The Hancock County Health Department inspects restaurants four times annually and violations are determined as “C” for critical, “NC” for noncritical and “R” for repeated violations. The following inspections are based on information obtained from Retail Food Inspection Reports.
March 8
Dairy Queen
Location: 801 W. Main St., Greenfield
Type of Inspection: Routine
Violations: NC — Non-food contact surfaces need to be clean to sight and touch, clean drawers, handles, etc., to be corrected by June 1; C — ready-to-eat potentially hazardous foods need to be date marked when package opened and held over 24 hours, date mark lunch meat when opened, counting the day opened as day one for a maximum of seven days, corrected; NC/R — gap around walk-in freezer door at bottom and sides, ice build up should be removed from floor, needs to be repaired, to be corrected by June 1.
El Jaripeo
Location: 38 W. Main St., New Palestine
Type of Inspection: Routine
Violations: C — hand washing sinks may not be used for any other use, food should be dumped at dish washing sink, corrected.
Arby’s
Location: 1705 N. State St., Greenfield
Type of Inspection: Routine
No violations.
March 9
Greenfield Intermediate School & Harris Elementary
Location: 200 W. Park Ave., Greenfield
Type of Inspection: Routine
Violations: NC — Freezer door inside release system needs to be repaired, need to have buddy system until repaired, needs a permanent fix, to be corrected by July 1.
Firehouse Subs
Location: 22 E. McClarnon Drive, Greenfield
Type of Inspection: Routine
No violations found.
March 10
Mt. Vernon Middle School
Location: 1862 W. State Road 234, Fortville
Type of Inspection: Routine
No violations found.
Fortville Elementary School
Location: 8414 N. County Road 200W, Fortville
Type of Inspection: Routine
No violations found.
ICAP/Head Start — Fortville
Location: 400 W. Church St., Fortville
Type of Inspection: Routine
No violations found.
Java Junction
Location: 222 S. Main St., Fortville
Type of Inspection: Routine
Violations: C — Must date mark ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous foods when held at 41 degrees or below for a maximum of seven days, need to date mark chicken salad made on premises, day one is day of preparation, corrected.
Mt. Vernon High School
Location: 8112 N. County Road 200W, Fortville
Type of Inspection: Routine
No violations found.
Los Maguelles Mexican Restaurant
Location: 222 S. Main St., Fortville
Type of Inspection: Routine
Violations: C — repair drain from ice machine and drink machine, must have backflow prevention and water is leaking onto floor, floor is starting to come up due to water, to be corrected by March 16; NC — handle of ice scoop in ice and handle of chip scoop is in chips, corrected; NC — door of reach in cooler needs repaired, water temperature at hand sink not hot enough, improper thawing method observed, repair flooring in kitchen.
March 11
Hancock County Sheriff’s Office Jail
Location: 123 E. Main St., Greenfield
Type of Inspection: Routine
Violations: C — employees need to wash hands before putting on gloves, corrected; NC — soap dispenser at hand sink needs to be hung on wall, to be corrected by April 2; NC — faucets and pipes under three-compartment sink leaking, freezer door needs to be repaired to prevent mold growing on side of freezer door, wiping cloths needs to be stored in sanitizer between uses, clean air vent in dry storage area.
Huck’s Convenience Food & Fuel
Location: 322 E. Broadway, Fortville
Type of Inspection: Routine
Violations: C — expired lunch meat in cooler, corrected; NC — clean floors in kitchen to remove food debris in corners, under/by pizza oven, under area where stickers are stored, under three-compartment sink.
Chicago’s Pizza
Location: 1031 N. State St., Greenfield
Type of Inspection: Routine
Violations: C — Lunch meat needs to be date marked counting day opened/prepped as day one held at 41 degrees for maximum of seven days, corrected and discarded; C — sanitizing solution too strong, corrected; C — store chemicals away from food including ice, corrected; NC — clean coolers, prep coolers, fans in walk-in, shelving for dishes storage, along edges and in corners of floor, etc., to be corrected by June 1.
