LANSING — When county health inspectors visit local restaurants, they document problems that need addressing to meet standards set by Michigan food codes and law.
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 in Ingham County for eating establishments in the last half of February:
Four priority violations and five priority foundation violations were found at:
Los Tres Mex Grill, 115 Albert Ave., Lansing
Temperature issues considering cold potentially hazardous foods are required to be at or below 41 degrees Fahrenheit and hot potentially hazardous foods are supposed to be at or above 135 degrees: Rice held in warmer registered 125 degrees. The sanitizer concentration for chlorine in the dish machine was at 0 parts per million (ppm). Not enough backflow prevention. The person in charge was unable to demonstrate foodborne illness knowledge and wasn’t performing certain duties. Issues with cooling methods. No test kit for concentration of sanitizing solutions. A hand sink intended only for handwashing had obvious food debris.
Three priority violations and seven priority foundation violations were found at:
Swagath Indian Cuisine, 1060 Trowbridge Road, East Lansing
Moldy garlic cloves. Risking cross contamination, an uncovered container of raw chicken was being stored over raw vegetables in the walk-in cooler. Dish machine needed repairs. Cooling methods: Container size for sauces was too big. No thermometer, chlorine test kit or soap at a handwashing sink. Water not hot enough. A previously installed handwashing sink was gone. Improper uses for handwashing sinks intended only for handwashing.
Three priority violations and two priority foundation violations were found at:
Seahouse Fish & Chicken, 2418 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing
Sanitizer procedures had to be discussed with the person in charge. Not enough backflow prevention. D-Con bait pellets were being stored over and around food in the back room of facility. Improper date marking for macaroni, coleslaw, and potato salad. Provide quaternary ammonia test strips to monitor sanitizer level at three compartment sink. The test strips provided were for a chlorine sanitizer.”
Three priority violations and a priority foundation violation were found at:
Korea House, 978 Trowbridge Road, East Lansing
With bare hands, an employee was seen handling sliced raw onions and then packaging them. Storage issues including an uncovered container of raw squid placed on a rack above a container of potatoes and an uncovered strainer of raw squid and octopus tipping above a box of cabbage in the walk-incooler. Temperature issues: Kimchi and fried eggs registered 74 degrees and a starch mixture and marinading chicken registered 109 degrees. There was no toweling for hand drying at a handwashing sink.
Two priority violations and four priority foundation violations were found at:
Brookshire Inn & Golf Club, 205 W. Church St., Williamston
Temperate issues: In-house made fried onions registered 78.2 degrees, and shredded cheese in the flip top salad cooler registered 53.5 degrees. The plumbing system needed repairs. Cans of beans and olives were damaged. Salsa, and Tiger and tartar sauces had no date markings. Meat slicer had an accumulation of meat debris. No toweling was available at a handwashing sink for hand drying.
Two priority violations and three priority foundation violations were found at:
Kung Fu Tea X TKK Fried Chicken Express, 2929 Hannah Blvd., East Lansing
Temperature issues: Tapioca pearls were in a warmer registering 93 degrees. Two chemical spray bottles were being stored over two boxes of Oreos used for customer drinks. No date markings for opened whole milk and a container and repackaged sauces. No toweling at a hand sink for hand drying. Droppings from pests were under the front service area sink.
Two priority violations and two priority foundation violations were found at:
Panda Gourmet, 6250 S. Cedar St., Lansing
Raw foods were being stored over ready-to-eat foods. The facility was using a bleach with no EPA registration number to sanitize dishes. A can of ketchup had a dent on the hermetic seal. Cooked beef, chicken, and broccoli were on the counter registering around 70 degrees. “Correction: Ensure that if the facility intends to use time as a control for food safety, all food items stored at room temperatureare marked with a discard time that does not exceed the 4olum
Two priority violations and a priority foundation violation were found at:
Gravity Smokehouse, 2440 Cedar St., Holt
Temperature issues: Batter, with dried milk as an ingredient, had a temperature of 57 degrees. Housemade sauces also were beyond the standard. General purpose cleaner in wiping cloth buckets was not approved for food contact use. Dishes/utensils in the back meat smoking room, and on the bottom shelving near the dish machine had accumulations of soil/debris.
Peckham Inc., 3510 Capital City Blvd., Lansing
Risking cross contamination, raw shell eggs were being stored above ready-to-eat foods. Spoiled, expired foods including tartar sauce, garlic cream cheese, peanut sauce and hashbrowns. Dents on the seal for cans of evaporated milk, chili corn carne, and baked beans.
Sindhu Indian Cuisine, 4790 S. Hagadorn Road, East Lansing
Chlorine sanitizer for chlorine dish machine was at 25 ppm, not 50 ppm. Not enough backflow prevention. A handwashing sink’s hot water was not reaching 100 degrees.
Two priority violations were found at:
Arby’s, 622 N. Homer St., Lansing
Temperature issues: Whipped cream in ice bath was being cold held at 53 degrees. Not enough backflow prevention.
