Pilot Travel Center #407, 2411 E Highway 18, Clear Lake, IA 50428 - inspection findings and violations



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Name: PILOT TRAVEL CENTER #407
Address: 2411 E Highway 18, Clear Lake, IA 50428
Phone: 641-357-3124
Total inspections: 11
Last inspection: 10/05/2015

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type

  • 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 small walk-in cooler (retail dairy) is about 49 F. Corrected during this inspection. Service had already been called and the cooler was cooling back down. Most perishable food had already been pulled, an additional couple of dairy products were pulled during this inspection.
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: Floors in the storage rooms and walk-in coolers are soiled or cluttered.
  • Test kit provided and used to measure sanitizing solution concentration
    Observation: There were no test papers available in the Pilot kitchen to monitor the quaternary sanitizer.
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    Observation: The inside of the ice machine is in need of cleaning.
10/05/2015Regular
  • Handwashing signage
    Observation: There is no sign in the men's restroom reminding employees to wash their hands---Manager ordering a new sign.
  • Outer openings are protected
    Observation: There is a gap along the bottom of the storage room back door from the damaged weather stripping.
04/20/2015Regular
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: There were some floors that were soiled
02/12/2015Non Illness Complaint
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: The floors in the large walk-in cooler and large storage room are cluttered with debris (Pilot)
  • Eating, drinking, or using tobacco
    Observation: Open employee beverages were on a shelf in the food preparation area (Subway).
11/05/2014Regular
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: The area around the fountain pop boxes in the kitchen area and the floor under the cooler, freezer and ice machine in the storage room are littered/soiled (Pilot).
  • Commercially processed, Ready to eat foods reheated to 135°F of above for hot holding within 2 hours
    Observation: The meat balls were not on track to reach 135 F within two hours (Subway)---The violation was corrected on-site by addtitionally heating the meatballs in the microwave and checking the temperature.
  • Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitation - temp, pH, concentration, and hardness
    Observation:The quaternary sanitizer level in the third dish washing sink was weak (Subway)---The violation was corrected on-site by refilling the sink. After filling the sanitizer was still on the very bottom of the acceptable range (150 ppm).
  • Plumbing system maintained in good repair
    Observation: The plumbing connection with the sanitizer-detergent dispenser is leaking (Subway).
05/30/2014Routine
  • Handwashing signage
    THERE IS NO SIGN IN THE MEN'S RESTROOM REMINDING EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
  • Roasts held at a temperature of 130°F or above
    THE CHILI/CHEESE DISPENSER WAS ABOUT 100 F AND THE TEMPERATURE LOG INDICATES MANY TEMPERATURES BELOW THE MINIMUM OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS-----AN OUT OF ORDER SIGN WAS PLACED ON THE DISPENSER.
  • Laundry facilities
    requirement, location, and use
10/10/2013Routine
  • Roasts held at a temperature of 130°F or above
    THE CHILI/CHEESE DISPENSER WAS ABOUT 100 F AND THE TEMPERATURE LOG INDICATES MANY TEMPERATURES BELOW THE MINIMUM OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS-----AN OUT OF ORDER SIGN WAS PLACED ON THE DISPENSER.
  • Laundry facilities
    requirement, location, and use
  • Handwashing signage
    THERE IS NO SIGN IN THE MEN'S RESTROOM REMINDING EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
10/10/2013Routine
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    THE COUNTER TOPS
  • Premises maintained free of insects, rodents, and other pests
    The presence of insects rodents, and other pests are controlled as required
08/01/2013Routine
  • Premises maintained free of insects, rodents, and other pests
    The presence of insects rodents, and other pests are controlled as required
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    THE COUNTER TOPS
08/01/2013Routine
  • Handwashing signage
    POST A SIGN IN THE MEN'S RESTROOM REMINDING EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
04/11/2013Routine
  • Handwashing signage
    POST A SIGN IN THE MEN'S RESTROOM REMINDING EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
04/11/2013Routine

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