BBQ spot scores 85 red points. Here are Thurston food safety inspections for June 19

Comments are taken directly from the latest Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) inspection reports, which are available for each food establishment, at the Thurston County Environmental Health Office and their website. For questions concerning these reports, contact the health office at 360-867-2667.

Report restaurant, grocery store, deli or bakery complaints online via the complaint form here: https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/phss/Pages/eh-problem.aspx.

Reading inspection scores:

• Attention should be given to the type of violation (red versus blue) and whether the establishment has a history of red violations or repeat violations.
• Red violations are those most likely to cause food-borne illness and must be corrected immediately if feasible or according to a compliance schedule established by the health officer. Example: not keeping food at the right temperature.
• Blue violations relate to the overall cleanliness and condition of operation and must be corrected according to a compliance schedule established by the health officer. Example: a worn floor that needs replacing.
• If red points exceed 45, the county will require a reinspection within 10 business days. A reinspection also is required if total red and blue points exceed 65.
• If red points exceed 100 and there’s a lack of managerial control, the county will shut down the establishment for at least 72 hours. The establishment may reopen after management and employees complete retraining and demonstrate corrective action during a reinspection.
• Some common abbreviations: PHF/TCS is potentially hazardous food/time control for safety; RTE is ready to eat; PIC is person in charge; FWC is food worker card; CDI is corrected during inspection.

Steele Barrel BBQ

3720 Pacific Ave. SE, Olympia (Commissary)

Mobile Food Unit

June 6: 85 red points; 7 blue points.

Comments:

• The person-in-charge did not perform duties to maintain active managerial control of risk factors.
• Employees washed hands for less than 20 seconds.
• The in-use support kitchen lacked dedicated hand sinks.
• Raw proteins (eggs) were stored above ready-to-eat foods in two units.
• More than three eggs were mixed together and stored in a prep unit.
• Macaroni salad was improperly cooled at greater than 2-inch depths while covered.
• Permit conditions were not being met. Workers used an unapproved support kitchen and did not use an approved commissary. They also used an unapproved vacuum packaging process.
• A sanitizer solution was not made at the time of inspection.
• Grill barriers were absent.

Bar Francis

110 Franklin St. NE, Olympia (Commissary)

Mobile Food Unit

June 7: 50 red points; 5 blue points.

Comments:

• An employee was unable to present their food worker card.
• A hand-wash sink lacked soap. A food worker said they used a non-hand-washing sink to wash their hands.
• Spam musubi was observed for sale at room temperature. TCS foods must be cold held at or below 41 degrees, hot held at or above 135 degrees or maintained according to a written time-as-a-control plan.
• Half-and-half was held at 56-70 degrees under a counter rather than cold held at or below 41 degrees.
• An unapproved homestyle refrigerator that needed to be replaced was being used.

My Thai Food Truck

1818 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia (No commissary)

Mobile Food Unit

June 6: 35 red points; 0 blue points.

Comments:

• Wrapped steamed rice was observed being cooled in a deep container in the reach-in cooler. Rice must be cooled in a shallow pan, less than 2 inches.
• Cooling must be done via an approved method and in an approved commissary.

Jerk An Tingz LLC

4419 Harrison Ave. NW, Olympia, Suite 104 (Commissary)

Mobile Food Unit

June 5: 30 red points; 5 blue points

Comments:

• One employee did not have a valid food work card available upon request.
• Macaroni and cheese was observed on a stove at 106 and 155 degrees without the burners turned on. TCS foods must be maintained under temperature control or according to a written time-as-a-control plan.
• Improper test strips were on hand for testing a chlorine sanitizer.

Taqueria la Esquinita III

422 Legion Way SE, Olympia (Commissary)

Mobile Food Unit

June 6: 15 red points; 5 blue points.

Comments:

• No food worker cards were on site.
• Pico de gallo was cold held at 50 degrees rather than at or below 41 degrees.
• An in-use sanitizer was not prepared.

Tran Pho Capitol Market LLC

2419 Harrison Ave. NW, Olympia

Grocery stores and confectioneries

June 6: 10 red points; 0 blue points.

Comments:

• Tofu in a three-door cold hold was at 47.3 degrees rather than at or below 41 degrees.

Fiesta Taco 2

2400 Harrison Ave. NW, Olympia (Commissary)

Mobile Food Unit

June 6: 10 red points; 0 blue points.

Comments:

• The mobile food unit was cited for a deficiency having to do with proper cold holding temperatures. No inspection notes were provided.

Tacos California - Martin Way #4

1302 Tracey Lane SE, Lacey (Commissary)

Mobile Food Unit

June 7: 0 red points; 5 blue points.

Comments:

• An in-use chlorine sanitizing solution was too weak as prepared.

No violations

• Kabocha, mobile food unit, 1909 Harrison Ave. NW, OIympia