Editor’s note: The information below was compiled from reports of the Bartholomew County Health Department. 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. Noncritical violations typically do not have to be corrected until the next inspection.
Greentree at Westwood
4895 Pine Ridge Road, Columbus
April 8
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 10
Mill Race Center Kitchen
900 Lindsey St., Columbus
April 8
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 5
Dollar General
9620 N. U.S. 31, Taylorsville
April 9
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 2
Jack’s Pizza
910 Third St., Columbus
April 9
Critical violations: 3
Gasoline, gas container and tools on draw shelf of three-compartment sink. Three-compartment sink Kay chemical dispenser empty for soap – not working for sanitizer. Pop machine nozzles, splash area soiled; to be cleaned in place and nozzles taken to three-compartment sink for wash/rinse/sanitizing.
Noncritical violations: 3
Meyer Grocery LLC
8031 S. State Road 58, Columbus
April 10
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 9
Skooters
1602 E. State St., Columbus
April 10
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 4
Whipker’s Farm Market
5191 S. U.S. 31, Columbus
April 10
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 0
AFC Sushi at Kroger
3060 N. National Road, Columbus
April 11
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 1
Taco Bell
3520 Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
April 11
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 7
Kroger
3060 N. National Road, Columbus
April 11
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 3
Sno Biz
1110 25th St., Columbus
April 12
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 0
Otter Creek Course
11522 E. County Road 50N, Columbus
April 12
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 1
Whitt’s Pizza
407 Washington St., Hope
April 12
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 10
Oh Sweetie Gourmet Treats
3988 25th St., Columbus
April 12
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 4
Papa’s Third Street Deli
228 Chestnut St., Columbus
April 12
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 13
Sabor De La Vida
1625 State St., Columbus
April 12
Critical violations: 5
An employee drink in an open container, was stored in the ice machine ice bin.
Potentially hazardous foods must be maintained at proper temperatures. This includes hot foods at 135 degrees F or above and cold foods at 41 degrees F or below. Cheese sauce in the small cleaning unit was measured at 120 degrees F. All food products in the walk-in cooler were measured at 50 degrees F. The air temperature of the walk-pin cooler was measured at 50 degrees F. The cheese sauce was re-heated to at least 165 degrees F, then placed back in the warming unit set to the proper holding temperature. All potentially hazardous foods in the walk-in cooler were discarded. The walk-in cooler must be placed out-of-service until such time as it can maintain product temperatures at 41 degrees F or below. A service technician was called and is to be on site before the end of the day.
Potentially hazardous foods prepared and held refrigerated for more than 24 hours must be clearly labeled with the date the product is to be used at discarded. Due to the problems with the walk-in cooler, all these products were discarded.
Food contact surfaces must be kept clean to the sight and touch. The nozzles of the soft drink dispenser were soiled with a mold-like substance.
Utensils and food contact surfaces of equipment must be sanitized immediately after cleaning. An employee was observed washing dishes in the two-compartment sink in the wait station. These dishes were not sanitized. Dishes and utensils are to be washed, rinsed and sanitized in the three-compartment sink only.
Noncritical violations: 13
Little Caesar’s Pizza
2106 Central Ave., Columbus
April 15
Critical violations: 1
An air gap must be maintained between the water supply and the flood rim of the plumbing fixture. The nozzle of the spray nose of the three-compartment sink hangs below the food rim of the three-compartment sink.
Noncritical violations: 0
450 North Brewing Company
8111 E. County Road 450N, Columbus
April 17
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 0
Sabor De La Vida
1625 State St., Columbus
April 22
Critical violations: 2
Potentially hazardous foods prepared and held refrigerated for more than 24 hours must be clearly labeled with the date the product is to be consumed or discarded. Food product in reach-in cooler was not date-labeled. Utensils and food contact surfaces must be sanitized immediately after being cleaned. Dishes and utensils are being washed in the two-compartment sink in the wait station without being properly washed, rinsed and sanitized. All dishes and utensils must be washed in the three-compartment sink using a proper procedure. The practice of using the two-compartment sink in the wait station for dishwashing must cease.
Noncritical violations: 0
Fourth Street Bar and Grill
433 Fourth St., Columbus
April 23
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 0
Fazoli’s No. 1628
3041 N. National Road, Columbus
April 23
Critical violations: 1
Sliced deli meat measured at 58 degrees Fahrenheit, sausage measured at 50 degrees F, and shredded cheese measured at 48 degrees F in top portion of reach-in cooler. Shredded cheese measured at 52 degrees F in container from bottom of reach-in food prep cooler next to steam table. Potentially hazardous food items to be held cold shall be held below 41 degrees F. No potentially hazardous food items shall be stored in cooler unless held in the ice baths below 41 degrees F or cooler can maintain food product below 41 degrees F.
Little Caesar’s Pizza
2106 Central Ave., Columbus
April 23
Critical violations: 0
Noncritical violations: 0
