Greensburg, PA
Vallozzi’s Restaurant Greensburg
855 Georges Station Rd
Greensburg, PA 15601
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture conducted an unannounced retail food inspection on 2/25/2020. As a result of that inspection, and due to the severity of the violations Vallozzi’s Restaurant was cited as being, “Out of Compliance” with Pennsylvania food safety regulations. During this inspection a total of 9 violations were found.
A person purporting to be Dante Vallozzi contacted The Pennsylvania Chronicle through the website Thursday, February 27, 2020 making the following statement:
Just curious if you plan on offering any sort of retraction or correction after the inspector returns, as in a mere 12 hours after inspection we were already in compliance on all nine of our MINOR violations. Also, two helpful hints: you should probably let the public know the difference between critical and minor violations, but you probably don’t know yourselves; also, whoever is writing your headlines should buy a thesaurus or make an attempt to expand their vocabulary; you really should only use the words “fumble” and “bumble” so many times.
The Pennsylvania Chronicle pleads guilty to less than model headlines. Typically, headlines come from inspection reports. A restaurant, bumbles, fumbles, fouls and fails with the balance of the headline created from the inspector’s words.* Equally tedious, a simple fill-in the blank template serves as the body of stories on the website.
The Department of Agriculture classifies violations into two categories, Foodborne Illness Risk Factors violations and Good Retail Practices violations. (See definitions below) Vallozzi’s message misstates the 9 violations found at the February 25, 2020 inspection. Of the nine violations, the inspector cited 5 in the Foodborne Illness Risk Factors group.
The Pennsylvania Chronicle asked Vallozzi about one specific violations in this email exchange below: **
Violation: Black filth observed on the interior of the ice machine bin underneath at discharge chute. DO NOT USE. Please empty ice machine COMPLETELY!! Wash, Rinse and Sanitize all parts and allow to air dry before refilling. This machine WAS NOT cleaned during the time of this inspection and bagged ice will be utilized until approval is obtained.
Pennsylvania Chronicle question to Vallozzi:
Awwwwwww Baby Don Shaw busy blogging from Mommy’s basement on a Sunday! She must have made an extra special breakfast for her very special little boy today to give him all this energy! You’ll pardon my delayed response because, unlike you, I have a life (the sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual) and had plans to spend time with a woman (an adult female person) today, and wasn’t able to check my e-mail until now. Maybe one day you’ll learn what both of those things are! I included dictionary definitions in parenthesis to give you a head start!
Foodborne Illness Risk Factors
These are the types of violations that can make someone ill if they are not corrected. Factors such as good worker hygiene, correct holding and storing temperatures for foods and making sure the food comes from approved sources are all critical for ensuring public health. If one of these violations is found, it must be corrected immediately or it will put the entire inspection out of compliance. The violation will still show up on the report if it is corrected immediately, but the restaurant will be considered in compliance. On the report, these violations are listed in red.
Good Retail Practices
These violations are also important for protecting public health, but have less potential to cause a significant foodborne illness. If a restaurant has one or two of these violations, they should be corrected immediately or a follow-up inspection will be required. It may or may not put the restaurant out of compliance, depending on the severity and the circumstances of the violation.
Source: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Agriculture (tap to read more on the state’s website)
* Sometimes The Pennsylvania Chronicle edits inspectors words in a headline to make the headline succinct and fit into limited space. Often the “sensational” nature of a headline comes from nature of the violation and The Pennsylvania Chronicle avoids adding words, ergo words like fumble, bumble fail and found in a headline.
** The Pennsylvania Chronicle also asked Vallozzi about, “Can opener was observed with dried food accumulation on the blade and blade guard.” This will be followed up in another story.

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