- Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Under prep sink in kitchen And in front bar
- 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. In cook line cutting board
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. In cook line cutting board **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food storage area.
- High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Quat found in 400ppm in sanitizer bucket Manager add water and rechecked found in 200 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution bucket stored near/on/above food preparation surface or food. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
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08/01/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. In kitchen
- Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Under prep sink
- Basic - Ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers had accumulation of mold-like substance. In kitchen
- Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. In kitchen next to can opener
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 3 doors reach in cooler in kitchen with water pooling inside
- Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. 2 doors reach in cooler next to ice machine use for storage
- Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. 2 doors reach in cooler use for storage next to ice machine
- High Priority - Cooked meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked meat in 50° in 3 doors cooked chicken in 50° reach in cooler in kitchen see stop sale not cooled in the wright method
- High Priority - Cooked/heated potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Cooked beef and cooked chicken over 24 hours in deep pans in 50°f
- Intermediate - Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer.
- Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooled in quantity deeper than 4 inches. Cooked beef and chicken in 50°f over 24 hours in deep pans
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2/27/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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8/28/2013 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Using cups to scoop salt and flour in dry storage area **Warning**
- Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Under all cooking equipment in cook line **Warning**
- Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In bar **Warning**
- 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. **Warning**
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Warning**
- Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
- High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. In bar cutting lemons **Warning**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked fish,cut lettuce ,cut tomatoes ,sour cream all in 60°f see stop sale **Warning**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food found greater than 47 degrees Fahrenheit but less than 70 degrees Fahrenheit more than six hours. See stop sale. Cooked fish,cut lettuce ,cut tomatoes ,sour cream all in 60°f **Warning**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. In cook line flip top reach in cooler in kitchen in 60°f **Warning**
- Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue cleaners in sever station **Warning**
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8/27/2013 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Men's room
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Kitchen
- Basic - Soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. Bar
- Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bar
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4/9/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Ladys room
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water. Kitchen
- Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Stove
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10/17/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Ladys room
- Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Bar
- Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Kitchen
- Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Bar
- Observed toilet leaking. Mens room
- Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. Blue Liquid, Bar
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3/21/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
- Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Frront Counter
- Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. Bar
- Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin. Rust
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
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10/7/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Observed employee with no hair restraint.
- Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
- Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Reach In Cooler
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3/10/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. Beef and pork, Resch In freezer
- Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. Reach In Cooler
- Critical. Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Ladys room
- Wet mop not hung to dry.
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10/26/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed food stored in ice used for drinks. Bar
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
- Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. Bar
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3/25/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed food stored on floor. Rice. Kitchen Corrected On Site.
- Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. Blue Plastic Bags, Kitchen
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
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11/5/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 4/22/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 12/3/2008 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
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