Dec 09, 2019

Ellis Co. restaurant and lodging inspections, 12/2 – 12/8

Posted Dec 09, 2019 7:18 PM

Last week’s inspection results from the Kansas Department of Agriculture:

  1. On the retail side of the consumer reach-in coolers, there were three sealed packages of raw ground beef that were being stored on a solid shelf directly above Beyond Meat Plant-Based Patties. No evidence of leaking was observed. 
  1. In the cheese self-service area, there were three opened containers of brie cheese with dates of 11/30/19 to 12/7/19. The cheese would have been held over seven days. 

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  1. In the single-door refrigerator, there was a container of raw chicken that was being stored on a wire rack directly above fully cooked bacon. No evidence of leaking was observed. 
  1. Cook had handled raw chicken with his gloved hands and then grabbed a hamburger bun with the same hands. 
  1. In the kitchen, there was a non-food grade container that held direct contact with flour. In the two-door cooler in the back storage area, there was a non-food grade container that had direct contact with pigs' tail. 

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  1. In the single-door Kenmore refrigerator, there was an opened container of heavy whipping cream with no date of when it was opened.

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  1. Cook had handled raw beef with his bare hands. After handling the raw beef he grabbed clean glass plates without washing his hands. 
  1. During the inspection, there was a metal pan of cut beef that was sitting on a table directly next to the cooking line. The temperature of the beef was 51 F.
  1. In the two-door True refrigerator, there was a bowl of crab rangoon with no date of when it was prepared. In the two-door True refrigerator, there was a container of fully cooked noodles that had no date of when they were cooked. 
  1. During the inspection, the dishwasher was washing plates and pans and not using a sanitizing solution at the end of the cycle. 
  1. In the chemical storage area, there was a spray bottle that held a clear liquid with no label present. 

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  1. In the two-door refrigerator, there was a container of fully cooked eggs and a container of fully cooked sausage with dates of 12/3/10 to 12/10/19. This product could have been held over seven days. 
  1. The establishment uses Quat Sanitizing Solution and does not have any test strips available. 

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  1. In room 203 there was mold present along the interior walls directly next to the window. There was also a small amount of mold present in the shower directly under the corner tile on the North Side. 

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  1. In the back storage area, there is an Everest single-door refrigerator that held an opened container of six hot dogs with no date of when they were opened. 

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  1. In the Silver King refrigerated prep table, there was an uncovered container of raw eggs that were being stored on a wire shelf directly above an uncovered pan of fully cooked beef. No evidence of leaking was observed. 
  1. In the walk-in cooler, there was a food-grade plastic tub with raw beef and raw chicken being stored in the same tub.
  1. In the four-door reach-in cooler there were four pans of fully cooked beef and four pans of fully cooked chicken. These pans assorted in temperature from 86 F to 91 F. 
  1. In the Silver King refrigerated make-table, there was a container of fully cooked chicken and cooked beef at the temperature of 62 F. 
  1. In the single-door True refrigerator, there were cooked noodles with no date of when they were made. 
  1. In the walk-in cooler, there were two food-grade plastic tubs with cooked vegetables that were opened from the freezer. In the Silver King refrigerated make-table, there was cut cabbage in a food grade bag with no date of when it was cut.
  1. Hanging on a rack and stored as clean there was a plastic food grade measuring cup that was being stored with dried food residue present inside of the cup. 
  1. No paper towels or other hand drying provisions at the back prep area handwashing sink.
  1. In the chemical storage area, there were two spray bottles that were unmarked. One held a clear liquid and one held a blue liquid.