Portage County inspections: 2 restaurants receive double-digit violations

Karen Madden, Stevens Point Journal
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The following are the latest results of Portage County Health Department inspections on licensed food establishments and other types of businesses, which the Stevens Point Journal will report monthly.

Mosinee

  • Sunset Bay Grill, 1135 Portage County DB No. 2: April 28: One violation: No test kit for sanitizer concentration.

Plover

  • Jimmy John's No 3877, 1845 Park Avenue: April 3: No violations found.

  • Mama Elda's, 1828 Plover Road: April 4: Seven violations: Tortillas coming into contact with cloth towels (corrected during inspection); chlorine sanitizer not used according to label instructions; no test kit for monitoring sanitizer concentration: table-mounted can opener dirty (corrected during inspection); packaged gelatin products not labeled; shelving unit in bakery area has boards made of wood and not easily sealed; top of dish machine dirty: Reinspection, April 20: Three violations: No test kit available for monitoring sanitizer concentrations; packaged gelatin products not labeled; shelving unit in bakery has boards made of wood and not easily sealed.

  • Mr. Brews Taphouse, 2012 Portage County HH: April 24: Three violations: No test kit for monitoring sanitizer concentration for dish machine; door gaskets for refrigerators not tight; wall behind ware washing sink and adjacent to sink has several damaged areas.

  • Tulum Mexican Restaurant, 3066 Village Park Drive: April 3: Nine violations: Consumer advisory missing disclosure statement for steaks; tip of table-mounted can opener soiled (corrected during inspection); several containers of food in reach-in refrigerators and walk-in cooler seen unwrapped or uncovered (corrected during inspection); clean cloth apron used as shield around cheese grater; clean glasses stored or stacked without being air dried; ice buckets stored upright between uses (corrected during inspection); no handwashing signs provided in waitstaff handwashing sink; two tiles in walk-in cooler cracked and not in good repair; walk-in cooler walls visibly soiled.

Stevens Point

Badgerland and Midways LLC, 7275 Lake Thomas Road: April 28: No violations found.

Domino's, 3033 Church St.: April 5: Four violations: No test kit available for measuring sanitizer concentrations; clean food pans stored without being air dried; wet mop stored in mop cart; current permit not posted.

Dosirak, 108 Division St.: April 18: 11 violations: Employee handling read-to-eat food with bare hands; packages of chicken gimbap held a room temperature (corrected during inspection); sanitizer not used according to label directions; wiping cloth sanitizer solutions stored on floor; packages of chicken katsu gimbap missing labeling information; radiance range at cooks' line soiled; flooring in the walk-in freezer not cleaned frequently; filters and hood surfaces above cooks' line have accumulation of dust and grease; excessive smoke and fumes in kitchen; screen door of kitchen door torn and in disrepair; floor throughout kitchen requires cleaning; ceiling ducts and adjacent surfaces soiled.

La Comida, 5110 Main St.: April 12: Four violations: Spray arm at prewashing sink for dish machine hangs below the floor rim and no air gap provided; glass tender cooler No. 2 not maintained in good repair; flooring near entrance to back dining room has areas in disrepair; light intensity in back kitchen very dim.

La Quinta Inn & Suites, 4917 Main St.: April 11: One violation: Biscuit gravy not cooled properly.

Los Victors Mexican Food California Style, 301 Division St.: April 12: Five violations: Sanitizer not used according to label instructions (corrected during inspection); back door open and screen door not used; screen at walk-up window torn and drive-thru window not provided with screen; light intensity above ware washing machine dim; drive-thru window cracked; current permit not posted in conspicuous area.

Qdoba Mexican Eats, 5347 U.S. 10 E.: April 12: Inspection not available.

SentryWorld Center, 601 N. Michigan Ave.: April 26: Seven violations: Several food items held in prep coolers more than 24 hours missing date marks; test kit not available for checking sanitizer concentration at manual ware washing sinks; interior of pizza prep cooler dirty; several bulk food storage containers in PJ's kitchen not labeled; irreversible registering thermometer not provided for utensil surface temperatures at the dish machines in upper banquet kitchen field house kitchen and PJ's bar; clean food pans stacked without being air dried; wet mop stored in mop sink.

Subway No. 105, 5601 Carrie Frost Drive: April 17: One violation: Permit not posted in conspicuous area.

Subway No. 106, 135 N. Division St.: April 3: Three violations: Infrared-type thermometer used to obtain food temperature; no certified food manager for establishment; spray arm of ware washing sink is leaking.

Subway No. 107, 32 Park Ridge Drive; April 10: One violation: Detergent basin of ware washing sink compartment leaking.

Taco Bell, 433 N. Division St.: April 28: Three violations: Test kit for checking sanitizer concentration has expired; clean food pans stored without being air dried; public restroom fixtures soiled.

UWSP DeBot Center, 325 Isadore St.: April 25: 11 violations: Uncovered container of grated Parmesan cheese at Pizza & Penne serving line not protected from contamination; no sanitizer available at three-compartment ware washing sink in lower-level dish room; container of hand sanitizer stored on shelving unit above food pan liners in Upper DeBot storage room; hot water at handwashing sink fluctuates and is too cold; establishment does not have required plan for vacuum packaging root vegetables; sugar mixture, white chocolate morsels and brown sugar in lower-level bakery in unlabeled containers; single-service portion cups with no handles used to dispense croutons in lower DeBot Stefanos pizza area stored directly in food container (corrected during inspection); ice cream scoop at Sweets and Treats improperly stored in container of water not at proper temperature; clean metal and plastic food pans stacked together without being air-dried; single-service food containers not stored in original container, not protected from contamination (corrected during inspection); two-compartment sink near Seared & Served leaking; no handwashing signs provided at employee handwashing sink (corrected during inspection).

Wicked Willow, 1137 Main St.: April 6: Eight violations: Sanitizer not used according to label directions; pan of cooling chili stored on lowest shelf of shelving unit; no refrigerator thermometer in the chest freezer and upright freezer; air fryer not meant for industrial use; cutting board has excessive scoring and not easily cleanable; burners and surfaces of range dirty; flooring in kitchen has areas in disrepair; portable air conditioning unit improperly located and installed.

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Contact Karen Madden at 715-345-2245 or kmadden@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @KMadden715, Instagram @kmadden715 or Facebook at www.facebook.com/karen.madden.33.

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