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 Walmart
735 Whitfield Drive, Columbus
July 21
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 2
n La Guanajuato Restaurant
2710 State St., Columbus
July 23
Priority violations: 1
Shredded cheese was measured at 57° Fahrenheit in the reach-in cooler in the prep area. Food items shall be held below 41° Fahrenheit at all times in coolers. All potentially hazardous food items shall not be stored in this cooler until it can maintain below 41° Fahrenheit.
Core violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
n La Guanajuato Grocery
2710 State St., Columbus
July 23
Priority violations: 1
A spray nozzle connected to the hose under constant pressure was observed at the back bakery area without a proper backflow prevention device at the water valve.
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n Bob Evans
221 Carrie Lane, Columbus
July 23
Priority violations: 2
Ready-to-eat foods stored for longer than 24 hours must be properly date labeled and discarded within seven days. Multiple food products were observed in the walk-in cooler with a discard date of July 22, 2025. Sanitizer solution buckets must be replaced regularly and maintain a solution of 200 ppm while using quaternary ammonium. A sanitizer bucket was observed with zero ppm up by the front serving station.
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 4
n Canteen Midrange
2725 W. County Road 450S, Columbus
July 23
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 1
n Zaxby’s
3102 N. National Road, Columbus
July 24
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: None
n Five Guys
1675 N. National Road, Columbus
July 28
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 3
n Country Inn and Suites
3888 Mimosa Drive, Columbus
July 28
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. Waffle batter was measured at 58° Fahrenheit, sausage patties were measured at 128° Fahrenheit and eggs were measured at 120° Fahrenheit.
Priority foundation violations: 1
A chemical test kit for sanitizing solutions was not found on-site.
Core violations: None
n For the Love of Brunch
1606 Central Ave., Columbus
July 28
Priority violations: 1
Potentially hazardous foods must be properly reheated from 41° Fahrenheit to 165° Fahrenheit in two hours or less. Macaroni and cheese was measured at 100° Fahrenheit at 9:30 a.m., and was put in the oven at 7 a.m.
Priority foundation violations: Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils must be kept clean to the sight and touch. The interior of the ice machine is soiled with an accumulation of a mold-like substance. No towels were found at the handwashing sinks in the dishwashing and baking areas.
Core violations: 10
n Stunna’s Meal Prep
1604 Central Ave., Columbus
July 29
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: 2
Three seven-ounce cans of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce are badly dented at the seams. Food packages must be in good condition to protect the integrity of the contents so that food in not exposed to contaminants. A chemical test kit was not found for the sanitizing solution. A test kit must be used to ensure the proper concentration of sanitizing agent is being used.
Core violations: 3
n Gramz Bakery
409 Washington St., Columbus
July 29
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. Sausage patties in the under-counter reach-in cooler were measured at 52° Fahrenheit and ham was measured at 46° Fahrenheit. Food products inside the large cooler were measured at 44° Fahrenheit. The ambient air temperature of the cooler was measured at 49° Fahrenheit. All potentially hazardous foods were removed from this cooler and placed in properly operating refrigeration units. The under-counter reach-in cooler must be placed out-of-service until such time as the unit can be repaired. Toxic or poisonous items must be stored in a manner that prevents contamination of food. A spray bottle of cleaning agent was improperly stored in the food prep area.
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 13
n The Brick
309 Walnut St., Jonesville
July 30
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 3
n Subway
2475 W. Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
July 31
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. Meatballs on the warming unit were measured at 105° Fahrenheit and products in the make table at the drive-up window measured between 41° Fahrenheit and 57° Fahrenheit. Poisonous and toxic materials, such as cleaners and sanitizers, must be stored in a manner that prevents contamination of foods. A container of sanitizing solution was stored above the make table at the drive-up window.
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 6
n Dirty Dough
1575 N. National Road, Columbus
Aug. 4
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: 1
Working containers used for storing poisonous or toxic materials, such as cleaner and sanitizers, must be clearly and individually identified with the common name of the material. A bottle of cleaner that was not labeled was found under the front counter.
