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.
n Purely Paula’s Catering
4389 N. Long Road, Bldg. #202, Columbus
May 9
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
n NTS Hotel
110 Carr Hill Road, Columbus
May 9
Critical violations: 1
Gravy in glass mixing bowl not date labeled. Potentially hazardous foods must be date labeled and used within 7 days.
Noncritical violations: None
n Bartholomew County Jail
543 Second St., Columbus
May 10
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 2
n First Class Catering
2530 Central Ave., Columbus
May 10
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 5
n Mill Street Deli
102 Mill St., Elizabethtown
May 11
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 2
n Panaderia La Azteca
2522 Central Ave., Columbus
May 11
Critical violations: 1
Cheesecake baked goods stored at room temperature. Baked goods with non-shelf stable fillings must be held in cold-holding or at below 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
Noncritical violations: 4
n Henry Social Club
423 Washington St., Columbus
May 11
Critical violations: 2
Tomatoes labeled “5-3” are past 7 days since preparation. Beef and barley soup labeled 04/22, past 7 days. Potentially hazardous foods must be date labeled and disposed of within 7 days of preparation. Paper towels and wine stored under toxic items. Food, equipment, and single-service items must not be stored under toxic items.
Noncritical violations: 3
n 4th Street Bar and Grill
433 Fourth St., Columbus
May 11
Critical violations: 2
Raw eggs above ready-to-eat foods. Raw animal products must not be stored above ready-to-eat food. Hand-washing sink in prep area had knife and salad mix in the sink bowl. Hand-washing sinks must be only used for hand washing.
Noncritical violations: 4
n Papa’s Grill
3780 Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
May 12
Critical violations: 1
Spray bottles (cleaner) stored above food products on prep table next to hand-washing sink in food prep area.
Noncritical violations: 4
n Menard’s
2315 Merchant Mile, Columbus
May 12
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
n Get Go #7520
11940 U.S. 31, Edinburgh
May 12
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 5
n Noodles &Company
3200 Columbus Center, Columbus
May 13
Critical violations: 1
Employee cutting and packaging ready-to-eat rice crisp treats. Employees must wear gloves when handling ready-to-eat foods.
Noncritical violations: 3
n The Garage Pub and Grill
308 Fourth St., Columbus
May 13
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 8
n VFW
215 N. National Road, Columbus
May 16
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 3
n Dollar General Store #04972
9170 N. State Road 9, Hope
May 16
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 2
n Hope Tobacco
704 Main St., Hope
May 16
Critical violations: 1
Chicken sandwich measured at 125 degrees Fahrenheit in hot-holding unit. Potentially hazardous food items shall be held above 135 degrees Fahrenheit or below 41 degrees Fahrenheit. If time is used as the public health control, food items shall be time labeled with time to be consumed or discarded within four hours.
Noncritical violations: 3
n Walgreens #3524
2400 Beam Road, Columbus
May 16
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 2
n Hampton Inn
12161 N. U.S. 31, Edinburgh
May 16
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 1
n La Morena Supermarket
8100 N. U.S. 31, Columbus
May 16
Critical violations: 3
Several items in walk-in cooling unit prepared and not date labeled. Items to be labeled and may be held for up to 7 days at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Plates and utensils being washed in the two-bay sink and not sanitized. These items are to be washed in the dedicated 3-bay ware-washing sink. Hand-washing sink blocked in meat cutting/ware-washing area.
Noncritical violations: 8
n Sabor de la Vida
1625 State St., Columbus
May 17
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 3
n Parkside Court
3660 Central Ave., Columbus
May 17
Critical violations: 1
Raw bell peppers, more than a dozen molded and spoiled in box in walk-in cooler. Food shall be safe, unadulterated.
Noncritical violations: 2
n Blackerby’s Hangar 5 Restaurant and Catering
4470 Ray Boll Blvd., Columbus
May 17
Critical violations: 2
Raw shell eggs stored above ready-to-eat foods in the walk-in cooler. Cross-contamination of foods must be prevented by proper storage. The establishment shall warn consumers of the increased risk of a foodbourne illness. No consumer advisory posted on table ends, placards, or other effective means.
Noncritical violations: 15
n Taqueria El Mexicano
251 Center St., Columbus
May 17
Critical violations: 3
Raw beef and bacon above ready-to-eat foods. Raw animal products must be stored to prevent contamination of ready-to-eat foods. Prepared foods in coolers not date labeled. All prepared foods in coolers must be date labeled if held over the day of preparation. Prepared foods date labeled for disposal past 7 days of the date of inspection. Foods must be date labeled with the date made, or the day to be disposed of, which must not be more than 7 days from the date prepared.
Noncritical violations: 3
n Donut Central
1504 Central Ave., Columbus
May 18
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 2
n Sugar Bayer’s Cookie Company, LLC
1109 16th St., Columbus
May 18
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
n Max &Erma’s
12105 N. Executive Drive, Edinburgh
May 18
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 7
n Fresh Take Kitchen
424 Washington St., Columbus
May 18
Critical violations: 1
Container of cooked grains were measured at 127 degrees Fahrenheit in the proofer hot-holding cabinet. Potentially hazardous food items to be held hot shall be held above 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
Noncritical violations: 2
n El Nopal
3330 Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
May 18
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 15
n La Quinta Inn and Suites
101 Carrie Lane, Columbus
May 19
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 2
n Circle K #61
762 Gladstone Ave., Columbus
May 19
Critical violations: 2
Multiple potentially hazardous foods left in walk-in cooler that is down. Food is 51 degrees Fahrenheit and must be disposed of. Potentially hazardous foods must be kept at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, for cold holding. The three-bay sink is not usable in the facility. The facility has no required ware-washing capability. All prepared food sales must cease until reinspection of properly functioning ware-washing has been completed. Retail food establishment must be equipped with at least one (1) of the following: Manual ware-washing equipment, as specified in Section 270, or a ware-washing machine.
Noncritical violations: 10
n Fraternal Order of Eagles
930 Washington St., Columbus
May 20
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 3
n Fazoli’s #1628
3041 N. National Road, Columbus
May 20
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 5
n Johnny Carino’s
870 Creekview Drive, Columbus
May 20
Critical violations: 3
Potentially hazardous food must be maintained at proper temperatures. This includes hot foods at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above and cold foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Cooked pasta and cooked chicken stored in the under-counter reach-in cooler make table measured between 48 and 52 degrees Fahrenheit. This unit must be placed out-of-service until such time as the cooler can maintain proper temperature. The potentially hazardous foods are to be discarded. 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. The meat slicer is soiled with an accumulation of dried-on food particles. The floor drain under the four-compartment sink behind the bar is not draining, allowing waste water to flow onto the floor. The hand-washing sink in the front food preparation line is not turned off by the faucet, but by the shutoff valve below the sink.
Noncritical violations: 11
n Johnny Carino’s
870 Creekview Drive, Columbus
May 31
Critical violations: 1
The floor drain under the 4-compartment sink behind the bar is not draining, allowing waste water to flow onto the floor.
Noncritical violations: None
n Circle K #61
762 Gladstone Ave., Columbus
May 31
Critical violations: 1
The three-bay sink is not working yet. Food services must not resume until this department inspects the correction and verifies that facility has a working three-bay sink. Facility must call this department for follow-up inspection, or follow-up will occur in 10 days.
Noncritical violations: None
