New Kensington Long John Silvers A&W; Ice machine is rusting…Rust present inside of storage bin, fouls 4th inspection since March 2019

Apr 11, 2020

New Kensington Long John Silvers A&W; Ice machine is rusting…Rust present inside of storage bin, fouls 4th inspection since March 2019

New Kensington, PA

Long John Silvers A&W

Riverview Plaza
100 TARENTUM BRIDGE RD
New Kensington, PA 15068
724-335-1500

New Kensington City conducted a follow-up retail food inspection on 4/10/2020. As a result of that inspection, and due to the severity of the specific violations Long John Silvers A&W was cited as being, “Out of Compliance” with Pennsylvania food safety regulations. During this inspection a total of 3 violations were found.

This most recent inspection marks the fourth “Out of Compliance” inspection since March 2019:

04/04/2020 Regular Out Violation(s) 4
05/01/2019 Follow-up In  
04/20/2019 Follow-up Out Violation(s) 3
03/23/2019 Regular Out Violation(s) 6
04/10/2018 Regular In Violation(s) 2

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

  • The hand wash sink in the front line area was blocked by broom, dust pan and trash can and not accessible at all times for employee use.
  • The hand wash sink in the front line area being used as a food preparation sink as evidenced by observed utensil in the sink.
  • Food Employee did not follow proper handwashing procedure. Food employee did not wash hands for adequate amount of time, at least 20 seconds.
  • Ice cream machine a food contact surface, was observed to have food residue and was not clean to sight and touch. Ice machine is rusting at top of the bin and bottom of the ice machine head. Rust present inside of storage bin.