Editor’s Note: Polk County Health Department conducts a bi-annual, unannounced inspection of licensed restaurants. The establishments receive an overall grade on food temperatures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene, dish washing and sanitizing and equipment and facility cleanliness. The restaurants are scored on a 100-point scale. They receive a 5-point deduction for priority violation and a 3-point deduction for priority foundation violations. Deductions are doubled if recorded on consecutive inspections. Restaurants are compliant if they receive a score of 70 or higher. They must be reinspected within 30 days if they receive a score below 70 or face closure or other administrative action. Restaurants display a placard by the entrance that indicates passing or failing their most recent inspection.
Inspection Date: April 28 Score: 94 - Hand towels or a hand drying device is not provided at the handwashing sink, specifically, both handwashing sinks in the bar have no paper towels; ready-to-eat food is not properly date-marked, specifically, two gallons of milk in Magic Chef fridge are not datemarked, operator does not know when they were opened.
220 N Pacific Hwy, Monmouth
Inspection Date: April 27
Score: 95 - Food is in contact with surfaces of equipment and utensils that are not properly cleaned and sanitized, specifically, sheet pan is placed on top of garbage can without a lid to catch potato from potato grinder.
Inspection Date: April 24
MiraMar Mexican Restaurant
Inspection Date: April 24
Score: 90 - Cooked potentially hazardous food is improperly cooled, specifically, 5-gallon bucket of enchilada sauce in walk-in fridge is 69f. Operator states it was prepared yesterday, large bucket of salsa Verde in walk-in fridge is 158f, operator states it was just prepared; potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically, several blocks of butter are sitting out at room temperature – 69f, operator states these were taken out 3.5 hours ago, several salsa cups are sitting out above waitress station at 65f. Operator states these were taken out about 3 hours ago.
Crush Wine Bar and Tasting Room
Inspection Date: April 21
Score: 97 - A consumer advisory is not provided, is not presented in the correct format, or does not contain the required information, specifically, menu does not have consumer advisory in menu for steak which is cooked to order.
Inspection Date: April 21
1120 Wallace Road NW, West Salem
Inspection Date: April 21
Inspection Date: April 21
Score: 92 - A handwashing sink is not accessible for employee use at all times, is used for purposes other than handwashing or is not operated properly, specifically, bottle of dish soap and sponge are sitting in bottom of handwashing sink; raw or ready-to eat food is not properly protected from cross contamination, specifically, package of raw burgers is sitting on top of raw egg carton.
Inspection Date: April 21
Score: 92 - The operations and/or equipment are not an integral part of the mobile food unit, specifically, mobile unit has a 100 gallon propane tank sitting on ground by unit; raw or ready-to eat food is not properly protected from cross contamination, specifically, package of ground beef and ground sausage is sitting on top shelf above ready to eat foods in reach in fridge.
560 Wallace Road NW, West Salem
Inspection Date: April 20
Inspection Date: April 18
Score: 90 - Raw or ready-to eat food is not properly protected from cross contamination, specifically, raw animal product is not stored correctly in prep unit. Raw chicken, steak, and pork (top of prep unit) are above ready to eat baby corn and sauce containers (top shelf inside prep unit), on bottom shelf of prep unit, a container of raw chicken is stacked on top of a container of raw salmon; potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically, peanut sauce in warmer is 96f. Operator states it has been there for a couple hours. Bean sprouts are sitting in a bucket at room temperature (47f). Raw eggs are sitting in a bowl at room temperature (60f). Operator states these have been out for an hour.
520 S Pacific Hwy Rickreall,
Inspection Date: April 14
154 S Main St., Independence
Inspection Date: April 13
Grazing Fields Charcuterie LLC
154 S Main St., Independence
Inspection Date: April 13
Score: 92 - Food employees do not minimize contact with food in a ready-to-eat form, specifically, operators are arranging meats and cheeses into charcuterie boxes with bare hands - not minimizing bare hand contact with ready to eat foods; food employee’s fingernails are not properly maintained, specifically, operator has acrylic nails on and is handling ready to eat foods without gloves.
154 S Main St Independence
Inspection Date: April 13
154 S Main St., Independence
Inspection Date: April 13
1124 Edgewater NW, West Salem
Inspection Date: April 10
Court Street Neighboorhood Grill
186 SW Court Street Dallas
Score: 90 - Raw or ready-to eat food is not properly protected from cross contamination, specifically, a package of raw bacon is stored in walk-in above bottles of sauces. Raw eggs are stored in small prep unit in bar area above alcohol bottles; refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food has not been consumed within the required time period or is not properly date-marked, specifically, container of marinara sauce is datemarked 2/24 in walk-in cooler - past the seven-day discard date. Container of half and half in small prep unit in bar area is not date marked, operator was unsure when half and half was opened - best by date is March 20.
James 2 Community Kitchen
565 SE La Creole St., Dallas
1320 SW Fairview Ave., Dallas,
Score: 95 - Raw or ready-to eat food is not properly protected from cross contamination, specifically, raw chicken is above raw beef on left side of walk-in fridge and in white reach in fridge.
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