Published: April 27, 2008 11:59 pm            

Restaurant Inspections: Published April 28, 2008

Establishment inspections March 31 through April 4:

China Wok, 3247 N. 21st St., (9 Critical, 6 Non-Critical) – In dry storage room, found severely dented cans; in walk-in cooler found raw shrimp stored over cooked shrimp, raw chicken stored over sauces; cooked breaded chicken on counter found at 87 degrees, should be 135 degrees or above; raw chicken and breading mixture, eggs and cooked rice sitting out on counter 58-70 degrees should be 41 degrees or below; in walk-in cooler, chicken, egg rolls, crab Rangoon filling, gravy, pork and shrimp not marked with date of consumption; slicer, knives and tongs found with accumulated old food debris; handles of handwash sink found with accumulated debris; found accumulated food debris in handwash sink; in walk-in cooler, found food stored in old detergent buckets.

Footers Pizza, 1103 S. 25th St., (2 Critical, 0 Non-Critical) – Observed accumulated black debris on pizza pans and hot wing pans; found accumulated black debris on inside of ice machine.

Gerhardt’s Bierstube Restaurant, 1724 Lafayette Ave., (1 Critical, 2 Non-Critical) – Potato salad at steam table at 100 degrees, should be 135 degrees or above.

La Isla Mexican Restaurant, 1559 Fort Harrison Road, (1 Critical, 2 Non-Critical) – Found spray nozzle at 3-bay sink hanging below flood rim.

North Star Tavern, 2301 Lafayette Ave., (1 Critical, 2 Non-Critical) – Dishes found with dust, grease under grill, and ice machine found with mineral deposits.

Rally’s No. 201, 3185 Wabash Ave., (1 Critical, 1 Non-Critical) – Onions 54 degrees, bacon bits 57 degrees in lower reach-in cooler, should be 41 degrees or below.

Thornton’s, 2331 S. U.S. 41, (1 Critical, 0 Non-Critical) – Soda fountain nozzles and area they attach on machine observed with black debris.

Light House Mission Ministries Inc., 1450 Wabash Ave., (1 Critical, 0 Non-Critical) – Fruit flies observed under dishwasher.

McDonald’s, 3606 S. U.S. 41, (1 Critical, 0 Non-Critical) – Found black debris on soda fountain nozzles in lobby.

Establishments with no violations:

Cucina Maria, 810 S. Ninth St.

Elm Grove Tavern, 5142 Clinton St.

Follow-up inspections:

China Wok, 3427 N. 21st St., (2 Critical, 3 Non-Critical) – Found knives with old food debris on knife rack; handles of handwash sink found with accumulated debris.

Ichiban Japanese Steak House, 3495 S. Fourth St., (0 Critical, 0 Non-Critical)

Approved to open:

Valley Grill, 2170 N. Third St.

Crazy Buffet, 4676 S. U.S. 41

        

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