The metropolis of Abilene Environmental Health Division recurrently screens eating places and meals institutions for compliance with state meals security necessities.
Frequent inspections are important in stopping the unfold of foodborne sicknesses by contamination and improper dealing with, storage and sanitation.
Scores for retail meals institutions, meals shops, cellular meals models and college and daycare institutions inspected the week of Sept. 23-29 are listed beneath.
Disclaimer: On any given day, an institution could have fewer or extra violations than famous in its most up-to-date inspection. An inspection performed on any given day is probably not consultant of the general, long-term situations on the institution. Just a few newer, follow-up inspections is probably not included right here.
Perfect scores
One AISD Center Catering, 241 Pine St.
Clack Middle School, 1610 Corsicana Ave.
G3 Homegrown Stores, 4601 S. 14th St.
AFC Sushi at United Market, 1095 N. Judge Ely Blvd.
AFC Sushi at United Market, 2160 Pine St.
Rainbow Bible School, 733 E.N. sixteenth St.
Long Early Learning Center, 3600 Sherry Lane
Natural Grocers, 3350 S. Clack St.
Christian Ministries of Abilene, 701 Walnut St.
High to moderates scores
Eskimo Hut, 1049 S. Treadaway Blvd.: 99
Domino’s, 5001 U.S. Highway 277: 99
Mooyah Burgers, 3550 S. Clack St.: 99
Family Dollar, 5201 Texas Ave.: 99
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 826 Cottonwood St.: 99
Golden Chick, 3809 N. First St.: 98
Rose Park Tennis Center,810 Portland Ave.: 98
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, 841 N. Judge Ely Blvd.: 98
Mary’s Paleteria Truck, 1125 S. Fourth St.: 98
DK, 1201 N. Mockingbird Lane: 97
Eskimo Hut, 2638 Barrow St.: 97
Ward Elementary School, 3750 Paintbrush Drive: 97
DK, 270 S. Pioneer Drive: 97
The Lunch Box-Mobile, 3024 Countryside Drive: 97
Insomnia Cookies, 2521 N. Judge Ely Blvd.: 96
El Texican Kitchen-Mobile, 1925 Beltway S.: 96
Allsup’s, 2310 Barrow St.: 96
Allsup’s, 765 Veterans Drive: 96
Hendrick Medical Center South, 6250 U.S. Highway 83: 96
Chicken Express, 1034 E.N. tenth St.: 96
DK, 1458 S. Treadaway Blvd.: 95
Hour Glass Club, 1532 Butternut St.: 95
Shooters, 1021 N. Mockingbird Lane: 95
Dollar Tree, 4699 S. 14th St.: 95
Church’s Fried Chicken, 4026 N. First St.: 95
The Winery at Willow Creek, 4353 S. Treadaway Blvd.: 95
Hop-In, 501 E.S. eleventh St.: 95
Ortiz Elementary, 2550 Vogel Ave.: 95
14th Street Mart, 1398 Sayles Blvd.: 94
University Church of Christ, 733 E.N. sixteenth St.: 94
DK, 4142 N. Clack St.: 94
The Mill-Mobile, 239 Locust St.: 94
Abilene Cowboys-Mobile, 441 Shadow Wood Drive: 94
DK, 2718 N. First St.: 93
Taco Bell, 4341 S. First St.: 93
Burger King, 3901 N. First St.: 93
Thomas Elementary, 1240 Lakeside Drive: 93
Guitars & Cadillacs, 3881 Vine St.: 92
HSU Cafeteria, 2200 Hickory St.: 92
La Mexicana Taqueria, 1250 N. Mockingbird Lane: 91
Starbucks, 1390 Barrow St.: 91
Dunkin’ Donuts & Baskin Robbins, 2901 S. 14th St.: 90
Cash Saver-Cost Plus Supermarket, 155 Sayles Blvd.: 90
Subway, 4498 Buffalo Gap Road: 90
Last week’s inspections:One institution receives a failing rating: Abilene’s weekly restaurant inspections
Low scores and why
Larry’s Better Burger, 1233 N. Treadaway Blvd.: 89
- Priority violation: Establishment has toxic or poisonous supplies that aren’t authorized to be used in an institution. A Raid spray bottle for ants and roaches was seen within the meals prep space. Corrected on-site by the proprietor.
- Priority violation: An air hole between the water provide inlet and the flood degree rim of the mop sink hose didn’t meet commonplace necessities. The mop sink hose was hanging previous the flood degree rim on the mop sink.
- Outer openings will not be protected towards bugs and rodents. The again door was left open on the restaurant and was corrected on-site by the proprietor.
- Failure to put on acceptable hair restraints in an efficient method.
- Wet wiping material by the hand-washing sink was not saved between makes use of.
- A scoop used for serving ice cream was saved in a container of water beneath the 135-degree temperature requirement.
- Physical amenities deemed not maintained in good restore. There have been lacking ceiling tiles within the dry storage room.
