- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Flour and panko bread crumbs.
- Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Fryer vents on deep fryers. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. At cookline.
- Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour and panko bread crumbs in back kitchen area.
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Repeat Violation**
- Intermediate - Microwave missing fan guard cover/splatter shield over hand wash sink in center across from cookline.
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07/16/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Fryer chutes at deep fryers.
- Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Bag of onions in back prep area. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris across from ice cream prep area.
- Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair across from grill at cookline.
- Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Dishwasher handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Batter at 50°F and fried onions at 62°F. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Corrected On-Site**
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12/4/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. Grease on hood filters above fry area.
- Basic - No handwashing sign provided in men's bath room. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Observed fish being thawed in standing water in back prep area. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Dishwasher handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands or changing gloves.
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Observed employee cracking raw shell eggs and then changed gloves with no hand wash.
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed tuna, chicken, tomatoes at temperatures between 52 and 53°F. Removed foods from reach in and stored in another cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. Observed cracked raw shell eggs mixed with untracked raw shell eggs. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bins. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled across from oven at prep line.
- Intermediate - Employee rinsed utensil in handwash sink. Observed utensils stored in hand wash sink at back prep area. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Spray bottles containing toxic substance not labeled next to hand wash sink by 3 compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site**
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8/19/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Pizza reach in cooler.
- Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed open beverage on shelving in dishwash area.
- Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Dessert station, food prep, and dishwash area.
- Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Back food prep area.
- Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Dessert station.
- High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed employee cracking raw shell eggs and then touching ready to eat cheese without washing hands.
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Observed employee not washing hands and changing gloves after touching raw sausage and then working with ready to eat food.
- Intermediate - Employee mixing salad with gloves on while with bare arms deep in salad touching salad.
- Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink in food prep area used to store spray bottle of cleaning chemical and sponges.
- Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at cookline. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink next wait/toast station. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed unlabeled spray bot stored in handwash sink in food prep area.
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2/14/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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8/7/2012 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures--ambient air temperature 47F in walk in cooler.
- Critical - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink--cookline.
- Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils--open cup of coffee at beverage/wait station sitting on top of tab;e.
- Observed cutting boards at wait station and cookline grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands--observed employee at cookline not washing hands and changing gloves after cracking raw shell eggs and then working with ready to eat foods.
- Critical - Observed obstructed exits, stairs, hallways or egress--observed plastic rolling cart blocking side emergency exit in back food prep area. For reporting purposes only.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit--cheese, pork ribs, and roast beef coldcut 47F in walk in cooler.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit--cut melon 50F at wait station and egg batter 50F at cookline. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found--observed 1 live roach crawling on food prep table next to slicers near emergency exit.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area--wall behind three compartment sink in back food prep area.
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses--back food prep area.
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8/6/2012 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Observed build-up of grease on on sides of fryers.
- Observed buildup of foodlike debris on floor at cookline.
- Critical - Observed buildup of slimelike/graylike substance in the interior of ice machine. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands--observed employee not washing hands after touching raw french toast batter and then touching ready to biscuits at cookline. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor--bag of potatoes stored on floor in walk in cooler and bag of cracker meal stored on floor in dry storage room.
- Critical - Observed interior roofs of microwaves at cookline with buildup of foodlike debris.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature--turkey breast sitting inside three compartment sink thawing. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottles on shelving ayt end of cookline.
- Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength--cookline.
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2/13/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures--ambient air temperature for drawer reach in coolers at cookline 55F. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours--lasagna 135F, gravy 97F, sauteed onions 78F, and sauteed 58F in walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.
- Critical - Observed buildup of slimelike substance in the interior of ice machine.
- Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method--lasagna 135F, gravy 97F, sauteed onions 78F, and sauteed mushrooms 58F covered in walk in coolers. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed interior roof of microwave soiled--end of cookline nearest dishwash area.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit--ham 60F and raw hamburger 54F in drawer reach in coolers at cookline. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above--sauteed onions and mushrooms 110F. Corrected On Site.
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses--cookline.
- Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.
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9/23/2011 | Complaint Full | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
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