The information below was compiled from reports of the health departments of Bartholomew and Johnson counties. Priority and priority foundation violations may expose customers to illnesses and typically must be corrected immediately or within days. Core violations, if not corrected, could lead to priority or priority foundation violations or make priority or priority foundation violations more likely to occur.
n Casey’s General Store
415 S. Gladstone Ave., Columbus
Feb. 17
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: 1
No disposable towels were at the handwashing stations in the back storage area and kitchen.
Core violations: 3
n St. Bartholomew Catholic School
1306 27th St., Columbus
Feb. 17
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n Best Western
11780 N. U.S. 31, Edinburgh
Feb. 17
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 3
n Jaggers
2315 W. Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
Feb. 17
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 1
n Lucabe Coffee Co.
2531 Eastbrook Plaza, Columbus
Feb. 18
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 2
n Cummins Executive Kitchen
500 Jackson St., Columbus
Feb. 18
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 1
n Five Guys
1025 N. National Road, Columbus
Feb. 18
Priority violations: 1
The plumbing system must be maintained in good repair. The atmospheric vacuum breaker on the mop sink is broken.
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n Las Delicias
2241 State St., Columbus
Feb. 18
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: 1
Foods prepackaged in retail food establishments must be properly labeled and must include ingredients, net weight, and calorie information. Foods stored in plastic bags for retail sale are not properly labeled.
Core violations: None
n Guatamex
2241 State St., Columbus
Feb. 18
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n Arby’s
3450 W. Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
Feb. 19
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n For the Love of Brunch
1606 Central Ave., Columbus
Feb. 19
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n Gramz Bakery and Café
405 Washington St., Columbus
Feb. 19
Priority violations: 1
An air gap must be maintained between the water supply inlet and the flood rim of a plumbing fixture. The nozzle of the spray hose in the three-compartment sink hangs below the flood rim of the sink.
Priority foundation violations: 1
No sanitizer concentration test kits were found. A kit must be used to ensure a proper concentration of sanitizing agent is being used.
Core violations: None
n Dairy Queen
2215 Columbus Center, Columbus
Feb. 19
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 3
n Richards Elementary School
3311 Fairlawn Drive, Columbus
Feb. 19
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n Smith Elementary School
4505 Waycross Drive, Columbus
Feb. 19
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 1
n Northside Middle School
1400 27th St., Columbus
Feb. 19
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 1
n Schmitt Elementary School
2575 California St., Columbus
Feb. 19
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n Yee Kee
3894 25th St., Columbus
Feb. 19
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n St. Johns Lutheran School
16270 S. County Road 300W, Columbus
Feb. 20
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n Columbus Christian School
3170 Indiana Ave., Columbus
Feb. 20
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 3
n CSA Lincoln
752 Fifth St., Columbus
Feb. 20
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 1
n Jimmy John’s
2115 W. Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
Feb. 22
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: 1
Ambient air thermometers must be accurate by at least 3° Fahrenheit. The thermometer in the reach-in cooler measured at 1° Fahrenheit when the actual air temperature was measured at 33° Fahrenheit.
Core violations: 7
n Snappy Tomato Pizza
2353 Beam Road, Columbus
Feb. 23
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: 1
Handwashing stations must be cleared at all times. A tray of employee pizza was observed sitting on the handwashing station.
Core violations: 1
n T&P Petroleum
13340 N. U.S. 31, Edinburgh
Feb. 23
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n Southside Elementary School
1320 W. County Road 200S, Columbus
Feb. 23
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 1
n Applebee’s
1900 25th St., Columbus
Feb. 24
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 3
n Parkside Elementary School
1400 Parkside Drive, Columbus
Feb. 24
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 1
n TaColumbus
1637 N. National Road, Columbus
Feb. 25
Priority violations: 1
Potentially hazardous foods must be maintained at proper temperatures. This includes hot foods at 135° Fahrenheit or above and cold foods at 41° Fahrenheit or below. Cheese made at the establishment held in the hot holding unit was measured at 102.7° Fahrenheit.
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 1
n Smallz Ice Cream
1637 N. National Road, Columbus
Feb. 25
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 1
n CSA New Tech
2205 25th St., Columbus
Feb. 25
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 2
n Nutri Bee
2324 25th St., Columbus
Feb. 26
Priority violations: 2
Eggs were stored above ready-to-eat foods in the reach-in cooler in the rear area. Deli meat was stored on the service counter at 57° Fahrenheit. All potentially hazardous foods must be held at 41° Fahrenheit or below.
Priority foundation violations: 1
The handwashing sink in the front service area was used to store a dirty pan. The sink is to be used for handwashing only.
Core violations: 2
n Columbus North High School
1400 25th St., Columbus
Feb. 26
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 2
n Starbucks
1865 N. National Road, Columbus
Feb. 26
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n Target
1865 N. National Road, Columbus
Feb. 26
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n Dorel
500 S. Gladstone Ave., Columbus
Feb. 26
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n Supermercado Morales 3
2361 Henry Lakes Blvd., Columbus
Feb. 26
Priority violations: 2
Potentially hazardous foods must be maintained at proper temperatures. This includes hot foods at 135° Fahrenheit or above and cold foods at 41° Fahrenheit or below. Pork skins were left on a rack at 63.3° Fahrenheit. Potentially hazardous foods prepared and held must be properly labeled with the date, day or time by which the food shall be consumed, sold or discarded. Tamales stored in a pot and wrapped in foil in the kitchen without the use of hot or cold holding was not time dated for use of the public health control.
Priority foundation violations: 6
Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous foods held at the establishment for longer than 24 hours must be clearly marked to indicate the date to be consumed or discarded. Chicken in the walk-in cooler did not have a date label. Food must be protected from contamination; raw pork skins on a rack were stored stored up against the kitchen wall, and the wall was damaged. No food temperature probe or chlorine test strips were found at the facility. Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils must be clean to the sight and touch. The deli slicer and band saw in the kitchen were not in use and were covered in food pieces and residue. No disposable towels were found at the handwashing station in the bathroom.
Core violations: 12
n Carlos Pizza
2314 25th St., Columbus
Feb. 27
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: 1
There are no paper towels at the hand sinks in the women’s and men’s restrooms.
Core violations: 11
n AVI Food Systems – Loaded Fork
5559 Inwood Drive, Columbus
Feb. 27
Priority violations: 1
Potentially hazardous foods must be maintained at proper temperatures. This includes hot foods at 135° Fahrenheit or above and cold foods at 41° Fahrenheit or below. Food products in the warming cabinet were measured at 110° Fahrenheit and food at the steam table was measured at 125° Fahrenheit.
Priority foundation violations: 1
There are no paper towels at the hand sink in the dishwashing area.
Core violations: 9
n AVI Food Systems – Orange and Gray
5559 Inwood Drive, Columbus
Feb. 27
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: 1
There are no paper towels at the hand sink in the front service area.
Core violations: 5





