15 More Restaurants Shut Down For Violations In PA: See Full List

PENNSYLVANIA — Another 15 restaurants were ordered to shut down across Pennsylvania due to COVID-19 violations, as officials continue to crack down on establishments refusing to comply with safety restrictions.

The latest batch of closures took place from Jan. 11 to Jan. 17. A total of 132 restaurants have now been ordered to shut down, including at least 16 for the second time. A total of 148 closure orders have been issued since Dec. 14.

The state eased their most restrictive orders, which prevented all indoor dining, on Jan. 4. Those orders stirred extensive controversy amongst the restaurant industry, which pushed back firmly with lawsuits. Groups organized open defiance of the orders, even creating online directories advertising that they were still offering indoor seating.

However, there still remain basic restrictions in place, such as masks, social distancing, bar seating, and occupancy limits, which restaurants are violating.

While restaurants protested along with some residents, others took issue: of the 720 inspections performed by the Bureau of Food Safety from Jan. 11 to Jan. 17, 107 of them were due to complaints of COVID-19 violations.

When restaurants are ordered to close, it's due to repeated refusal to comply with orders from inspectors. In some cases, restaurants remedy these issues and reopen after a follow-up inspection; such was the case with three of the restaurants shut down this week.

In the vast majority of cases, however, restaurants remain closed indefinitely. "The order is in place until they express that they are willing to comply and a follow-up inspection confirms their compliance," a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Health said.

The following restaurants were closed by the latest order from the state. A few of these restaurants had already appeared on previous shut-down lists, but were ordered to shut down a second time due to repeated violations after reopening:

• Brad's Pizza & Subs, Carlise, Cumberland County
• Brickerville House, Brickerville, Lancaster County
• Bright's Drive-In, Ephrata, Lancaster County
• Country Fare Restaurant, Myerstown, Lebanon County
• Hometown Kitchen, Quarryville, Lancaster County
• Waltz Creamery and Farm House Cafe, Salladasburg, Lycoming County
• Kuppy's Diner, Middletown, Dauphin County
• Denny's Lennis, Hallifax, Dauphin County
• Tony's Pizzeria and Restaurant, Highspire, Dauphin County
• Villa Schiano, Elizabethville, Dauphin County
• Tunnelton Inn, Saltsburg, Indiana County
• Taste of Sicily, Palmyra, Lebanon County
• Old Willow Tree Cafe, Myerstown, Lebanon County
• Cenacolo, N. Huntingdon, Westmoreland County
• Mel's Place, Cabot, Butler County

A full list of all restaurants ordered closed by the state due to COVID-19 violations, is included below, by county. The list covers closures ordered since Dec. 14:

ADAMS

• Rene's Family Restaurant

ARMSTRONG

• Yak Diner

BEDFORD

• Rt. 22o Diner
• Marteen's Family Restaurant
• Mike's Place
• Mandy Jo's Country Corral

BERKS

• Crave Café
• Penn Grille
• Deluxe Restaurant
• Westy Bar and Grill
• Frank's Pizza
• Juke Box Cafe
• Seasons Cafe
• Mad Dogs Kutztown
• Stone Bar Inn
• Quality Shoppe
• Cloud 9 Cafe
• Letterman's Diner
• Oley Turnpike Dairy

BLAIR

• Spring House Restaurant
• Nicoletta's Italian Restaurant
• Bella Italia Restaurant

BRADFORD

• American Sandwich Company

BUTLER

• Mel's Place

CENTRE

• Jim's Italian Cuisine
• Hot Dog House

COLUMBIA

• RC's Bar and Grill
• The White Horse

CLEARFIELD

• Spankys Court House Café
• Fun Central

CRAWFORD

• Dutch Oven

CUMBERLAND

• Brother's Diner
• Walnut Bottom Diner
• Brad’s Pizza and Subs
• Country Store Cafe
• Dad's Garage
• CC's Kitchen

DAUPHIN

• Kuppy's Dinner
• Denny's Lennies Restaurant
• Villa Schiano
• 230 Cafe
• Tony's Pizzeria

FOREST

• Thee Seldom Inn

FRANKLIN

• Keystone Family Restaurant
• Mountain Shadows Restaurants

INDIANA

• Tunnelton Inn
• Crouse's Restaurant
• Dob Brothers Country Kitchen
• Crouse's Cafe

JUNIATA

• Thompsontown Corner Deli

LANCASTER

• Bright's Drive-In
• Fox Meadows Creamery
• Big Dog Craft Brewing
• Courtyard Cafe on Main
• Country Table
• Katie's Kitchen
• Hometown Kitchen
• Coffee Co.
• Knight and Day Diner
• Mil 72 Bake Shop
• Gus's Keystone Family Restaurant at Ephrata
• The Pancake Farm
• Tomato Pie Café
• New Holland Coffee Company
• Park City Diner
• Quarryville Family Restaurant
• Yogurt Works
• Udder Choice
• Olde Hickory Grill
• Brickerville House
• C.R. Lapp's Family Restaurant

LEBANON

• Taste of Sicily
• Miller's Restaurant
• Country Fare Restaurant
• Royal D. Chocolate
• Old Willow Tree Cafe

LEHIGH

• Mad Dogs Hot Dog
• Riley's Restaurant and Pub
• Commix Hotel

LUZERNE

• Donahues Frogtowne Grille
• Damien's on the Lake

LYCOMING

• Waltz Creamery and Farm House Café

MERCER

• Mccullough's Kitchen Table
• Hometown Pizza & Grill
• Greenville Junction
• County Line Cafe

MIFFLIN

• Original Italian Pizza
• Bing's Diner

MONROE

• Hickory Valley Farm Restaurant
• Muller's Family Restaurant

NORTHAMPTON

• American Lobster

SCHUYLKILL

• JT's Grill & Cue
• Leiby's Ice Cream House and Restaurant
• West Penn Diner

SNYDER

• Middleburg Auction Salebarn Restaurant

SOMERSET

• Sandi's Country Bar & Grill
• Fat Boys Summit Diner

TIOGA

• Dana's Diner

VENANGO

• Blue Collar Tavern

WASHINGTON

• Rough Cut Tavern and Hotel
• Harrington's
• Ye Olde Kopper Kettle
• Angelo's Family Restaurant

WAYNE

• Paupack Diner

WESTMORELAND

• Brandi's on Main
• Sharky's Cafe
• Tin Lizzy's

WYOMING

• Bluebird II

YORK

• Astoria Diner
• John Wright Restaurant
• Paddock Restaurant
• Interstate 83
• Round the Clock Diner
• 83 Travel Plaza
• Round the Clock East
• Devil's Eye Brewing Co.
• Shiloh Family Restaurant