The Mill, 239 Locust St.: 89
- Priority violation: Marinara sauce held within the walk-in cooler was not date marked. Sauce was ready and opened on Sept. 12. Inspection accomplished on Sept. 26. Corrected on-site.
- Priority violation: Food not shielded from cross-contamination. Raw rooster was saved above beer bottles and cooked rooster, a ready-to-eat meals, within the walk-in cooler. Corrected on-site.
- Priority violation: Ice machine was not clear with indicators of black particles on the within of the ice machine.
Amendment 21, 382 Chestnut St.: 89
- Priority violation: Raw shell eggs have been saved above washed spinach, a ready-to-eat meals, within the reach-in cooler, due to this fact not protected towards cross-contamination.
- Priority violation: Soda nozzle on the bar was not clear with indicators of black particles inside the nozzle.
- Food institution doesn’t have a licensed meals supervisor. Observed that the posted certificates on the board expired in 2023 and must be renewed and reposted.
- A sanitizing resolution take a look at package was not supplied.
- No coated waste receptacles have been supplied within the ladies’s bathroom amenities.
Inspection feedback: Provide copies of all bartenders’ meals handler’s playing cards on-site for the following audit. The state of Texas considers ice to be a meals.
Abilene Donuts, 4338 Rio Mesa Dr.: 87
- Priority violation: Kolaches held for show at ambient room temperature had an inside temperature of 70 levels or beneath with no discard time mark. Corrected on-site by the homeowners who added the discard time mark to the kolaches on show.
- Priority violation: Mason jar within the fridge was not labeled in keeping with regulation. Corrected on-site by an worker.
- Observed a number of expired meals handler playing cards on show. Food handler playing cards expired in 2022 and should be renewed.
- The hand-washing sink by the prep space was getting used to retailer soiled dishes. The hand-washing sink could solely be used for hand washing.
- The institution has a sticky lure system positioned within the meals preparation space above the prep tables that might permit useless bugs or insect elements to fall onto meals or food-contact surfaces.
Stripes, 6026 Highway 277 U.S. Highway S.: 84
- Priority violation: Shredded cheese in a container was noticed saved in a container of ice and sitting on the counter. The cheese was measured above the required cold-holding temperature and an worker discarded the cheese.
- Priority violation: A container of egg yolks was noticed in a refrigeration unit saved previous the labeled discard date. The eggs have been discarded.
- Priority violation: A container with an unknown liquid was discovered saved on a shelf close to the service sink. Chemical containers should be labeled.
- At the time of the inspection, there was not an worker working who was licensed as a licensed meals supervisor. The institution will need to have at the very least one worker current who’s licensed at any time of operation.
- Dead bugs should be cleared away every day. Sunlight was seen on the backside of the again door, indicating a niche enough for pests to enter the institution. Outer openings should be protected towards entrance of pests.
- Foods should be saved at the very least 6 inches off of the ground to forestall environmental contamination. The followers within the walk-in cooler should be cleaned recurrently to forestall mud accumulation and potential environmental contamination of saved meals.
La Pop’s, 609 Arnold Blvd.: 83
- Priority violation: Observed time/temperature managed meals in a reach-in cooler temping within the hazard zone. Diced ham and diced sausage temped at 60 levels.
- Priority violation: A big pot of cooked beans in walk-in cooler from the day earlier than or longer didn’t have a date mark to point use, bought or discard date.
- Priority violation: Black mold-like substance on the within floor of the ice machine door.
- Priority violation: When examined for efficacy, the sanitizer resolution examined at zero for chlorine and disinfectant.
- An worker’s beverage cup was on prime of the ice machine making contamination prevention not potential.
- Multiple wiping cloths have been on meals prep tables in-between use and never held in sanitizer resolution.
- Observed a freezer with meals in it, positioned within the eating room, uncovered to contamination by customers and different sources.
- Food objects have been being saved within the eating room and uncovered to contamination by customers.
- Observed a bowl, with no deal with, in a big metallic pot of cooked beans used to scoop out the meals. During pauses in meals preparation or shelling out, meals preparation and shelling out utensils shall be saved within the meals with their handles above the highest of the meals and the container.
- Single-use cups have been seen held on the ground within the eating space.
- Observed meals residues on reach-in cooler door surfaces and door handles.
Armando’s Restaurant, 2549 S. First St.: 79
- Priority violation: Chili rellenos within the reach-in cooler weren’t date marked.
- Priority violation: Food was not shielded from cross-contamination. Raw shell eggs have been saved beneath uncooked pork within the reach-in cooler. Store eggs above the pork attributable to cooking temperatures.
- Priority violation: Potato wall slicer was not clear.
- Observed meals handler playing cards for workers that expired in 2018 that should be renewed.
- Water underneath stress was not supplied to all fixtures, gear and nonfood gear which are required to make use of water. Hot water was not accessible on the mop sink.
- Equipment and utensils will not be in good restore. Observed a cracked spatula within the utensil storage space.
- Packages of potatoes have been saved on the ground within the dry storage space risking environmental contamination.
