Dairy Queen, 1006 N 20th St, Clear Lake, IA 50428 - inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: DAIRY QUEEN
Address: 1006 N 20th St, Clear Lake, IA 50428
Phone: 641-357-4545
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 01/11/2016

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

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  • Food storage - preventing contamination from the premises
    Observation: Boxes of food in cooler and freezer stored on floor. Corrected by moving all boxes to shelving.
  • PHF/TCS foods maintained at 41°F or below, except during preparation, cooling, cooling, or when time is used as a public health control
    Observation: Lettuce, sliced and shredded cheese were 48-49 degrees f, held in cold holding unit near grill. Corrected by moving items to cooler underneath.
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: Debris behind and underneath ice machine, including debris in the floor drain.
  • Storage of clean linens, single-service, and single use articles
    Observation: Boxes of shake collars stored on floor of dry storage area. Corrected by moving boxes to shelving.
  • PHF/TCS food maintained at 135°F or above, except during preparation, cooking, cooling, or when time us used as a public health control
    Observation: Hamburgers in hot holding unit held at 110-115 degrees f. No method for tracking the time the hamburgers entered hot holding was available. Corrected by discarding burgers and making chart to track hot holding.
  • Plumbing system maintained in good repair
    Observation: The toilet and sink in the employee bathroom were leaking and the hose in the dish washing area was leaking.
  • Safe, unadulterated, honestly presented
    Observation: Tomatoes in walk-in cooler were moldy. Corrected by throwing away.
  • Non-food contact surfaces and food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans are clean
    Observation: Blizzard mixers housing is soiled with debris, the ingredient station is soiled with syrup and debris.
01/11/2016Regular
  • Certified Food Protection Manager with management and supervisory responsibility employed by the establishment
    Observation: There is no Certified Food Protection Manager with management and supervisory responsibility employed by the establishment.
  • Hand drying provided
    Observation: There are no paper towels at the main hand washing sink. This violation has been a concern at previous inspections.
  • Plumbing system maintained in good repair
    Observation: There are still multiple plumbing issues: there is a leak near the water softener causing standing water in the dry storage area, the stopper for the dish washing sink (sanitizer sink) does not work, the drain line for the dish washing sink is leaking, the three-compartment sink faucet is leaking.
  • Non-food contact surfaces and food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans are clean
    Observation: The bottom cabinet of the soft serve machine is soiled with food debris.
08/21/2015Physical Recheck
  • Storage and maintenance of wet and dry wiping cloths
    Observation: The sanitizer concentration for the wiping towel buckets is too low.
  • Non-food contact surfaces and food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans are clean
    Observation: The small topping cabinet cooler has excessive food spills.
  • Plumbing system maintained in good repair
    Observation: There are numerous plumbing issues: there is a leak near the water softener causing standing water on the floor in the dry storage area, the stopper for the dish washing sink (sanitizer sink) does not work, the drain line for the dish washing sink is leaking.
  • Equipment location, installation, repair, and adjustment
    Observation: One of the ice buckets is severely damaged.
  • Certified Food Protection Manager with management and supervisory responsibility employed by the establishment
    Observation: There is no Certified Food Protection Manager with management and supervisory responsibility employed by the establishment.
  • PHF/TCS foods maintained at 41°F or below, except during preparation, cooling, cooling, or when time is used as a public health control
    Observation: The prep cooler is 48 F on the bottom and cheese on top is 60 F.
  • Eating, drinking, or using tobacco
    Observation: A food worker was eating in a food preparation area.
07/28/2015Regular
  • Non-food contact surfaces and food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans are clean
    Observation: The lower compartment and outside fins of the soft serve machine are soiled with food debris.
  • Date marking for ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held for more than 24 hours
    Observation: The ham slices and chili had date marks that were not accurate---Corrected on-site by discussion with manager and staff and changing dates so they were accurate.
  • Handwashing cleanser, availability
    Observation: The hand soap dispenser at the kitchen handwashing sink was not functioning---Corrected on-site by placing a bottle of hand soap at the handwashing sink.
01/20/2015Regular
  • Food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report in accordance with law, to the person in charge, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food, as specified under 2-201.11(A)
    Observation: Food employees have not been informed in a VERIFIABLE MANNER of their responsibility to report to the person in charge, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food.
  • Non-food contact surfaces and food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans are clean
    Observation: The topping freezer is soiled.
  • In-use utensils, between-use storage
    Observation: The malt collars were stored in stagnant water between uses---Corrected on-site by using flowing water and discussed other options with the assistant manager.
  • Cleaning frequency of food contact surfaces (non-PHF/TCS)
    Observation: The point of the can opener was soiled---The can opener was cleaned during this inspection.
09/12/2014Routine
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: The general cleanliness of the facility was not acceptable.
  • Hand drying provided
    Observation: The paper towel dispensers for the main hand washing sink and the employee restroom hand washing sink were empty.
  • Material characteristics of non-food contact surfaces
    Observation:There are dirty towels in the small milk cooler.
  • Physical facilities maintained in good repair
    Observation: The air conditioning line was dripping onto ceiling tiles and in the dining room.
  • Protecting food from environmental contamination
    Observation: Condensate was dripping directly onto the ice cream cakes in the cake freezer.
  • Cleaning procedure
    Observation: Employees were drying hands on cloth towels following hand washing, rather than single use paper towels.
  • Date marking for ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held for more than 24 hours
    Observation: The gravy and chili were not date marked.
05/28/2014Routine
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    THE FOLLOWING AREAS WERE SOILED: THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE WALK-IN COOLER
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    THE INSIDE OF THE SMALL FREEZER HAD EXCESS FOOD DEBRIS.
10/28/2013Routine
  • Material characteristics of non-food contact surfaces
    THE OUTSIDE OF THE WARMER HAS A PIECE OF DUCT TAPE ON IT.
  • Roasts held at a temperature of 130°F or above
    THE CUT TOMATOES ARE ABOUT 47 F IN THE COLD BIN.
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    THE UTENSIL DRAWER AND THE CAN OPENER ARE SOILED.
  • Food storage - preventing contamination from the premises
    BOXES OF FOOD ARE STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER.
08/05/2013Routine

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