Rodent activity, dirty kitchen walls, and other Lehigh County restaurant inspections for Oct. 5-11

The state inspected the following food establishments in Lehigh County. To find more restaurant safety information, view full inspection reports, and sign up for real-time text or email alerts for specific restaurants or locations, visit Spotlight PA’s Restaurant Safety Tracker.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture produces retail food inspection reports for 61 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties using the FDA Model Food Code. Inspections are conducted regularly throughout the state, and results are posted as inspections are conducted. As noted by the Department of Agriculture, inspections are a “snapshot” of a particular day. Many violations are relatively minor and are fixed at the time of inspection.

Facilities with violations:

• Just Chill Creamery

• New City View Diner

• Ray's #1 Pizza

• Rita's

Just Chill Creamery
5503 Macarthur Rd., Whitehall, PA 18052
Oct. 5, 2026

1 moderate priority, 1 other violations

• Moderate Priority: Prepackaged food is not labeled to clearly indicate any "Big 9" allergen ingredients and / or the allergen warning statement. Repeat.

• Other: Food facility has an employee that has taken food safety training program; however, the food safety program was not an ANSI/CFP accredited Certified Food Manager program.

New City View Diner
1831 Macartuhr Rd., Whitehall, PA 18052
Oct. 5, 2026

1 high priority, 2 low priority violations

• High Priority: Raw chicken was stored above raw beef, in the walk in cooler. Discussed and corrected.

• Low Priority: Walls in the cook line area of the food facility are extremely dirty, dusty, and in need of cleaning.

• Low Priority: Walls in the dry storage area are cracked / roughened / and not a smooth, easily cleanable surface. Repeat.

Ray's #1 Pizza
286 Lehigh Valley Mall, Whitehall, PA 18052
Oct. 5, 2026

1 moderate priority violation

• Moderate Priority: Food facility inspection indicates evidence of rodent activity. Observed rodent droppings near the hot water heater, under the pizza oven and under the front counter area.

Rita's
1458 Chestnut St., Emmaus, PA 18049
Oct. 9, 2026

2 moderate priority violations

• Moderate Priority: Hot water under pressure was not available at the hand wash sink near the service windows.

• Moderate Priority: Paper towel dispensers were empty at the handwash sink in both restrooms.

Facilities with no violations:

• Applebee's #3417, 1510 Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown, PA 18104, on Oct. 5, 2026

• Chipotle Mexican Grill #2432, 3114 Tilghman St., Allentown, PA 18104, on Oct. 5, 2026

• Chris' Family Restaurant, 5635 Tilghman St., Allentown, PA 18104, on Oct. 5, 2026

• Kernsville Elementary School, 5051 Kernsville Rd., Orefield, PA 18069, on Oct. 5, 2026

• Kidspeace National Centers/Pioneer Center, 3400 Grist Mill Rd., Orefield, PA 18069, on Oct. 5, 2026

• Lina's Ice Cream Shop, 67 Lehigh Valley Mall, Whitehall, PA 18052, on Oct. 5, 2026

• Orefield Middle School, 2675 Route 309, Orefield, PA 18069, on Oct. 5, 2026

• Yergey Brewing, 235 Main St., Emmaus, PA 18049, on Oct. 9, 2026

This post was automatically generated with data from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s database of Food Safety Inspections for Retail Facilities. We have also labeled violations as high, moderate, or low priority. These categories align directly with priority levels identified in the FDA Food Code: Priority, Priority Foundation, and Core.

Priority items contribute directly to the elimination, prevention, or reduction to an acceptable level of hazards associated with foodborne illness or injury, such as handwashing, food handling, and temperature control, or other direct food contamination threats, such as rodents or pests. We noted violations of priority items as high priority.

Priority foundation items support, facilitate, or enable control of risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury, such as personnel training, labeling, and record-keeping. We noted violations of priority foundation items as moderate priority.

Core items usually relate to standard operating procedures, facility structures, equipment design, or general maintenance. We noted violations of core items as low priority.

To read the full inspection reports, you can visit: pafoodsafety.pa.gov/web/inspection/publicinspectionsearch.aspx