Restaurant Inspections — Columbia Borough — March 20, 2026

Emma’s Coffee Corner, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, March 14. Pass. Observed raw shell eggs stored above coffee drinks in the two-door cooler.

Griddles Street Social, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, March 14. Pass. Food Facility is offering for sale foods (cake pops by Caroline’s Cupcakes) prepared in an unapproved private home. Tomato sauce observed in the walk-in cooler is spoiled, moldy and adulterated. Tomato sauce (Jan. 30), and queso (cheese) (Feb. 17), refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature-control-for-safety food in the walk-in cooler, were date-marked by the facility but were beyond the seven-day use- or sell-by date and require discarding. Observed old food residue on the slicer blade and inner rim of the slicer.

JK Simply Cake, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, change of owner, March 14. Pass. Prepackaged oatmeal raisin cookies and chocolate chip cookies are not labeled properly with the ingredient statement. Prepackaged oatmeal raisin cookies and chocolate chip cookies are not labeled to clearly indicate any “Big 9” allergen ingredients and/or the allergen warning statement.

Market House Soft Pretzels, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, change of owner, March 14. Pass. Food employee observed preparing food while not wearing proper hair restraints, such as nets, hats or beard covers.

Turkey Hill Experience, 301 Linden St., Columbia, complaint, March 13. Pass. No violations.

Columbia Pizza And Italian Restaurant
, 429 Locust St., Columbia, regular/complaint, March 12. Pass. Observed boxes of food stored directly on the floor in the walk-in cooler, rather than 6 inches off of the floor as required. Cigarettes, cigarette butts and ashtray found on chair in the food preparation area during the inspection. Black mold observed on the stand used for storing food in the walk-in cooler. Observed static dust on the fan guards of the walk-in cooler.

St. John Neumann School For Children And Families, 401 Locust St., Columbia, March 12. Pass. Chili was held at 122 F, in the hot-holding cabinet, rather than 135 F or above as required. Paper towel dispenser empty at the hand-wash sink in the kitchen. Commercially processed, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature-control-for-safety food (turkey bacon), located in the reach-in cooler and held more than 24 hours, is not being marked with the date it was opened. Digital temperature measuring device for the hot-holding cabinet is difficult to read due to some elements of the numbers missing. Observed deeply scored cutting boards (portable green cutting boards) not resurfaced or discarded as required.

Hype Brew, mobile food facility Type 3, 336 Locust St., Columbia, opening, March 11. Pass. The service window is open, unscreened and does not protect against the entry of insects.

Deeds Recorded — Columbia Borough — March 16, 2026

Anderson Jamie Leigh conveyed 147 N. Seventh St. to Reformed Properties LLC for $10.

Jamie L. Anderson conveyed 142 N. Seventh St. to Reformed Properties LLC for $10.

JBS Homes LLC conveyed 267 S. Fourth St. to Heather Schroll for $240,000.

Jacqueline H. Ziegler conveyed 935 Chestnut St. to Smith Nathan Evans, Burke Angela for $385,000.

Evangelisti Keith, Evangelisti Genesis N. conveyed 318 Maple St. to Genesis N. Evangelisti for $1.

Pizzolo John P, Pizzolo Jonn P, Pizzolo John, Pizzolo Jonn Patrick conveyed 325 Cherry St. to Todd M. Kramer for $136,643.

Burmar Real Estate LLC conveyed 222 N. Third St. to FMJ Real Estate LLC for $160,000.