's Place, Cabot, Butler County
A full list of all restaurants ordered closed by the state due to COVID-19 violations, is included below, by county. The list covers closures ordered since Dec. 14:
ADAMS
Rene's Family Restaurant
ARMSTRONG
Yak Diner
BEDFORD
Rt. 22o Diner
Marteen's Family Restaurant
Mike's Place
Mandy Jo's Country Corral
BERKS
Crave Café
Penn Grille
Deluxe Restaurant
Westy Bar and Grill
Frank's Pizza
Juke Box Cafe
Seasons Cafe
Mad Dogs Kutztown
Stone Bar Inn
Quality Shoppe
Cloud 9 Cafe
Letterman's Diner
Oley Turnpike Dairy
BLAIR
Spring House Restaurant
Nicoletta's Italian Restaurant
Bella Italia Restaurant
BRADFORD
American Sandwich Company
BUTLER
Mel's Place
CENTRE
Jim's Italian Cuisine
Hot Dog House
COLUMBIA
RC's Bar and Grill
The White Horse
CLEARFIELD
Spankys Court House Café
Fun Central
CRAWFORD
Dutch Oven
CUMBERLAND
Brother's Diner
Walnut Bottom Diner
Brad’s Pizza and Subs
Country Store Cafe
Dad's Garage
CC's Kitchen
DAUPHIN
Kuppy's Dinner
Denny's Lennies Restaurant
Villa Schiano
230 Cafe
Tony's Pizzeria
FOREST
Thee Seldom Inn
FRANKLIN
Keystone Family Restaurant
Mountain Shadows Restaurants
INDIANA
Tunnelton Inn
Crouse's Restaurant
Dob Brothers Country Kitchen
Crouse's Cafe
JUNIATA
Thompsontown Corner Deli
LANCASTER
Bright's Drive-In
Fox Meadows Creamery
Big Dog Craft Brewing
Courtyard Cafe on Main
Country Table
Katie's Kitchen
Hometown Kitchen
Coffee Co.
Knight and Day Diner
Mil 72 Bake Shop
Gus's Keystone Family Restaurant at Ephrata
The Pancake Farm
Tomato Pie Café
New Holland Coffee Company
Park City Diner
Quarryville Family Restaurant
Yogurt Works
Udder Choice
Olde Hickory Grill
Brickerville House
C.R. Lapp's Family Restaurant
LEBANON
Taste of Sicily
Miller's Restaurant
Country Fare Restaurant
Royal D. Chocolate
Old Willow Tree Cafe
LEHIGH
Mad Dogs Hot Dog
Riley's Restaurant and Pub
Commix Hotel
LUZERNE
Donahues Frogtowne Grille
Damien's on the Lake
LYCOMING
Waltz Creamery and Farm House Café
MERCER
Mccullough's Kitchen Table
Hometown Pizza & Grill
Greenville Junction
County Line Cafe
MIFFLIN
Original Italian Pizza
Bing's Diner
MONROE
Hickory Valley Farm Restaurant
Muller's Family Restaurant
NORTHAMPTON
American Lobster
SCHUYLKILL
JT's Grill & Cue
Leiby's Ice Cream House and Restaurant
West Penn Diner
SNYDER
Middleburg Auction Salebarn Restaurant
SOMERSET
Sandi's Country Bar & Grill
Fat Boys Summit Diner
TIOGA
Dana's Diner
VENANGO
Blue Collar Tavern
WASHINGTON
Rough Cut Tavern and Hotel
Harrington's
Ye Olde Kopper Kettle
Angelo's Family Restaurant
WAYNE
Paupack Diner
WESTMORELAND
Brandi's on Main
Sharky's Cafe
Tin Lizzy's
WYOMING
Bluebird II
YORK
Astoria Diner
John Wright Restaurant
Paddock Restaurant
Interstate 83
Round the Clock Diner
83 Travel Plaza
Round the Clock East
Devil's Eye Brewing Co.
Shiloh Family Restaurant
This article originally appeared on the Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch
