FOOD SAFETY INSPECTIONS
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.
Nov. 24
Arby’s
Location: 1705 N. State St., Greenfield
Type of inspection: Routine
Violations: NC – lettuce cannot touch rack holding equipment and utensils, corrected/discarded; NC – paper towels need to be provided in restroom, corrected.
Firehouse Subs
Location: 22. E. McClarnon Drive, Greenfield
Type of inspection: Routine
Violations: C – employee seen touching face before proceeding to work on food prep without washing hands and using gloves, corrected; NC – calibrate thermometers as needed for accuracy, seven days; NC – sanitizer test strips need to be available and used, seven days.
Hawk’s Tail
Location: 1453 Morristown Pike, Greenfield
Type of inspection: Routine
Violations: C/R – need to have current food handlers certificate, 90 days.
Little Caesar’s Pizza
Location: 1633 N. State St., Greenfield
Type of inspection: Routine
Violations: NC – all soiled linens should be kept in laundry bag to prevent contamination of clean equipment, corrected; paper towels need to be provided at all hand-washing sinks, seven days.
Nov. 30
McDonald’s
Location: 1490 N. State St., Greenfield
Type of inspection: Routine
Violations: NC – hand sinks in women’s restroom and hand sink in prep area need to be 100 degrees, 120 days; C – remove equipment and coffee residue from hand-washing facility, corrected; C – health policy must be posted and reviewed, corrected.
Dec. 1
Jay Rae’s Eatery and Bakery
Location: 28 E. Main St., New Palestine
Type of inspection: Routine
Violations: NC/R — obtain food thermometer that can measure thin meats such as hamburger, 90 days; C — must date-mark lunch meat and hold at 41 degrees or less for a maximum of seven days, corrected.
Dec. 3
K-Dog’s Pizza and Chicken
Location: 207 S. Main St., Shirley
Type of inspection: Routine
Violations: C — refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food needs to be date-marked, corrected.
Dollar General Store
Location: 4453 Main St., Wilkinson
Type of inspection: Routine
No violations.
Dec. 4
Waffle House
Location: 1752 N. State St., Greenfield
Type of inspection: Routine
Violations: NC/R — need to provide thin-tip thermometer for thin patties such as sausage, hamburgers, etc., 90 days; NC/R — post permit in public view.
Mom & Pop’s Grocery
Location: 203 S. Main St., Greenfield
Type of inspection: Routine
Violations: NC — clean area in kitchen around three-compartment sink and hand sink.
Dec. 8
‘Round the Corner Pub
Location: 19 Bittner Road, New Palestine
Type of inspection: Routine
Violations: C – no certified food handler, 90 days; NC/R – spoons and tongs by salad prep cooler must be presented so handles are reachable, corrected; C – dish machine not dispensing sanitizer, corrected; NC – wipe down shelf above food prep cooler where plates and other items are stored, corrected.
Dec. 11
Huck’s Convenience Food & Fuel
Location: 322 E. Broadway, Fortville
Type of inspection: Routine
Violations: NC — post current permit; C — roller food not hot enough, sandwich cooler running warm, corrected; C — expired food (cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, turkey, lunch meat), corrected/discarded; C — lunch meat in cooler not date marked, corrected; NC — need thermometers in all cooling units: prep cooler, cooler by three-compartment sink, etc., 90 days; C — must wash, rinse and sanitize all utensils and food contact surfaces, immediately; NC — three-compartment sink must have at least 110-degree water, 90 days; NC — need sanitizing test strips, immediately.
Walmart Supercenter Market
Location: 1965 N. State Road 9, Greenfield
Type of inspection: Routine
Violations: NC – thermometers not working in deli case where salads are held, hot food holder needs thermometer with lower range, 150 days.
