Jefferson City restaurant inspections for October 2014

Jefferson City inspected 44 food-service establishments during the month of October.

The inspections note critical and non-critical violations.

Critical violations are the more serious, as they are more likely to compromise food safety and cause health problems. Critical violations often concern improper food temperatures, either on a stove/grill or in holding areas after cooking or before cooking, such as in a refrigerator. They also could involve plumbing repairs, personal hygiene, people who are sick handling food or contamination, such as pest infestations.

Non-critical violations are more minor offenses, which could deal with cleaning/maintenance of floors, walls, ceilings, open waste receptacles, unshielded light bulbs in a food preparation area or a missing thermometer in a refrigerator.

The October inspections noted:Belair Elementary School, 701 Belair Drive, no violations.

Cedar Hills Elementary School, 1510 Vieth Drive, no violations.

East Elementary School, 1229 E. McCarty St., one non-critical violation: Food boxes stored on the floor in the dry storage room.

Jefferson City High School, 609 Union St., two non-critical violations: Some pineapple cans' edges are damaged; paper towels absent at dispenser in Jay bar.

Moreau Heights Elementary School, 1410 Hough Park St., no violations.

Southwest Elementary School, 812 St. Marys Blvd., no violations.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 1201 Fairgrounds Road, one non-critical violation: Mold present on wall above three-compartment sink.

West Elementary School, 100 Dix Road, no violations.

Helias High School, 1305 Swifts Highway, three non-critical violations: Kitchen hand sink not providing water for hand-washing (using front service hand sink currently); paper towels not dispensing out of towel dispensers (front service and dish room); food debris present on floor under range and fryer area.

Saint Peters Elementary School, 314 E. High St., no violations.

Angelina's Cafe, 101 Boonville Road, one non-critical violation: Sanitizer not present in sanitizer buckets (corrected at time of inspection).

Arris Pizza Palace, 117 E. High St., six non-critical violations: Dust observed on walls in kitchen; covered trash container needed for employee bathroom; light cover absent over light in dish room; several ceiling tiles in facility observed with water damage or missing; shelving unit/brackets in dish room rusty/deteriorating; gap observed under back door of restaurant (entry area for pests).

Casey's General Store, 102 Eastland Drive, no violations.

Dollar General Store No. 1433, 2114 Schotthill Wood Drive, four non-critical violations: Food boxes and packs of bottled water stored on the floor in the stock room and near cash register; hand-wash sign faded and unreadable (gave manager a sign); no paper towels present in employee restroom; racks in the True three-door cooler dirty.

Dollar Tree Stores Inc. No. 558, 3535 Missouri Blvd. Suite 127, two non-critical violations: Cheese and other food debris in the bottom of the reach in freezer; dirt in the tracks of the ice cream chest freezer.

Sapphire's, 422 Monroe St., one non-critical violation: plastic ice bucket observed cracked on bottom.

Subway, 3218 W. Edgewood Drive Suite 800, three non-critical violations: Floors in the sandwich prep area had accumulation of used gloves and food debris; sauce packets on the floor in the walk-in freezer; box containing paper towels stored on the floor in dry storage.

Gerbes West Deli Department, 2805 W. Truman Blvd., two non-critical violations: Vent hood system was found dirty; deli wrapping machine had food particles present, soda machine had accumulation of soda splatter around nozzles, and microwave had food debris on the inside walls.

Lion No. 11, 718 W. Stadium Blvd., one critical violation: Toxics stored in many locations (should store in one location) - and seven non-critical violations: The floor in the walk-in cooler had cardboard and other debris present; water and Gatorade stored on the floor; split milk in the Pepsi two-door cooler; unshielded lights in the walk-in cooler (not fixed for follow-up inspection) and burnt-out light in the walk-in cooler; no hand-washing sign in the bathroom (gave manager a sign); coffee machine dirty with coffee splatter and soda fountains, both Coke and Pepsi, had soda splatter and fuzz present; need to clean inside track of the Nestle chest freezer.

Jefferson City Sub Shop, 1902 Missouri Blvd., six non-critical violations: Unprotected bulbs present over ice bin of drink station; burned-out lights in corner by ice machine and also in slicing room area; interior of two-door Coke cooler has food residues present on walls and shelving; bottom shelf of dry storage area has accumulated food spills and probable old rodent feces present, walk-in cooler shelving, ceiling, walls and fan covers have dust and mold-like debris present; men's restroom stool is dirty and has hard water (corrosion) deposits present, hanging dust present on light fixtures wall and ceiling above drink dispenser, numerous cups and lids spilled behind drink dispenser on floor; several broken or missing quarry floor tiles at trapping water at floor drain in front of triple sink and loose, hanging, patched drywall around air vents in back; old rodent pellets present on lowest dry storage shelf in back.

K-Mart No. 7018 Grocery, 2304 Missouri Blvd., one non-critical violation: two stacks of boxes with food items in them stacked on the floor (manager stated she would have it fixed quickly).

