Soiled floors, repeat violations: See August’s Centre County restaurant inspection reports

Matt DiSanto
·8 min read

At least one Centre County restaurant was found out of compliance following food safety inspections conducted throughout August.

Information about county establishments and their violations appears below in an alphabetical list with a summary of the problems inspectors noted in their respective reports. More details are available upon request by visiting the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s online database.

Nearly 80 other establishments passed their inspections with few or no violations. They also appear alphabetically below.

Business owners who want to clarify or comment on inspection results can contact Centre Daily Times reporter Matt DiSanto by emailing mdisanto@centredaily.com.

About food safety inspections

By law, Pennsylvania’s eating and drinking establishments are inspected at least once per year. Some schools, including the State College Area School District, receive biannual inspections.

The commonwealth’s Department of Agriculture may conduct additional inspections if complaints are received or if initial inspections are not up to code.

Most violations are minor and are corrected during inspections, but some establishments may temporarily close if too many violations are found. Closures may occur as a result of other issues, including risks for foodborne illnesses or violations that take time to address, like broken plumbing or pest infestations.

Most inspections in Centre County are conducted on a state level through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. More than 100 municipalities conduct their own health inspections through certified officials who fall under their jurisdiction. State College, for example, is responsible for performing inspections in the borough and in Ferguson, Patton and College townships, a borough official said.

Once inspections are complete and reports are published, you can browse them online by visiting pafoodsafety.state.pa.us/web/inspection/publicinspectionsearch.aspx. You can look up establishments by name or filter results to specific cities, counties or ZIP codes.

Out-of-compliance inspections

Cracker Barrel, 215 Colonnade Blvd. in State College — An Aug. 10 routine inspection found three violations at the restaurant. According to the report, some eggs at a grill station were not time-stamped or held at a temperature of at most 41 degrees, as required by safety standards. Those products were disposed of while sanitarian Brian O’Donnell was on-site, the report says.

Additionally, non-food contact surfaces were found to not be cleaned frequently enough to “preclude accumulation of dirt and soil,” the report says. Some shelves in the walk-in cooler were soiled with food residue and “a mold-like substance.” Other equipment, hood vents and sinks were soiled with grease buildup and in need of cleaning.

Some floors throughout in the restaurant’s kitchen and office were soiled with black grease residue, the report alleges, with some buildup at the base of equipment and under equipment. Walls behind the bakery’s prep area were also soiled with food residue. O’Donnell’s report says these were repeat violations.

A follow-up inspection conducted Aug. 25 returned State College’s Cracker Barrel restaurant to compliance, though some floors in corners and under some equipment remained soiled, the separate report reads.

How to complain about conditions

If you see a problem at a retail food or lodging establishment, you can file a complaint to catch officials’ attention.

To notify the commonwealth about questionable conditions anywhere food is served or sold to the public, call 1-866-366-3723 or fill out the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s food safety complaint form, available online at pda.pa.gov/FoodSafetyComplaint/. The form asks for consumer information, facility details and a full description of each complaint.

You can also contact the commonwealth’s Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services directly by calling 717-787-4315 or emailing RA-FoodSafety@pa.gov.

Locally, you can report concerns to State College officials by calling 814-234-7100 or emailing healthdept@statecollegepa.us.

These businesses passed inspections in August

  • 8 Mile Pizza, 300 S. Pugh St. in State College

  • Ag Progress Days, 2710 W. Pine Grove Road in Pine Grove Mills

  • Alloy Kitchen, 2042 Axemann Road in Bellefonte

  • Angelo’s Pizzeria, 603 Boal Ave. in Boalsburg

  • Antifragile Brewing Company, Moody Culture Kombucha, 324 E. Calder Way in State College

  • Applebee’s, 12 Colonnade Way in State College

  • Bagel Crust Cafe, 2122 N. Atherton St. in State College

  • Bagel Crust, 332 E. Calder Way in State College

  • Barnes & Noble Starbucks, 365 Benner Pike in State College

  • Barrel 21 Distillery, 2255 N. Atherton St. in State College

  • Benjamin’s Catering, 119 E. College Ave. in Bellefonte

  • Brazilian Munchies MFF4 (ZRB-0681), 222 N. Ridge St. in Bellefonte

  • Calvary Baptist Church, 150 Harvest Fields Drive in Boalsburg

  • Campus Steaks, 119 S. Pugh St. in State College

  • Canyon Wings, 229 E. Beaver Ave. in State College

  • Centre Hall Lions Club TFS4, 153 E. Church St. in Centre Hall

  • Champs Sports Grill, 1611 N. Atherton St. in State College

  • UEC College 9, 3031 Carnegie Drive in State College

  • Doan’s Bones Barbecue TFS3 Beaver Stadium, 1 Beaver Stadium in University Park

  • Dollar General 23088, 364 W. Aaron Square in Aaronsburg

  • Domino’s Pizza, 1100 N. Atherton St. in State College

  • Dunkin Donuts, 1311 S. Atherton St. in State College

  • Encompass Health Rehab Hospital of Nittany Valley, 550 W. College Ave. in Pleasant Gap