A priority violation and two priority foundation violations were found at:
The Kung Fu, 730 N. Clippert St., Lansing
Raw meat was being stored over a vegetable container. No date marking for potentially hazardous foods in a cooler. Hand sinks were blocked by large buckets, a broom, and bowls.
Williamston Roadhouse, 3700 E. Grand River Ave., Williamston
Temperature issues: Under refrigeration, whipping cream was at 53 degrees; an open bottle of pineapple juice at 45 degrees. No date markings for multiple Ziplock bags of cut leafy greens. An empty wiping bucket was resting in a kitchen handwashing sink intended only for handwashing.
A priority violation and a priority foundation violation were found at:
Detroit Wing Company, 6527 S. Cedar St., Lansing
A front hand sink had standing water in the basin. Soap was not available at an employee handwashing sink.
El Burrito Mexicano, 2176 N. Cedar St., Holt
Chlorine concentration in 3 compartment sink was at 25 ppm. Temperature issues: Cooked potatoes registered 56 degrees and cooked ground meat registered 60 degrees in coolers.
Meat BBQ, 1224 Turner St., Lansing
Temperature issues: A prep cooler was holding cut pineapple, cut apples, soft cheeses,sauerkraut, and raw meat at 59 degrees. A ketchup can had a dent on the hermetic seal.
MSU Sparty’s, Brody Hall, East Lansing
Temperature issues: Front grab-and-go cooler held in-house made meals (chicken tortellini and sesame chicken) and yogurt parfaits registering 44 to 49 degrees. Mislabeling: Egg and cheese breakfast burrito had eggs with green peppers but green peppers were not in the list of ingredients. Labels for hamburger and chicken sliders were missing the MSU Baker’s slider roll ingredients.
Piazzanos, 1825 N. Grand River Ave., Lansing
Temperature issues: Two containers of pre-cooked pasta were on the prep line registering 53 degrees. The person in charge only provided a quat test kit, not appropriate for its chlorine sanitizingdishwasher.
Sree Saffron, 4750 Hagadorn Road, East Lansing
Not enough backflow prevention. A hot water valve on a handwashing sink was broken.
Zaytoon, 1979 Aurelius Road, Holt
Temperature issues: “Adjust exposure time to hot water so utensils reach a minimum surface temperature of 160 (degrees).” An unlabeled spray bottle was being stored under the cookline.
A priority violation was found at:
Biggby Coffee, 300 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing
Not enough backflow prevention.
Cancun Mexican Grill, 1754 Central Park Drive, Okemos
Temperature issues included queso at 57 degrees.
Mitchell’s, 2975 Preyde Blvd., Lansing
Temperature issues: Individual cups of house-made tartar being stored on ice registered 65 degrees.
Popeyes, 7060 S. Cedar St., Lansing
“Hand sink closest to the 3 compartment sink was unable to deliver water for handwashing due to sensorneeding batteries.”
Strange Matter Coffee, 49 Abbott Road, East Lansing
A drain line had fallen into a drain. Repairs required.
Three priority foundation violations were found at:
Chens, 600 E. Thomas St., Lansing
No datemarking procedures for foods including “several tubs of cooked chicken, spring rolls, crab rangoon filling, cooked noodles, cooked steak.” The facility was observed using time as a public health control with no written policy. A handwashing sink intended only for handwashing was blocked by a table and mop bucket.
Two priority foundation violations were found at:
Chtoura Mediterranean Grill, 4790 Hagadorn Road, East Lansing
A test kit for chlorine was not available. A hand sink had a container with soapy water in it.
Texas Roadhouse, 280 E. Edgewood Blvd., Lansing
Soap was not available at multiple hand washing sinks due to dispensers not working properly. No toweling was available at a handsink for hand drying
A priority foundation violation was found at:
Cask & Co., 3415 E. Saginaw St., Lansing
A wine glass was in the handwashing sink. A trash can was in front of the handwashing sink next to the ice machine.
Famous Taco, 321 S. Waverly Road, Lansing
Containers of dice tomatoes and guacamole didn’t have any date markings.
Federated Police Home, 1030 W. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing
The test kit available was for quaternary ammonia, but the facility utilized bleach fordishwashing.
Gier Park School, 401 E. Gier St., Lansing
A can of tomatoes had a large dent on its side.
Noah’s Nook Family Restaurant, 104 E. Grand River Ave., Webberville
“Working container of quat tablets, not labeled with contents. Quat tablets stored in a portion cup.”
P.F. Chang’s, 2425 Lake Lansing Road, Okemos
Handwashing sink intended only for handwashing on the cook line held dishes.
Slice by Saddleback, 1754 Central Park Drive, Okemos
A quat test kit was not available.
The Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing
No toweling available at a four compartment hand sink for hand drying.
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: Ingham County restaurant inspections: Moldy garlic cloves found
Reporting by Susan Vela, Lansing State Journal / Lansing State Journal
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