Core violations: 3
n Arby’s
3450 W. Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
Aug. 4
Priority violations: 1
An air gap must be maintained between the water supply inlet and the flood rim of a plumbing fixture. The nozzle on the spray hose at the three-compartment sink hangs below the flood rim of the sink.
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 5
n Papa John’s Pizza
4470 W. Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus
Aug. 4
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 6
n Panera Bread
3056 Columbus Center, Columbus
Aug. 5
Priority violations: 1
The chlorine solution in the mechanical dishwasher must meet the minimum concentration ppm range. The dishwasher did not have any sanitizer solution during the operation.
Priority foundation violations: 1
Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean to the sight and touch. The can opener blade had old food build-up on it.
Core violations: 4
n Las Delicias
2241 State St., Columbus
Aug. 5
Priority violations: 2
Potentially hazardous foods must be maintained at no less than 135° Fahrenheit or greater than 41° Fahrenheit. Cooked corn found in the crockpot on the back counter was 75° Fahrenheit and cheese sauce found in the crockpot measured at 70° Fahrenheit. Poisonous or toxic materials must be stored so that they cannot contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens or single-service items. Toxic materials were found on the storage rack next to single-service items in the back storage room.
Priority foundation violations: 3
Food packaged in a food retail establishment must be labeled. Unidentified food in a plastic bag was found on a shelf for resale. A food temperature measuring device was not found in the freezer with chocolate-covered fruit. Hand-drying towels were missing from the employee sink, and the men’s and women’s restrooms.
Core violations: 7
n Guatemex
2241 State St., Columbus
Aug. 5
Priority violations: 5
Food packages must be in good condition and protect the integrity of the contents so that food is not exposed to contamination. Fish was stored in direct contact with “Thank You” bags, which are not food-grade. Foods must be protected against cross-contamination through proper storage practices. Raw chicken and raw shell eggs are stored next to and above fish in the walk-in cooler. A 40-pound box of chicken was stored next to soiled dishes in the dishwashing area. An employee was observed making contact with raw meat with her gloved hands, then touched many food and non-food contact surfaces with the gloved hands. Potentially hazardous foods must be held at proper temperatures. This includes hot foods at 135° Fahrenheit or above and cold foods at 41° Fahrenheit or below. A 10-gallon pot of beans was cooked the evening before and left out at room temperature; the product measured at 97° Fahrenheit. A two-gallon pot of cooked tomatoes and peppers was cooked the evening before and left out at room temperature; the product measured at 78° Fahrenheit. The products were both discarded. Toxic and poisonous materials, such as cleaners and sanitizers, must be stored in a manner that prevents contamination of single-service items. Two spray bottles of cleaning agent were stored by single-service items on the storage rack.
Priority foundation violations: 6
Potentially hazardous foods prepared and held refrigerated for more than 24 hours must be clearly labeled with the date the product is to either be consumed or discarded. Several containers of food in the “Coke” cooler were not date labeled. Cooked rice in the walk-in cooler was not date labeled. Potentially hazardous foods must be properly thawed. A 40-pound box of chicken was thawing at room temperature. A chemical test kit must be used to ensure a proper concentration of sanitizing agent is being used. A chemical test kit was not found on-site. Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils must be clean to the sight and touch. Grease droplets are forming the edges of the exhaust hood, which could fall onto foods being prepared below. No towels were found at the hand sinks in the men’s and women’s restrooms, or at the hand sink in the food preparation area. Many flies were found in the back storage area; professional pest control must be sought immediately and the receipt for treatment provided to this department by Aug. 15, 2025.
Core violations: 12
n Best Western
11780 N. U.S. 31, Edinburgh
Aug. 5
Priority violations: 1
Food on display for consumption must be protected from contamination. Apples on the counter were not wrapped.
Priority foundation violations: None
Core violations: 2
n Dorel
500 S. Gladstone Ave., Columbus
Aug. 5
Priority violations: None
Priority foundation violations: 1
Sanitizers used in solution buckets for food-contact surfaces must maintain a temperature of 75° Fahrenheit minimum, with a ppm of less than 500 and greater than 100. The sanitizer bucket by the grill in the front serving station was reading below 11 ppm.
Core violations: 1
