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Rumors, 1107 E. Commercial; Critical violations found: 1. *Interior ceiling of ice machine not clean. Requires cleaning frequently to keep clean to sight and touch. (shut off machine, dump ice, clean, sanitize and air-dry). Noncritical violations found: 1.
Scrambler’s, 1131 E. Republic; Reinspection: All previously listed violations have been corrected.
Sequiota School, 3414 S. Mentor; No violations found.
Skybox Grille & Lounge, 1271 E. Montclair; No violations found.
South Avenue Pizza and The Bar Next Door, 305-07 South Ave.; Critical violations found: 3. *Bare-hand contact with tomatoes while slicing. Requires no bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food. Repeat violation. Corrected and discussed ways to prevent this from happening again. *Sheet trays and ladles in clean equipment storage not clean. Requires food-contact surfaces to be washed, rinsed, sanitized and air-dried to be clean to sight and touch. Corrected. *Salad plates in walk-in cooler not clean. Requires food-contact surfaces to be protected and stored to prevent spillage. Corrected. Noncritical violations found: 9.
Springfield Catholic High School, 2340 S. Eastgate; Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 2.
St. George Donuts, No. 2, 3012 S. National; Discussed with manager that bare-hand contact is not allowed with ready-to-eat food. He said that from now on he will be using gloves. Critical violations found: 2. *Employee drinking beverage not properly covered in food preparation area. *Employee using bare hands to transfer ready-to-eat donuts from glazer to display case. Utilize single service gloves or utensil. Noncritical violations found: 4.
Steak-N-Shake, 3755 S. Campbell; Discussed with manager alternative ways to hold turkey below 45 F with other cooling units. Also, manager stated that a new seal for the freezer door has already been ordered. Critical violations found: 2. *Turkey slices on ice batch noted at 50 F. Discarded seven portions. Maintain potentially hazardous foods below 45 F. *WD-40 found stored next to syrup mix for milk shakes. Corrected on site. Noncritical violations found: 2.
Subway, 3315 S. Campbell; Discussed the reasoning behind prohibition of jewelry in food service. No violations found.
Subway Sandwiches and Salads, 2021 E. Independence; Maintenance personnel have been contacted to fix sanitizer dispenser. Critical violations found: 1. *Quaternary sanitizer noted at more than 400 ppm. Corrected on site to 200 ppm. Noncritical violations found: 1.
Wok & Roll, 901 S. National; Corrections: Walk-in organized so cooked product is over raw product, unclean board discarded, new metal stem thermometer, front hand-sink has soap and paper towels. No violations found.
County Restaurant Health Inspections
Listed here are the restaurant health inspections conducted by the Springfield-Greene County Health Department. Restaurants are inspected for critical and noncritical violations of state standards. According to the Springfield-Greene County inspection code, critical violations are “more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination, illness and/or injury.” And noncritical violations, “although important to the overall food hygiene of the establishment, do not necessarily present an immediate threat to food contamination, illness and/or injury.” The number of both critical and noncritical violations are given and specific critical violations are listed. *Denotes a critical violation.
March 13–17, 2006
Deerlake Cafe, 5544 W. Chestnut, Springfield; A follow-up inspection has been scheduled. Critical violations found: 2. *Cutting board in bar is deeply grooved and no longer able to be sanitized. *Clorox clean-up is used on kitchen surfaces. The chlorine concentration in this product is too strong (approx. 1000 ppm) and is not approved for use in food preparation areas. Approved chlorine concentration is 50-100 ppm. Noncritical violations found: 4.
Rapid Robert’s, 5011 S. FF Hwy., Battlefield; Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 2.
Republic High School, 688 E. Hines, Republic; A follow-up inspection has been scheduled. Critical violations found: 2. *Mold growth inside of the ice machine, behind the shield. *Chlorine sanitizer used in kitchen is too strong. Noncritical violations found: 1.
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