Restaurant Inspections
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.
Wendy’s #201
2945 N. National Road, Columbus
Dec. 10
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 1
Huck’s #301
9823 N. State Road 9, Hope
Dec. 11
Critical violations: 1
Half & Half/French Vanilla bag cold holding dispenser operating at 74 degrees Fahrenheit. Potentially hazardous food items to be held cold shall be held below 41 degrees Fahrenheit. This item was corrected immediately.
Noncritical violations: 4
The Big Cheese
2403 Cottage Ave., Columbus
Dec. 11
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 2
Ja Morena Supermarket
8100 N. U.S. 31, Columbus
Dec. 11
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 5
Central Middle School
727 Seventh St., Columbus
Dec. 11
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
DQ Grill & Chill #12418
2215 Columbus Center, Columbus
Dec. 12
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 4
Orange Leaf
302 Washington St., Columbus
Dec. 12
Critical violations: 1
Cheesecake and banana yogurt mix measured at 67 degrees Fahrenheit in the automatic yogurt freezer dispenser unit. Potentially hazardous food items to be held cold shall be held below 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Automatic frozen yogurt machine taken out of service at this time. Product in machine discarded.
Noncritical violations: 2
McDonald’s #25804
611 Third St., Columbus
Dec. 12
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 3
St. Peter’s Lutheran School
791 Fifth St., Columbus
Dec. 12
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
Hickory Hills BBQ
16021 N. U.S. 31, Edinburgh
Dec. 13
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 2
El Nopal
3330 W. Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
Dec. 13
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 2
Walgreen’s #3524
2400 Beam Road, Columbus
Dec. 13
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
Rickers #20
11940 N. U.S. 31, Edinburgh
Dec. 13
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
Hilton Garden Inn
12210 N. Executive Drive, Edinburgh
Dec. 13
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 1
Bartholomew County Jail
543 Franklin St., Columbus
Dec. 13
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 1
Save-A-Lot #8090/6068
2540 Eastbrook Plaza, Columbus
Dec. 13
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 5
Marco’s Pizza
3532 W. 2 Mile House Road, Columbus
Dec. 16
Critical violations: 2
1) An air gap must be maintained between the plumbing inlet and the flood rim of the fixture. The nozzle of the spray hose is below the flood rim of the three compartment sink. 2) Working containers of toxic items must be labeled with the common name of their contents. Spray bottle of sanitizing solution not labeled.
Noncritical violations: 12
Arby’s
3450 Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
Dec. 16
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 4
Bucceto’s Smiling Teeth
318 Washington St., Columbus
Dec. 16
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: None
Hampton Inn
12161 N. Executive Drive, Edinburgh
Dec. 16
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 1
Subway #10692
2443 Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
Dec. 16
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 3
Columbus 2 Food Mart
3350 Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
Dec. 16
Critical violations: 2
1) A hand washing sink must be provided in food preparation area. This establishment increased food preparation utilities on site by the addition of pizza preparation. No plans for this increase were submitted for review. As the establishment is set up now, there is no hand washing sink by the pizza preparation area. 2) Toxic items on display for retail sales must be stored in a matter that prevents contamination of food, store service items, and single use items. Toxic items were displayed next to single use items.
Noncritical violations: None
Panera Bread
3056 Columbus Center, Columbus
Dec. 17
Critical violations: 1
Soiled baking trays used for delivery of baking goods and dough from production facility — food contact surfaces to be cleaned to bare metal and discoloration with no baked on food after each use — keep clean pans for facility and transfer to wax paper when it arrives. The storage racks for baked bread have an accumulation of dried food particles that need cleaned.
Noncritical violations: 10
Circle K #2342
2415 Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
Dec. 18
Critical violations: 2
1) No hot water provided at the sink at the self-service area. 2) No air gap between the three bay sinks overflow lip and the sprayer faucet.
Noncritical violations: 4
White Castle
1686 National Road, Columbus
Dec. 20
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 1
Walmart #4216
2025 Merchant Mile, Columbus
Dec. 20
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 3
Flavours of India
217 Washington St., Columbus
Dec. 26
Critical violations: 1
Automatic dish machine was not operating to chemically sanitize equipment and dishware at the time of inspection. All equipment and dishware must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized using the 3-compartment until such time the automatic dish machine can operate to chemically sanitize at 50 ppm chlorine sanitizing rinse cycle.
Noncritical violations: 3
Joe Willy’s
1034 Washington St., Columbus
Dec. 26
Critical violations: 4
1) Employee was observed not washing hands between changing gloves and the employee should wash hands more frequently. Employees should clean their hands after touching bare human body parts. 2) The can opener blade had a large amount of food particles caked on it. Food contact utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. 3) The sink sprayer in the dish washing room was hanging below the flood level of the sink. An air gap of at least one inch mist be maintained between a water source and a drain. 4) The back hand washing sink was inaccessible due to a thawing container in it. A hand washing sink must be clean and not used for any other purpose.
Noncritical violations: 15
Koi Grill & Sushi Bar
3860 W. Carlos Folger Drive, Columbus
Dec. 26
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 2
Dairy Queen Brazier #11731
616 Third St., Columbus
Dec. 26
Critical violations: 1
An employee was observed wearing gloves to handle raw meat, and not changing gloves to handle single service packaging. Single use gloves shall be used for one task and no other purpose.
Noncritical violations: 6
Rivera’s Mi Terra
1461 Central Ave., Columbus
Dec. 27
Critical violations: 3
1) Packages of raw egg cartons stored above ready-to-eat food items in the display cooler and in reach-in food prep cooler in the food prep area. 2) Carnitas cooked were measured at 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the front service hot holding unit. Reach-in food prep cooler in food prep area bottom portion steak measured at 53 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in good prep cooler shall not be used until food product can maintain below 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Potentially hazardous food items to be held above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 3) Spray bottle of containing toxic item not labeled of contents in the back food prep area.
Noncritical violations: 10
Comfort Inn
1174 N. U.S. 31, Columbus
Dec. 27
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 1
Blackerby’s Hangar 5 Restaurant
4770 Ray Boll Blvd., Columbus
Dec. 27
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: 3
Henry’s Social Club
423 Washington St., Columbus
Dec. 27
Critical violations: 1
A noncommercial container of humus was found in the walk-in cooler date labeled Dec. 11. Potentially hazardous foods will be kept at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or less for a maximum of seven days.
Noncritical violations: 1
Ruby Tuesday’s #7670
3715 W. Market Drive, Columbus
Dec. 27
Critical violations: 1
Employee drink improperly stored next to food preparation area.
Noncritical violations: 6
