Polk County Restaurant Inspections: Tater's Cafe, Ugo's Pizza Parlor, Odd Moe's Pizza

This is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Polk County health department.
This is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Polk County health department.

ABOUT RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS

This is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Polk County health department.

Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene, dish-washing and sanitizing, and equipment and facility cleanliness.

Violations: Restaurant scores are based on a 100-point scale. Priority violations deduct 5 points, and priority foundation violations deduct 3 points. Violations recorded on consecutive inspections result in point deductions being doubled.

Scoring: Scores of 70 or higher are considered compliant. Restaurants scoring below 70 must be reinspected within 30 days or face closure or other administrative action. Restaurants display a placard by the entrance to indicate whether they have passed their last inspection.

At the beginning of 2022, health inspections moved from their former website and the latest inspections are now viewable at inspections.myhealthdepartment.com/or-polk-county.

Semi-annual restaurant inspections from July 13 to July 23.

Polk County Restaurant Inspections

Taco Bell

Location: 450 Wallace Road NW, Salem

Date: July 13

Score: 100

No priority violations.

McDonald's

Location: 570 Wallace Road NW

Date: July 13

Score: 100

No priority violations.

Pizza Hut

Location: 560 Wallace Road NW

Date: July 13

Score: 100

No priority violations.

Tater's Cafe

Location: 683 SE Jefferson St., Dallas

Date: July 13

Score: 85

Priority violations:

Raw or ready-to eat food is not properly protected from cross contamination, specifically: Metal container of raw liquid egg is sitting above cooked bacon in reach in refrigerator. Point deduction: 5.

Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically: Metal container of raw liquid egg is sitting on top of the prep unit at 51 degrees Fahrenheit. Point deduction: 5.

Dairy Queen

Location: 320 Pacific Ave. S., Monmouth

Date: July 14

Score: 95

Priority violations:

Food employees are not washing their hands as often as necessary, specifically: Operator wearing gloves in grill area walked over to drive-thru window and took cash/change with gloved hands and then walked back to grill area and continued flipping burger patties on grill and filled up fry order without washing hands. Point deduction: 5.

Dairy Queen

Location: 586 SE Jefferson St., Dallas

Date: July 15

Score: 85

Priority violations:

Food employees are not washing their hands as often as necessary, specifically: Operator placed raw frozen burger patties on grill, took off gloves, placed new gloves on, and grabbed a piece of bread. Point deduction: 5.

Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically: Several food items in kitchen prep unit are 50 degrees Fahrenheit (shredded cheese, pickles and sliced tomatoes). Point deduction: 5.

Ugo's Pizza Parlor

Location: 967 Main St., Dallas

Date: July 15

Score: 100

No priority violations.

Java Crew

Location: 779 Wallace Road NW

Date: July 15

Score: 95

Priority violations:

Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically: Tea and fruit syrups in continental unit are 52 degrees Fahrenheit. Point deduction: 5.

Odd Moe's Pizza

Location: 1594 Edgewater St. NW

Date: July 18

Score: 95

Priority violations:

Food employees are not washing their hands as often as necessary, specifically: Employee dropped a plastic bag of pizza dough on ground, picked it up, set it on counter, unwrapped it, and started rolling out pizza dough. Point deduction: 5.

Brew Coffee and Tap House

Location: 211 S. Main St., Independence

Date: July 19

Score: 100

No priority violations.

Carl's Jr.

Location: 555 Edgewater St. NW

Date: July 19

Score: 100

No priority violations.

Limeberry

Location: 525 Taggart Drive NW

Date: July 19

Score: 100

No priority violations.

El Pique

Location: 289 E. Ellendale Ave., Dallas

Date: July 20

Score: 100

No priority violations.

Starbucks Coffee

Location: 244 E. Ellendale Ave., Dallas

Date: July 20

Score: 100

No priority violations.

Em Chan covers food and dining at the Statesman Journal. You can reach her at echan@statesmanjournal.com, follow her on Twitter @catchuptoemily or see what she's eating on Instagram @sikfanmei.ah.

This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Polk County Restaurant Inspections: Dairy Queen, Taco Bell