Editor’s note: The information below was compiled from reports of the health departments of Bartholomew and Johnson counties. Critical violations may expose customers to illnesses and typically must be corrected immediately or within days. Noncritical violations, if not corrected, could lead to critical violations or make critical violations more likely to occur.
Long John Silvers
2965 N. National Road, Columbus
May 19
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 4
Circle K
760 Jonesville Road, Columbus
May 19
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 2
Lincoln Square Restaurant
2318 Jonathan Moore Pike
May 22
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
Sabor De La Vida
11700 U.S. 31 North, Edinburgh
May 22
Critical violations: 1
Insufficient concentration of sanitizer in wiping-cloth bucket.
Noncritical violations: 2
Riviera Maya
2326 25th St., Columbus
May 23
Critical violations: 2
Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils must be kept clean to the sight and touch. The can opener blade is soiled with an accumulation of dried-on food particles. Plumbing fixtures must be maintained in proper working order. The cold water faucet handle is missing on the hand-washing sink in the dish-washing area.
Noncritical violations: None
St. John’s White Creek Lutheran School
16270 S. County Road 300W, Columbus
May 23
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 1
Panera Bread
3056 Columbus Center, Columbus
May 23
Critical violations: 1
Soiled baking trays and perforated bread baking trays have a build-up of baked-on dough from production facility. Food contact surfaces to be cleaned to bare metal after each use.
Noncritical violations: 3
American Legion Post 24
P.O. Box 288, Columbus
May 24
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 3
Rally’s
2080 N. National Road, Columbus
May 24
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 8
Harry and David
11871 N. Executive Drive, Edinburgh
May 4
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
Circle K
262 N. Gladstone Ave., Columbus
May 24
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 7
Zaharakos
329 Washington St., Columbus
May 25
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
Camila’s
1824 25th St., Columbus
May 25
Critical violations: 3
Employee observed handling clean dishware without washing hands after handling soiled dishware in the dish-washing area. Employees shall wash hands prior to handling clean equipment, utensils and dishware. Automatic dish machine was not operating to sanitize dishware at the time of inspection. Contractor had been called to repair the dish machine. All equipment, dishes and utensils shall be washed, rinsed and sanitized at three-compartment sink until such time dish machine can operate to sanitize. Multiple flies observed in the bar area. The presence of insects shall be minimized by inspecting shipments, inspecting facilities and eliminating harborage conditions.
Noncritical violations: 6
Dollar General
7145 E. State St., Columbus
May 25
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 2
Captain D’s Seafood
2220 N. National Road, Columbus
May 25
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 4
Red Zone Laser Tag
746 Greenway Drive, Columbus
May 25
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
Noble’s Barbershop
525 Washington St., Columbus
May 25
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 2
Columbus North High School Food Pantry
1400 25th St., Columbus
May 26
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
Olesya’s Kitchen
1934 St. James Place, Columbus
May 26
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
Riviera’s Mi Tierra
1461 Central Ave., Columbus
May 30
Critical violations: 8
Package of raw sausage link stored above ready-to-eat food items on shelf in the walk-in cooler. Cooked pork chops measured at 113 degrees Fahrenheit and cooked meat in pan measured at 129 degrees Fahrenheit at hot holding unit in service area. Thermostat on heating unit adjusted to increase temperature of hot holding unit. Large pan of covered cooked rice, measured at 101 degrees Fahrenheit after over three hours time stated to have been taken from cooking, stored in walk-in cooler. Potentially hazardous food items to be cooled shall be cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit in two hours and from 70 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit in four hours. The following potentially hazardous ready-to-eat food items to be held longer than 24 hours were not date labeled of the date to be consumed or discarded within seven days: six-gallon tubs of cooked, marinated meat, two stews and three pans of cooked meat, all in the three-door reach-in cooler, and two pans of cooked meat in the walk-in cooler. The meat slicer, meat tenderizer, meat cutting boards and cutting knives are soiled in the front service area. Utensils to be used with potentially hazardous food items shall be washed, rinsed and sanitized at a frequency of every four hours. Spray nozzle at the three-compartment sink hangs below flood level rim of the sink bays. The spray nozzle shall be a minimum of one inch above sink bays. Buckets and utensils were stored in the sink bays of the hand-washing sinks in the grill area and the dish-washing area. Spray bottles containing sanitizers and cleaners in the food prep area were not labeled with contents.
Noncritical violations: 9
Max and Erma’s
12105 N. Executive Drive, Edinburgh
May 30
Critical violations: 1
Insufficient concentration of sanitizer at bar three-compartment sink.
Noncritical violations: 5
Camila’s
1824 25th St., Columbus
May 31
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
