Restaurant inspections for March 16

Comments are taken directly from the latest Thurston County inspection reports, which are available at each food establishment and at the Thurston County Environmental Health Office. For questions concerning these reports, contact the health office at 360-867-2667.

Additional restaurant inspections, as well as restaurant inspections for the previous six months, can be found in our online database.

Reading inspection scores:

▪ Attention should be given to the type of violation (red versus blue) and whether the restaurant 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.

1302 Tracey Lane, Lacey

Feb. 4: Routine check (60 red; 5 blue)

Comments: Red — Improper hand washing. Employee put on gloves without washing hands. Hand sink not accessible. Improper cooling methods were observed. Blue — Sanitizer not made at time of inspection and test strips were unavailable. Reinspection — A reinspection was done Feb. 10, at which time there were 50 red violations and 5 blue violations noted. Another reinspection was done Feb. 24, at which time there were 25 red violations and 5 blue violations noted.

4525 Martin Way, Lacey

Feb. 24: Routine check (25 red; 8 blue)

Comments: Red — Improper hand washing and glove use observed. Employee changed tasks without changing gloves or washing hands. Blue — Ice machine dirty with mold-like growth. Shelves in walk-in cooler dirty with debris.

9323 Martin Way, Olympia

Feb. 29: Routine check (25 red; 3 blue)

Comments: Red — Improper cooling was observed. Rice from two days prior was greater than 2 inches in depth and was 42 degrees in the walk-in cooler. Blue — In-use utensils stored in standing water at 60 degrees.

9030 Martin Way, Olympia

Feb. 29: Routine check (10 red; 8 blue)

Comments: Red — Inadequate hand-washing facilities. Bar sink was being used as a dump sink. Blue — Sanitizer test strips were unavailable. Bar gun holster dirty with mold-like growth.

9323 Martin Way, Olympia

Feb. 29: Routine check (25 red; 0 blue)

Comments: Red — Improper cooling. Curries were 101-113 degrees on counter preparing to be placed in freezer.

5221 Lacey Blvd., Lacey

Feb. 29: Routine check (0 red; 0 blue)

Capital Mall, Olympia

March 8: Routine check (10 red; 10 blue)

Comments: Red — Soap dispenser to back hand-wash station not working. This is the third notice on this violation. Blue — Portable fan dirty. Ware-washing sink improperly set up. Must be wash, rinse, sanitize — left to right or right to left.

10501 Creek St., Yelm

March 8: Routine check (0 red; 0 blue)

10501 Creek St., Yelm

March 8: Routine check (0 red; 0 blue)

2400 Capital Mall Drive, Olympia

March 9: Routine check (5 red; 8 blue)

Comments: Red — Multiple food-handler cards are expired. Blue — Napkins and kitchen wares stored in restroom. Food contact surfaces not properly cleaned.

This story was originally published March 15, 2016 at 10:52 PM with the headline "Restaurant inspections for March 16."