Little Caesars Pizza, 2407 Missouri Blvd. X, six non-critical violations: Several floor tiles in kitchen are in disrepair; light covers absent over lights in food-preparation area; personal beverages stored with food products in chest freezer; accumulation of dust present on ceiling tiles and heat exhaust hood; pizza boxes observed stored on floor by oven; outside dumpster lids are open.

Longhorn Steakhouse of JC No. 5219, 3545 Missouri Blvd., one critical violation: Salad dressings, orange juice and strawberry mix not being held at 41 degrees or below (corrected on site) - and one non-critical violation: Soda fountains had debris present.

Love Sushi, 2201 Missouri Blvd., two critical violations: Chemicals/pest control products stored with single service/food products; food product observed being thawed in mop sink (corrected at time of inspection) - and six non-critical violations: Floors dirty from food debris under sushi bar; caulk around sushi bar prep sink is dirty and flaking (not fixed by follow-up inspection); kitchen exhaust hood is not clean (grease and dust accumulation), filters dusty in ceiling; need to clean interior door jamb of double-doored Coke cooler from food debris; gaskets in disrepair on Coke cooler; chopsticks stored on floor in dry goods store room.

McDonald's, 1425 Missouri Blvd., no violations.

Panera Bread, 2226 Missouri Blvd., five non-critical violations: Door on ice machine is broken and not sealed; food and other like debris under lower cooler drawer under sandwich prep table; no employee hand-wash signage in the women's restroom or front hand sink (gave manager signs); light in walk-in cooler has been bumped and is hanging loose; floor in walk-in cooler had food debris and other items.

Pizza Hut, 3530 Country Club Drive, two critical violations: Black debris present inside ice bin; no sanitizer present in dish-washing machine - and three non-critical violations: No soap present at back hand sink; boxed single-use items stored on the floor in dry storage room; dry storage racks, walk-in cooler and Pepsi cooler fans, and walk-in freezer fans had dust accumulations present.

Gateway Petroleum, 807 Stadium Blvd., four non-critical violations: Underside of soda fountain had soda and other debris present, inside and in track of Blue Bunny chest freezer had black debris present, and inside microwave had spilled food present; fan covers in the walk-in cooler on the beer side had dust accumulation; lights in the walk-in cooler were unshielded; no covered trash can in the restroom used for both men and women.

Subway, 114 E. High St. X, one critical violation: Mayonnaise, mustard and other dressings were at temperature above 41 degrees (corrected on site) - and two non-critical violations: Black debris behind triple sink area (corrected on site); food debris present on soda grate.

Walmart Supercenter No. 5477 Grocery/Dairy, 401 Supercenter Drive, one non-critical violation: LTA-11 island cooler not holding food below 41 degrees except for cookie dough (corrected on site).

Wee Care Learning and Play Center, 700 W. High St., two non-critical violations: Chipping paint observed on ceiling of microwave; opened bologna package not date-marked with seven-day discard date.

Pretzel Maker, 3600 Country Club Drive Suite 120, two critical violations: Inadequate amount of sanitizer being used in sanitizer bucket (corrected on site); paint buckets stored next to food items (corrected on site) - and two non-critical violations: Boxes contained food items in them stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler; large mixer had dough particles left in the mixing bowl, chili machine had food splatter near the bottom of the serving spout, and hot cheese machine had cheese splatter present.

Gerbes West Bakery Department, 2805 W. Truman Blvd., one critical violation: Cake make table had food debris on lower shelf present, microwave had cake and icing debris present on the walls and turning plate, and inside of revent cooler had icing and other food debris present.

Gerbes West Meat Department, 2805 W. Truman Blvd., two non-critical violations: Dried blood present under display racks in open coffin case, dust accumulation on fan covers in walk-in cooler, drain cover on the floor in the back of the walk-in cooler had accumulations on it, and wrapping station cover has food debris and discoloration present; chipping and peeling paint on the display racks in the open coffin case.

Walmart Supercenter No. 5477 Bakery, 401 Supercenter Drive, no violations.

Walmart Supercenter No. 5477 Produce, 401 Supercenter Drive, no violations.

Walmart Supercenter No. 5477 Meat/Seafood, 401 Supercenter Drive, no violations.

Hy-Vee Food Store Bakery, 3721 W. Truman Blvd., no violations.

Best Western Capital Inn, 1937 Christy Drive, one non-critical violation: Milk pitcher wands keeping milk at 45 degrees instead of 41 degrees, and yogurt containers not nested in ice but laid on top of ice, keeping above 41 degrees.

Days Inn, 2100 Jefferson St., one non-critical violation: metal stem cooks' thermometer reading 0-220 not available.

Mochas, 422 Monroe St., no violations.

Gerbes West Grocery Department, 2805 W. Truman Blvd., one critical violation: Chemicals stored with food product in the health food clearance section (corrected on site) - and three non-critical violations: Loose cereal in the bulk cereal section, loose vegetables in the frozen vegetable section, juice concentrate has frozen juice particles present, and loose frozen meatballs on top of other bags of meatballs in the frozen section; broken light shield in the walk-in dairy case; food items stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer.

God's Little Tikes Childcare, 95 Grant St. Suite B, no violations.

Small Wonder Daycare, 1514 St. Marys Blvd., no violations.