  • Far Corner’s Asian Market, 1012 W. College Ave. in State College

  • Foxdale Village Corp., 500 E. Marylyn Ave. in State College

  • Giant Food Store No. 6072, 255 Northland Center in State College

  • Good Day Cafe, 286 W. Hamilton Ave. in State College

  • Green Valley Acres (MFF2), 224 Buckleberry Lane in Spring Mills

  • Happy Vale Farm (MFF2), 185 Neff Road in Centre Hall

  • Happy Valley Nomadic Spirits (MFF3), 114 Harris Ave. in Boalsburg

  • Hawaiian Yummy Bowl, 320 W. Beaver Ave. in State College

  • Hilltop Farms, 3796 Jacksonville Road in Bellefonte

  • HUB Dining, 33 HUB-Robeson Center in University Park

  • JB’s Eats and Treats (MFF3), 1875 Clarence Road in Clarence

  • Krislund Camp & Conference Center, 189 Krislund Drive in Madisonburg

  • Logan Grange No. 109 TSF4, 122 N. Main St. in Pleasant Gap

  • Marzoni’s Brick Oven & Brewing Co., 1215 N. Atherton St. in State College

  • Meyer Dairy Store, 2390 S. Atherton St. in State College

  • Mini Mart, 114 N. Allegheny St. in Bellefonte

  • Momezon Corpo., 1518-B N. Atherton St. in State College

  • Sam Nastase, 1235 Zion Road in Bellefonte

  • North Atherton Farmers Market, 2615 Greentech Drive in State College

  • Nuts For You! (Spikes Stadium), 701 Porter Road in State College

  • Original Waffle Shop, 1229 N. Atherton St. in State College

  • Otto’s Pub and Brewery, 2235 N. Atherton St. in State College

  • Packers Concession No. 1 (XGF7014) (MFF3) Pizza, 254 S. Hoffer Avenue in Centre Hall

  • Packers Concession No. 5 (XN03986) (MFF3) Sausage, 623 Old Fort Road in Centre Hall

  • Packers Fries PT-4734J (MFF3), 623 Homan Road in Centre Hall

  • Pelican’s Snoballs, 219 S. Water St. in Bellefonte

  • Penn State Halal Guys, 417 E. Calder Way in State College

  • Pho 11 Noodle House Inc., 146 N. Atherton St. in State College

  • Pine Grove Mills VFW Post No. 5825, 500 W. Pine Grove Road in Pine Grove Mills

  • Port Matilda Fire Co. TFS4, 101 Plank Road, P.O. Box 472 in Port Matilda

  • Red Lobster No. 6221, 1670 N. Atherton St. in State College

  • Rey Azteca, 485 Benner Pike in State College

  • Rite Aid No. 11014, 1536 N. Atherton St. in State College

  • Sheetz No. 122, 1781 N. Atherton St. in State College

  • Sheetz No. 635, 223 Colonnade Blvd. in State College

  • Sheetz No. 339, 765 Benner Pike in State College

  • Simply Blessed Farm, 3484 Penns Valley Road in Spring Mills

  • Sinking Creek Meats, 131 Ishler Lane in Spring Mills

  • Smoke & Ice (MFF4), 143 Rockville Road in Rebersburg

  • Smoker’s Square, 300 Willowbank St. in Bellefonte

  • Snow Shoe Sandwich Shop, 505 E. Sycamore Road, P.O. Box 268 in Snow Shoe

  • Snyders Concessions Lemonade No. 3 (MFF3) XDT-7468, 195 Snyder Brook Lane in Bellefonte

  • Stage West, 420 E. College Ave. in State College

  • Streamside Family Restaurant, 137 Streamside Place in Spring Mills

  • Super 8 Motel / Brewsky’s Bottleshop, 1663 S. Atherton St. in State College

  • Snyders Concessions (Addison Snyder) XJJ-7458 (MFF4), 195 Snyder Brooke Lane in Bellefonte

  • The Dead Canary Brewing Co., 5 N. Front St. in Philipsburg

  • The Whale Tea Penn State, 262 E. Beaver Ave. in State College

  • Titan Hollow, 2042 Axemann Road Suite 179 in Bellefonte

  • Twin B Farms Mobile, 2615 Green Tech Drive in State College

  • Valley Girl Company MFF4 (XLZ4053), 116 Walnut St. in Millheim

  • W & W Lemonade MFF3, 212 N. Vanessa Drive in Bellefonte

  • Walmart No. 2230, 373 Benner Pike in State College

  • We Are Inn TFS3 Beaver Stadium, 1 Beaver Stadium in University Park

  • Webster’s Bookstore Cafe, 133 E. Beaver Ave. in State College

  • Wiser’s Fries MFF3, 317 N. Fifth St. in Philipsburg

  • Woodward Camp — Canteen and Hamburger Grill, 134 Sports Camp Drive in Woodward

  • Woodward Camp — Dining Hall and Coffee Shop, 134 Sports Camp Drive in Woodward

Nearly 40 additional inspections filed in August covered booths featured at this summer’s Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair, which ran from Aug. 18 to 26. Though the booths all passed, they are not featured in the alphabetical list of the month’s inspections above. Visit the Department of Agriculture’s online portal to read each Grange Fair inspection report.

Note: Occasionally, a listed address — especially for mobile vendors and food trucks — is not where food is actually served to the public. Contact those establishments directly for specific service locations.