Portage County inspections: Mold on cover of mustard, flies in liquor bottles

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

Custer

  • Classy Cafe, 7559 State 66: July 13: No violations.

  • Kedzie's Midway Foods, 1825 Portage County K: July 13: No violations.

  • Midway Sweets, 7449 State 66: July 13: No violations.

  • Whitefeather Organics, 2239 Sky View Road: July 22: No violations.

Plover

  • King Cone, 2534 Post Road: July 29: No violations.

  • Mama Elda's, 1828 Plover Road: July 29: No violations.

  • Smiley's, 4020 Portage County R: July 6: Four violations: Sanitizer for banquet bar dish machine not used according to directions (corrected during inspection); bottom of Manitowoc freezer and two-door refrigerator dirty; cavity of door seals of microwave dirty; fan near fryers not cleaned frequently.

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Stevens Point

  • Ann Teas, 2228 Madison St.: July 29: No violations.

  • Bee Yang, 625 Bliss Ave.: July 22: No violations.

  • Ebert & Gebert's, 812 Main St.: July 12: Five violations: Establishment does not have procedures for responding to vomiting or diarrheal events; ice drop chute of soda machine in dining room dirty; shelving in upright cooler and shelving over food prep sink chipped, peeling and not maintained; interior surface of third door of the upright cooler is missing protective panel; exterior door in kitchen not in good repair and tight fitting.

  • Joe's Bar, 831 Main St.: July 27: Six violations: Mold on cover of mustard bottle in cooler (corrected during inspection); bucket of drinking ice in cooler unwrapped and uncovered; walk-in beer cooler constructed of unsealed wood; dust and mold accumulations on shelving in walk-in cooler; inside of microwave dirty; no handwashing signs at bar, men's bathroom and women's bathroom employee handwashing sinks.

  • Kitchens Brew, 3217 John Joanis Drive: July 22: No violations.

  • The Outfit, 804 Main St.: July 27: Five violations: Flies seen in three liquor bottles (corrected during inspection); dish machine sanitizer not used according to label directions (corrected during inspection); no test kit available for monitoring chlorine concentration; multiple bar stools damaged and have exposed cushions; floor behind bar sticky from spilled beverages.

  • Papa Joe's, 233 Division St.: July 12: Two violations: No test kit for monitoring sanitizer concentration; handle on right door of three-door bar refrigerator broken off.

  • Pho Ever 21, 5509 U.S. 10 E.: July 10: One violation: No certified food manager for establishment.

  • Rainbow Snow Unit No. 1, 569 Jordan Road: July 29: No violations.

  • Samoeun's Happy Wok, 3822 Bluebird Drive: July 29: No violations.

  • South Point, 3057 Church St.: July 13: No violations.

  • Top Hat Bar, 1346 Third St.: July 13: Six violations: Fruit fly in bottle of liquor (corrected during inspection); Establishment does not have procedures for responding to vomiting or diarrheal events; ice scoop stored with handle in contact with drinking ice (corrected during inspection); walk-in cooler walls and ceiling constructed with non-sealed wood; mold growing on walls and ceiling of walk-in cooler; two boxes of single-use plastic cups stored on floor.

  • Topper's Pizza, 249 Division St.: July 11: Eight violations: Several food containers stored in pizza prep cooler missing date marks; soap not available at food employee handwashing sink in back kitchen (corrected during inspection); no current food protection manager's certificate posted in establishment; wall-mounted paper towel dispenser at employee handwashing sink not working; filter baffles missing from canopy hood system above the pizza oven in use; encrusted food accumulated on surfaces of conveyor belt and crumb tray of pizza ovens; surfaces of canopy hood system not cleaned frequently; wall and caulking behind the ware washing sinks soiled.

This article originally appeared on Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune: Portage County restaurant inspections: Flies in liquor bottles