ST. JOHNS — When health inspectors visit local restaurants, they document problems that need addressing to meet state standards.
The most serious problems are considered priority violations, which present potential health hazards and should be corrected immediately. Priority foundation violations do not present immediate health hazards but should be corrected in a timely manner. Follow-up inspections and reports may consequently happen.
In most cases, the violations are corrected, and this information isn’t an indication that violations at any establishment are still an ongoing issue.
Here are the most serious violations for restaurants in Clinton County for the months of December and January.
Two priority violations and a priority foundation violation were found at:
Burger King, 13135 N. U.S. 27, DeWitt
Temperature issues: Crispy chicken patties were being stored at the prep line warmer unit at a temperature of 125 degrees, not 135 degrees or over. Sliced tomatoes were past the discard date. A handwashing sink intended only for handwashing had a drink dumped in it.
Two priority violations were found at:
Domino’s Pizza, 3992 Coleman Road, East Lansing
Temperature issues for cold potentially hazardous foods required to be 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below: Sliced mushrooms and popcorn chicken were being stored in a cooler at 44 degrees. A bin of banana peppers and green olives were in the walk-in cooler and butter oil on the countertop past the discard date.
A priority violation and priority foundation violation were found at:
Bruno’s Bar, 226 N. Clinton Ave., St. Johns
Spoiled wet burritos and cupped sauces. “Proper handwashing procedures were not being followed. Specifically, hand soap was available at the two compartment dump sink and was being utilized for handwashing with discarded drink ice in it.”
A priority violation was found at:
Jimmy John’s, 1825 Old U.S. 27, St. Johns
“Specifically, cut tomato, onions, lettuce, cucumbers, pickles, sliced roast beef, turkey, chicken, and bacon were observed to be stored in the Serving Area Reach-In Flip Top Cooler at a temperature of 60 degrees.”
KFC, 2011 Old U.S. 27, St. Johns
Cornbread was past its discard date.
Little Caesars Pizza, 13070 Old U.S. 27, DeWitt
“At the time of the inspection, it was observed that the timer was not being kept for the prepped pizzas being held out of temperature control. The older uncooked pizzas were out of the allowable maximum holding temperature of 70 degrees. This can allow for the rapid growth of bacteria.”
Looking Glass Brewing Co., 115 N. Bridge St., DeWitt
Temperature issues: Salad dressings and butter were in a cooler registering 49 degrees.
Main Street Cafe, 205 N. Clinton Ave., St. Johns
Temperature issues: Whipped Cream, mayonnaise, frosting and sweet/sour sauce were registering 42 to 48 degrees and pizza sauce was at temperatures of 41 to 48 degrees in coolers.
Ryan’s Roadhouse, 902 E. State St., St. Johns
Temperature issues: Pasta salads were in the salad bar at a temperature of 44 degrees.
Subway, 9595 M-21, Ovid
Temperature issues: Chicken, roast beef, teriyaki chicken, tuna, and eggs were in the cooler at a temperature of 48 degrees.
Wendy’s, 1400 Old U.S. 27, St. Johns
Water conditioning salt, not approved for food use, was touchingboxes of pop machine syrup.
Two priority foundation violation were found at:
Dunkin’, 7733 E. Saginaw St., East Lansing
A handwashing sink intended only for handwashing had multiple drinks dumped inside. The dish area handwashing sink was blocked by several pieces of food equipment.
Main Street Cafe, 156 Main St., Fowler
The splash area of the dough mixer and meat slicer were found to be unclean. The dishwashing area handwashing sink was blocked by a large piece of food equipment.
The Draft House, 12449 Old U.S. 27, DeWitt
The can opener and stand mixer were found to be unclean. A handwashing sink intended only for handwashing was storing equipment.
A priority foundation violation was found at:
Leo’s Boat Shed, 117 E. Main St., Maple Rapids
No consistent datemarking system for coleslaw and beef taco and burrito meat.
Main Street Pizza, 132 S. Main St., Ovid
The handwashing sink in the dough prep area did not have soap available to facilitate handwashing within the facility.
Pirate’s Pub, 117 W. Main St., Westphalia
The bar area handwashing sink did not have soap available to facilitate handwashing.
Taco Bell, 916 Old U.S. 27, St. Johns
“There was a food grade container being used to store rock salt located at the rear facility exit that was not properly labeled with the common name of the product in the container.”
Contact editor Susan Vela at svela@lsj.com or 248-873-7044. Follow her on Twitter @susanvela.
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Clinton County restaurant inspections: Spoiled tomatoes, peppers, olives
Reporting by Susan Vela, Lansing State Journal / Lansing State Journal
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