- Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
- 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, on cart with peppers and slicer.
- Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation, loose ponytail.
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water, walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation, rear door.
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler,salad.
- Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled.
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, chicken under heat lamp 122°F, operator reheated on grill. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by garbage can, by stove.
- Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked, by trash bin.For reporting purposes only.
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10/07/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Ceiling tile missing, by walk in cooler.
- Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair, continental reach in cooler. Establishment has other units to store food.
- Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation, rear door.
- Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit., cooked pork ribs 50°F, chicken wings 60°F, chicken breast 57°F, in continental cooler. See stop sale.
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6/25/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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4/1/2014 | Routine - Food | Admin. Complaint Callback Complied |
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair., Bain Marie holding temperature at 74°F. Advised operator not to store food in unit until able to maintain temperature, metro c5 unit.
- Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water, in walk in cooler.
- Basic - Lack of toilet tissue at each toilet. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation, rear door.
- Basic - Server scooping/portioning food (other than ice and beverages) has ineffective hair restraint.
- Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination, take out containers.
- High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands.
- High Priority - Live, small flying insects in dry storage area.
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, pork operator discarded.
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1/29/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation, rear door.
- Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
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10/16/2013 | Routine - Food | Emergency Order Callback Complied |
- Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
- Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation, rear door.
- Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination, take out containers.
- Basic - Single-service items stored on floor,in dry storage area soup cups.
- Basic - Standing water in handwash sink/ handwash sink draining very slowly, in prep area by front service area.
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler., sauce in walk in cooler.
- Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
- High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Live flies in kitchen/ dry storage.
- High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by 4 live roaches found crawling over 3 compartment sink by chicken prep area, 3 crawling on shelf by clean dishes, 3 crawling on wall under 3 compartment sink in chicken prep area **Warning**
- High Priority - Roach excrement and/or droppings present, on wall over 3 compartment sink in chicken prep area.
- Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
- Intermediate - Certified food manager fails to exhibit active managerial control.
- Intermediate - Certified food manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment, does not know what type of sanitizer or required test strips .
- Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing, residue of lettuce in sink.
- Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink, at handwash sink by rear door.
- Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
- Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked, salsa and cut vegetables, in walk in cooler.
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10/15/2013 | Routine - Food | Emergency order recommended |
- Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture, hand washing sink next to ice machine, in front of fryers and in men's restroom.
- Basic - Wall in disrepair, by hand wash sink next to cook line.
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food.
- High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
- Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
- Intermediate - Certified food manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment.
- Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink, next to ice machine.
- Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked, with garbage container. **Corrected On-Site**
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4/30/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Floors not maintained smooth and durable. missing tile front of grill
- Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water. walk in cooler and prep aarea Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Scooping ice with cup drive thru Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed objectionable odors in bathroom. grill area where chicken cooking
- Observed single-service items stored on floor. to go supplies
- Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. reach in where plaintains stored
- Wet mop not hung to dry.
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10/4/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- OBSERVED EQUIPMENT UTENSILS NOT PROPERLY AIR DRIED.
- Critical - OBSERVED NO HAND TOWELS AT HANDWASHING SINK - REST ROOM WOMEN
- Critical - OBSERVED PREPARED HOT FOOD NOT HOLD HELD AT 135 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR ABOVE - BLACK BEANS/PONC HOLDING UNIT.
- OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON FLOOR - KITCHEN, WALKIN COOLER, COOKS STATION, ETC.
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5/23/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. blocked by garbage can, and cardboard box on top Corrected On Site.
- Missing drain plug at dumpster.
- Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water. walk in cooler, back area
- Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. walk in cooler inside door
- Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination. rice bags
- Wet mop not hung to dry.
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1/11/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. hand sink blocked by garbage cans
- Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water. throughout back area
- Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
- Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination. plates stordd next to chopping block for chicken allowing for grease, food splatter Corrected On Site.
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7/7/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.cooking oil container
- In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container.salads
- Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
- Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.opposite direction
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
- Observed open dumpster lid.
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11/22/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container.
- Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
- Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
- Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.hood.
- Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.opposite directions.
- Observed open dumpster lid.
- Critical. Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation.rear door
- Observed food debris accumulated on floor.w/cooler
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.hoodfilters .
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7/7/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.advised to cease from using same.
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.metal containers.
- Observed open dumpster lid.
- Critical. Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation.rear door.
- Observed storage of maintenance tools in areas that may result in cross-contamination.brooms by kitchen handsink . Corrected On Site.
- No copy of latest inspection report.
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5/19/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands. Corrected On Site.
- Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.in handsink . Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.kitchen .
- Floors not maintained smooth and durable.by cooklng area.
- Critical. Observed obstructed exits, stairs, hallways or egress. For reporting purposes only.rear door.
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12/21/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed food stored in a prohibited area.sauce by handsink . Corrected On Site.
- In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container.rice scoop flat in rice. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands. Corrected On Site.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
- Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.opposite directions.
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
- Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.cart infront of rear handsink .
- Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.prep area.
- Critical. Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation.rear door.
- Critical. Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area.over 3 comp while preping is done. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle.by 3 comp sink.
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8/31/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 6/30/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 4/27/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 3/10/2009 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended |
| No report available. | 1/6/2009 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
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