Restaurant inspections for Feb. 5

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

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.
• 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.

Cafe Au Lait

2925 Harrison Ave. NW

Jan. 31: 15 red; 7 blue

Comments: Sanitizer three-compartment sink 100-200 ppm. Repeat: Hand cleanser and drying provisions: No hand-drying provisions in bathroom, little soap remains in front hand-wash sink without refill in facility. Corrective action: Refill and provide. Thermometer provided/accurate: No thermometer located in either cold holding unit holding PHF/TCS foods. Corrective action: Buy thermometers for cold holding units by Feb. 10, 2020. Repeat: Test strips available: Currently using QUAT testing strips for chlorine sanitizer. Corrective action: Purchase chlorine test strips by Feb. 10, 2020. Cleaning frequency: Small amount of mold located under the hand-wash sink. Corrective action: Have mold cleaned using proper cleaning procedures. Must use proper protective equipment and cleaning solutions to prevent spread, by Feb. 10, 2020. Re-inspection required due to repeat violations from previous inspections not corrected.

Miss Moffett’s Mystical Cupcakes

8765 Tallon Lane NE

Jan. 30: 5 red; 0 blue

Comments: Food Thermometers absent in facility. Correction: Provide and use.

The Flaming Eggplant

TESC College Activities Building

Jan. 28: 5 red; 0 blue

Comments: Sanitizer bucket chlorine, 100 ppm. Sanitizer three-compartment sink chlorine, 100 ppm. Accurate thermometer provided: Missing two thermometers inside cold holding units. Corrective action: Locate thermometers and place in a location to observe internal temperatures of cold holding units. Excellent hand washing. Use temperature log for cooling beans above two inches. Two hours to get from 135 F to 71 F, four hours to get from 70 F to 40 F or below.

Taco Time

5320 Capitol Blvd. SE

Jan. 27: 0 red; 5 blue

Comments: Contact sanitizer, 200 ppm quat. Handles of the lift tops of the steam table are loose. The attachment screws are loose and could eventually fall into the food. Maintain the security of these fasteners, or determine a permanent solution. The condition of the concrete floor shows wear to aggregate and grime accumulation. A repair should be considered in the long term to allow non-absorbing and ease of cleaning.

Tacos Brothers

909 Sleater Kinney Road SE

Jan. 27: 25 red; 10 blue

Comments: Sanitizer, 100 ppm chlorine. Shredded pork in steam table number one at 112 F. This and other PHFs must be hot held at 135 F or more. Pork being hot held in steam table was contained in a plastic to-go bag. this is not a food-grade container. Place directly in steel pan. Water hose used for utility connection is not verifiable for drinking water. Obtain potable water use hosed in five days. Fill water tanks until then.

Ramirez To Go

2400 Harrison Ave. NW

Jan. 24: 25 red; 5 blue

Comments: Sanitizer bucket (QUAT), 200 ppm. Proper cooling procedures: Improper cooling of meat in cold holding unit overnight. Corrected: Food discarded. Will no longer cover foods cooling. Potential food contamination: Food stored inside cold hold unit uncovered and stacked on top of other foods. Corrective action: Cover all foods not cooling prior to stacking.

Pho Tai

805 College St. SE

Jan. 23: 10 red; 10 blue

Comments: Various PHFs in three-door prep fridge at 47 to 55 F. These must be kept cold at 41 F or less. Moved to walk-in. Refrigerator tech called to service unit. Sanitizer not prepared for use in kitchen. Corrected. Dish-wash machine does not provide sanitizer in final rinse. Prepare large sink with chlorine sanitizer after washing in ware washer. Provide in two 233ks a plan for the replacement of two-compartment sink with a three-compartment sink. To be completed by April 2020.

Taylor Ray’s Cafe

7273 Linderson Way SW

Jan. 23: 25 red; 0 blue

Comments: Chlorine sanitizer, 50 ppm. Pan of chowder cooled at three inches. Must be cooled at two inches. Pork chimichangas cooled at four inches. Must be cooled, laid out on pans. Corrected: Food divided to additional pans. Please provide a written summary of preparation of cooked and cooled foods within two weeks.

Pho Hoa Noodle Soup

1600 Cooper Point Road SW

Re-inspection: Jan. 27

Results: FWC: Updated two expired FWC, corrected. Hand washing: Did not observe improper hand washing by employees, corrected. Separation raw/RTE foods. Cold holding: Bean sprouts at 40 F, corrected. Thawing: Properly thawing foods, no room temperature thawing, corrected. Sanitizer concentration: Ware wash at 100 ppm chlorine, corrected. Sanitizer test kits: New sanitizer strips for ware wash, corrected. Will continue to discuss addition of three-compartment sink to facility. Must be approved by remodel application prior to installation.

Cutters Point Coffee

5750 Ruddell Road SE

Jan. 2: 0 red; 10 blue

Comments: Sanitizing solution over 200 ppm. Sanitizing solution shall be between 50 and 100 ppm. Dilute (CDI). Containers used to store muffins/scones aren’t food grade. Storage containers that store unpackaged, RTE foods shall be food grade. Replace before next inspection.

No violations found

• Dairy Queen (4545 Yelm Highway SE)
• Hillbilly Beans (6533 128th Ave. SW)
• Stone Creek Wood Fired Pizza (4138 Harrison Ave. NW)
• Subway (625 Black Lake Blvd. SW)