Parryville Borough Council is questioning the Riverwalck Coffee Hut about proof of proper licensing and inspection from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

The Coffee Hut is an old-fashioned Airstream trailer parked on the property of the Riverwalck Saloon. The Coffee Hut is classified as a mobile food facility.According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, a mobile food facility is defined as "generally any stationary, movable or temporary food facility such as a stand, vehicle, cart, basket, box or similar structure from which food is stored, prepared, processed, distributed or sold. All retailers are required to obtain a retail food facility license prior to operating a retail food facility."This documentation must be reviewed by the Food Sanitation/Food Sanitarian Supervisor with the Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services before food operation, new ownership or the preparation/sale of foods from a retail food facility at least 60 days before opening.The Coffee Hut has a blue and red neon sign that flashes "open" mounted to the roof of the trailer and several websites list operating hours of 5-11 a.m. and 4-9 p.m. every day of the week.According to Parryville solicitor Robert Frycklund, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has license and inspection history for the Riverwalck Saloon, but no records appear for the licensing and inspection of the Riverwalck Coffee Hut.Frycklund issued a letter to Riverwalck owner Mark Stemler on May 26 to provide licensing and inspection proof of the Coffee Hut on or before June 12.In response to Frycklund's letter, Stemler's lawyer John L. Siejk issued an email. Siejk said Stemler would be out of the country for the June 12 deadline and asked Frycklund why it was believed Stemler owned or controlled the Coffee Hut or if these demands for proof were made on Stemler as the property owner."It seems to me wholly illogical that laws relating to a mobile food facility are directed toward and enforceable against a specific landowner since these facilities are mobile," he wrote. Siejk also questioned Frycklund's source of information regarding Stemler as the owner of the Coffee Hut.Calls to Siejk were not returned as of press time."If Stemler does not in fact own the facility, then this issue was of no concern to Stemler. If, however, Stemler has an interest in the facility, or would like to assist the actual owner in complying with the applicable regulations, then he or the appropriate representative should contact the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Service," Frycklund responded.Frycklund also told Siejk he would share these correspondences with the other borough council members before further actions were taken.Siejk answered Frycklund by saying he did not intend to "indicate anything respecting ownership of the Coffee Hut," and that he wouldn't understand all of the facts until Stemler returned to the country.As of June 15, licensing and inspection proof had yet to be provided by the Riverwalck Coffee Hut, and Parryville Borough Council voted to issue a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture with a request to investigate the Coffee Hut further.