An eatery in southern Columbia needed to cope with a brief closure final week after it had didn’t pay a reinspection payment.
Ocha Thai, 510 Inexperienced Meadows Street, Suite 101, needed to put up its closed signal till about 4 p.m. June 18. This was when Columbia/Boone County Public Well being and Human Providers acquired affirmation a $110 reinspection payment was paid by the restaurant. Whereas the restaurant had corrected well being code violations relationship again to April, the payment nonetheless was excellent.
Routine inspections occur two to a few instances per 12 months based mostly on precedence and placement of Columbia eating places, PHHS beforehand has stated. Observe-up inspections occur if a vital violation is discovered. Reports are from June 18 through Monday. There have been no inspections June 19 as a result of Juneteenth vacation.
If a restaurant fails to make corrections, they’re confronted with second follow-up, however this time with a $110 reinspection payment. Eating places normally can appropriate noncritical violations by the following routine inspection. There are occasions when noncritical violations can result in the reinspection payment and even a allow suspension. This occurred final month when Delia’s Mexican Grill, 201 N. tenth St., had failed to provide records of a food manager certificate and food handler cards for employees.
Second-chance reinspections
4 different eating places in Columbia are dealing with secondary reinspections with charges for failing to handle points from a earlier reinspection.
An inspector discovered Gunter Hans, 7 Hitt St., nonetheless had a dirty ice machine and no sizzling water at a again space hand sink June 20. One other reinspection was scheduled for Friday. These points have been discovered at a June 11 inspection.
Sizzling Field Cookies, 1013 E. Broadway, nonetheless didn’t have a meals supervisor’s certificates on file June 20 after an earlier routine inspection. A well being inspector will go to once more Thursday with a payment utilized. The inspector notes the bakery had not equipped a rescheduling request earlier than June 20 reinspection.
McDonald’s, 3206 Clark Lane, has till Wednesday to get focus take a look at strips for a hydrogen peroxide-based sanitizer. None have been accessible at a June 4 routine inspection, at a subsequent inspection June 18 and once more June 21, which is when the payment was utilized.
Fazoli’s 1114 I-70 Drive SW, nonetheless had not addressed a dirty ice machine Monday after its routine inspection June 20. A second reinspection was scheduled Thursday.
There have been different vital points final week on the restaurant. The inspector discovered meals was being held previous a discard date, all of which was thrown out through the June 20 inspection.
Employees additionally have been thawing frozen gadgets on a counter, fairly than in a fridge, below chilly operating water or in a microwave as a part of a steady cooking course of. The meals sitting out was moved to a fridge and meals security training was offered. There have been towels in use for sanitizing surfaces sitting exterior of a sanitizing answer bucket fairly than saved inside. That additionally was addressed June 20. Worker private meals was moved from above restaurant meals. An ice machine in disrepair must be fastened by October.
Different current reinspections
A well being inspector acquired affirmation June 20 that I am Korean Bbq and Sushi, 4603 John Garry Drive, Suite 3, now has a meals supervisor’s certificates on file, which it didn’t have again in April.
50 Yard Line Sports activities Bar and Grill, 807 E. Walnut, confirmed with an inspector June 20 that it now had focus take a look at strips for a hydrogen peroxide-based sanitizer after they weren’t onsite June 12 and June 18.
Temperature and time points at routine inspections
A well being inspector had a dialogue with the administration June 21 on the 205 Enterprise Loop 70 E. location of McDonald’s after they discovered there was no timestamp go surfing a cooler holding bacon subsequent a grill station. Timestamps have been placed on the bacon through the inspection. The placement additionally has till Wednesday to handle ice construct up in a fry freezer. The inspector additionally held a proactive dialogue with administration on updating a binder month-to-month that holds a meals administration certificates and worker meals handler playing cards. This contains eradicating meals handler playing cards of earlier staff, placing new worker meals handler playing cards inside and making certain present staff renew playing cards if expired.
Hen, lower tomatoes and a corn salsa weren’t holding temps at 41 levels or under at one salad and sandwich making station at McAlister’s Deli, 1205 Grindstone Parkway June 18. These gadgets have been discarded through the inspection. An beneath reach-in a part of that very same cooler was sustaining temps for meals gadgets, together with these beforehand famous. An inspector was to double examine this Tuesday, however a report was not but accessible. That is when the inspector additionally was to confirm if the restaurant had bought focus take a look at strips for a hydrogen peroxide-based sanitizer. A field of meals was discovered on the ground of the walk-in freezer June 18 as a substitute of six inches off the ground. Whereas noncritical, it was corrected through the inspection. The subsequent routine inspection is in August.
Different routine inspections
To Go Sandwiches, 308 S. Ninth St. had a number of vital violations at its inspection Monday. An inspector discovered a dirty ice chute, that there have been no sanitizer focus take a look at strips and that there was no air hole at a 3 compartment and produce washing sink. An air hole is required between a ground drain and an inlet pip no less than twice the diameter of the inlet pipe. The eatery needed to repair these by Thursday. A proactive dialogue was held with administration on cleansing or changing ceiling tiles after they turn out to be dirty. The inspector additionally might want to confirm a meals supervisor certification and meals handler playing cards on the reinspection.
Extra:This Columbia restaurant had its operator’s license revoked temporarily last week
Pho Quan Viet Delicacies, 2016 Paris Street, had one noncritical violation June 18 it may appropriate by its subsequent routine inspection in October. A trash can within the ladies’s restroom wants a canopy or the restaurant must buy a separate lined receptacle for disposal of female hygiene merchandise. A dialogue additionally was held with administration on meals storage parameters. Eggs may be saved above uncooked meat, however should be under able to eat gadgets. Eggs have been moved through the inspection. The inspector additionally mentioned monitoring meals temps to make sure sizzling meals holding stays at 135 levels or larger. Some fried rooster had examined barely under this temperature.
Just one restaurant in experiences had no violations throughout its routine inspection. This was Purple Lobster on June 18 at 1110 I-70 Drive SW.
Beforehand:This downtown eatery had raw meat above other food during an inspection last week