Dirty Spoons of Pickaway County: February 2019

In February 2019, the Pickaway County General Health District visited dozens of restaurants, delis, and cafeterias throughout Pickaway County. In this report, we listed restaurants in the county, along with the number of violations. For the worst violator, we listed the critical infractions listed by the Health Department. We understand that running restaurants can and is difficult. Our goal is to inform our readers about the restaurants of Pickaway County, and will post any follow-up visits the Health Department does to show improvements made to any given restaurant.

The dirty spoon of the month goes to El Palomar of the Circleville Plaza, with 6 critical violations. As per the health department, they noted the following critical violations:

3717-1-02.4(C)(8) / PIC: duties – ensure employees are rapidly cooling TCS foods.
Critical Observed refried beans cooling by placing a pan over top of another pan. Per the PIC these had been prepared ~1:30 pm and at 3 pm they were still holding over 135F. Foods must be rapidly cooled from 135 to 70 within 2 hours and to 41F within 6 hours of initial cooling. During the inspection these pans were placed in an ice bath to quickly cool.

3717-1-05.1(O)(1) / Using a handwashing sink – accessible at all times
Critical Observed that the kitchen hand washing sink was not accessible due to equipment all the way around it and the electrical outlets in the sink. Hand washing sinks must be properly stocked and accessible at all times.

3717-1-03.2(C) / Packaged and unpackaged food – preventing contamination by separation, packaging, and segregation
Critical Repeat Observefd raw beef over onions in the open door coolers. Per the owner the onion are to be cooked and served. Store raw meats underneath any vegetables to prevent contamination.

3717-1-04.5(A)(1) / Cleanliness of equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils.
Critical Repeat Observed peices of a veggie slicer that had been stored on the underside of a prep table in a bus tub. The bus tub had dried food debris in the bottom and around the sides. Observed “clean” salsa containers with some food debris left inside. CLEAN THE LOCATION WHERE FOOD CONTACT UTENSILS ARE STORED. DO NOT STORE UTENSILS IN AN AREA WHERE THEY WILL NOT BECOME CONTAMINATED BY SPLASHING OR SPILLING DURING PREP.

3717-1-03.6(A) / Discarding/reconditioning unsafe, adulterated, or not honestly presented food
Critical Observed a bag of onions that had many fruit flies flying around it. Inside the bag were some rotten onions. DISCARD ALL DAMAGED FOOD STOCK TO PREVENT ATTRACTING PESTS.

3717-1-03.4(F)(1)(a) / Time/temperature controlled for safety food – hot holding.
Critical Repeat Observed queso in a hot holding unit at 122F at the time of inspection. Observed a pan of raw beef holding 49F at the time of inspection. HOT FOODS SHALL BE HELD AT 135F OR HIGHER TO PREVENT BACTERIAL GROWTH. COLD FOODS SHALL BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW TO PREVENT BACTERIAL GROWTH.’

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The full list of restaurants along with violations (or lack thereof) is as follows and organized from most to fewest violations: