Lititz, PA

Lititz Family Cupboard Restaurant & Buffet

12 W NEWPORT
Lititz, PA 17543
717-626-9102

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services conducted an unannounced retail food inspection on 7/7/2020. As a result of that inspection, and due to the severity of the specific violations the Lititz Family Cupboard Restaurant & Buffet was cited as being, “Out of Compliance” with Pennsylvania’s food safety regulations. During this inspection a total of 11 violations were found.

The inspector made the following comments in support of the violations found during the inspection:

• Can opener blade is wearing and has the potential of creating metal fragments that can migrate into food.
• Not all stored utensils were clean to sight or touch. A dark residue observed in bucket where ice scoop, a food contact surface, is stored. Slicer housing and blade contained old food residue and were not clean to sight and touch.
• In walk-in refrigerator, internal temperature of turkey and pot pie made and cooled from previous day had internal temperatures of 47F and 44F respectively. Voluntarily discarded.
• No sign or poster posted at the handwash sink in any bathrooms to remind food employees to wash their hands.
• Observed some deeply scored cutting boards not resurfaced or discarded as required.
• Exterior of bulk food ingredient containers and food cart are grimy and need cleaning.
• In kitchen, hot water spigot on handwashing sink can’t be moved to activate. Employees are turning off and on using shut off valve below. Plumber called at time of inspection.
• The coating of floor in prep/storage room and break room has worn off in areas exposing concrete which is porous and not an easily cleanable surface.
• An accumulation of grease and/or food debris observed in and under fryer sand on wall over room fan
• Observed racks in salad bar refrigerator in kitchen that contains rust spots and not easily cleanable.
• An accumulation of grease observed on hood baffles.