The Anchor Inn, 468 N Shore Dr, Clear Lake, IA 50428 - inspection findings and violations



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Name: THE ANCHOR INN
Address: 468 N Shore Dr, Clear Lake, IA 50428
Phone: 641-357-8688
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 12/01/2015

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type

  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    Observation: The slicer was soiled with old food debris.
  • Physical facilities maintained in good repair
    Observation: The floor in the kitchen is in poor condition.
  • Non-food contact surfaces and food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans are clean
    Observation: The outside of the white food storage buckets 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 au jus, oyster stew and left over potatoes were not date marked.
  • Handwashing cleanser, availability
    Observation: There was no hand soap at the bar hand washing sink.
  • Storing maintenance tools
    Observation: The grill brush was stored on the floor---Discarded during this inspection.
  • Hand drying provided
    Observation: There were no paper towels at the bar hand washing sink.
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: The floor (especially around the perimeter) is heavily soiled.
12/01/2015Regular
  • Handwashing sinks-Numbers, capacities, location, and placement
    Observation: There is no hand washing sink in the outdoor bar.
  • Test kit provided and used to measure sanitizing solution concentration
    Observation: There are no test papers available to check the chlorine based sanitizer for the kitchen dish machine.
07/30/2015Regular
No violation noted during this evaluation. 03/05/2015Regular
  • Cooked PHF/TCS food cooled from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and from 135°F to 41°F or below in 6 hours
    Observation: The large pan of chili in the walk-in cooler is 47 F. The chili was placed in the cooler about 18 hours ago.
  • Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitation - temp, pH, concentration, and hardness
    Observation: There was no sanitizer residual for the dish machine---The violation was corrected on-site by un-pinching the line.
  • Reminder statement
    Observation: The language for the reminder portion of the Consumer Advisory is not correct.
  • 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 propduct temperature of food in the walk-in cooler is 42 F to 44 F.
11/05/2014Regular
No violation noted during this evaluation. 06/09/2014Other
  • Service sink required
    Observation:There is no mop (service) sink.
  • Non-food contact surfaces and food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans are clean
    Observation: Some of the white wooden shelves in the kitchen are soiled.
04/29/2014Routine
  • Plumbing system repaired according to law
    THE HAND WASHING SINK PLUMBING IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
  • Ice used as exterior coolant not used as a food
    THERE IS NO SEPARATION BETWEEN EDIBLE ICE AND COOLING ICE IN THE SERVERS ICE BIN.
  • Cleanability of floors, walls, and ceilings
    THE FLOORING IN THE KITCHEN IS IN POOR CONDITION.
  • Discarding ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held at 41°F for 7 days
    THE BRUSCHETTA IS DATED 11/12 AND IS OUT DATED-----THE BRUSCHETTA WAS DISCARDED AT THE TIME OF THIS INSPECTION.
  • Material characteristics of non-food contact surfaces
    THERE ARE UNCLEANABLE WOOD SHELVES NEXT TO THE FRYERS-----THE BAR POP GUN HOLDER IS SOILED.
11/21/2013Routine
  • Cleanability of floors, walls, and ceilings
    THE FLOORING IN THE KITCHEN IS IN POOR CONDITION.
  • Material characteristics of non-food contact surfaces
    THERE IS WOOD SHELVING NEAR THE FRYER IN THE KITCHEN.
  • Plumbing system repaired according to law
    THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN IS NOT WORKING.
  • Food temperature measuring devices are provided and readily accessible
    THERE IS NO SMALL DIAMETER PROBE THERMOMETER AVAILABLE TO CHECK FOOD TEMPERATURES.
10/30/2013Routine

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