Restaurant inspections for June 10

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.

China House

4740 Yelm Highway SE

June 4: 10 red; 5 blue

Comments: Cooked broccoli on counter at 129 degrees F. Cooked items such as this must be kept hot, above 135 degrees F. Corrective action: Disposed. Two employees without valid, current food worker cards. Obtain new cards within two weeks. Large, metal food cans being used for food storage. Do not re-use these cans for food storage. Dispose or recycle.

Quality Food Centers

4775 Whitman Lane SE

May 28: 0 red; 5 blue

Comments: Sliced tomatoes, sandwich prep, 37 degrees F. Contact sanitizer, 300-400 ppm, QUAT. Proper date labeling. High temperature sanitizing dish wash machine only reaches 102 degrees F. Minimum temperature must be 160 degrees F. Equipment must be manually sanitized in dish wash sink until machine is repaired.

El Taco Amigo 2

3720 Pacific Ave. SE (commissary)

May 27: 0 red; 5 blue

Comments: Contact Sanitizer, 100 ppm chlorine. In-use wiping towel had no sanitizer content. Must return and store wiping towel in container of sanitizer between uses. Corrected.

No violations found

• Applebee’s (525 Sleater Kinney Road SE)
• Hops n Drops (4739 Avery Lane SE)
• Safura’s Mediterranean Cuisine (4160 Sixth Ave. SE)