- Door gaskets on the standing cooler are worn and now not efficient to carry out their perform correctly.
- Establishment lacks enough lighting within the mop sink space to successfully clear.
- Mop was left on the highest of an empty bucket which didn’t permit for it to correctly air dry.
Taco Bueno, 4117 Buffalo Gap Road: 79
- Priority violation: Diced tomatoes within the cook dinner line temped at 47.5 levels, and supervisor voluntarily discarded.
- Priority violation: Black mould sort substance was seen on the nozzle of the soda dispenser close to drive-thru window.
- Priority violation: Observed a kitchen utensil with outdated meals particles on the deal with.
- No thermometer was contained in the walk-in cooler.
- Soiled wiping material was contained in the hand-washing sink within the kitchen space hindering the sink from getting used for hand-washing solely.
- Observed a utensil with a melted deal with making it unable to be correctly washed and sanitized.
- The kitchen again door was propped open with a rock, permitting pests to doubtlessly enter the kitchen space.
- Employees’ private drinks have been within the walk-in cooler above meals objects.
- Observed feminine and male workers with out hair restraints and beard guards whereas actively dealing with meals.
- A material was within the hand-washing sink in between use relatively than being saved in sanitizing resolution.
- A field of meals objects contained in the walk-in freezer was saved on the ground, risking contamination.
- A container with onions contained in the walk-in cooler didn’t have a correct becoming lid, making it topic to contamination.
- Observed griddle within the meals prep space with outdated meals particles on the handles.
- Metal cabinets had an oil-like substance accumulating on it.
- Certified meals supervisor certification was not posted within the institution on the time of inspection.
Little Panda, 1035 N. Judge Ely Blvd.: 77
- Priority violation: Cooked noodles held chilly on the prep line cooler temped at 57 levels. Ice was added to cooked noodles to assist them calm down extra rapidly.
- Priority violation: Packaged can within the dry storage space was not correctly labeled.
- Priority violation: Food not shielded from cross-contamination. Raw pork saved above mini corn, a ready-to-eat meals, within the flip-top cooler. Raw shell eggs saved above reduce onions and carrots, a ready-to-eat meals, within the walk-in cooler. Corrected on-site.
- Priority violation: Top of the fried rice cooker was not clear.
- Priority violation: Establishment has containers and bottles of poisonous supplies that aren’t correctly labeled within the worker restroom. Also has Raid, a toxic or poisonous materials, that’s not authorized to be used in an institution.
- Label info supplied doesn’t have the widespread title or descriptive id assertion. Label on bundle of meals doesn’t have the title, administrative center of the producer, distributor or packer.
- Cold maintain reach-in cooler unit lacked an affixed temperature measuring system.
- Failure of workers to limit consuming drinks to areas the place meals just isn’t uncovered and gear or utensils will not be washed.
- Failure to put on acceptable hair restraints in an efficient method.
- Wet wiping material by the three-compartment sink was not saved between makes use of in a sanitizing bucket.
- Storage container of seasoning on the wok space just isn’t readily identifiable and never labeled with the widespread title.
- Mop left on ground by the shopper bogs, which didn’t permit it to correctly air dry.
Rosa’s Café, 3333 Catclaw Drive: 73
- Priority violation: Prime rib within the meals line cooler temped above the utmost cold-holding temperature. Corrected on-site and moved to walk-in cooler for fast calm down.
- Priority violation: Black mold-type substance on the ice dispenser on soda machine.
- Priority violation: Sliced tomatoes saved within the walk-in cooler on the identical shelf as uncooked rooster. Corrected on-site and moved tomatoes to the highest shelf.
- Priority violation: Several dishes and storage containers had outdated meals particles. Corrected on-site and objects have been rewashed.
- Priority violation: Pipe within the dishwashing space didn’t have backflow prevention.
- Hand-washing sink didn’t have cleaning soap. Corrected on-site and supervisor changed cleaning soap in dispenser.
- Observed dented can which was corrected on-site and faraway from meals prep line.
- Dead bugs have been seen inside lighting fixtures over the meals prep line.
- Several wiping cloths have been being held on meals prep tables in between makes use of as an alternative of in sanitizing resolution.
- Pans have been positioned on clean-ware rack earlier than correctly dry. Single-use containers saved on ground in outdoors storage unit.
- Single-use cups being displayed with out stopping contamination.
- Dust was seen on the air vent within the meals prep space.
- Outside receptacle noticed with doorways open.
- Observed meals particles on the ground in meals prep space.
- Certified meals supervisor certificates was not posted on location.
Golden Chopsticks, 4358 Sayles Blvd.: 71
- Priority violation: Crab meat at flip-top cooler within the sushi station temped above most chilly holding temperature, risking pathogen progress.
- Priority violation: Food held within the hazard zone on the buffet line. Chicken temped at 108.5 levels and dumplings temped at 95.5 levels.
- Priority violation: The institution was utilizing nonfood grade plastic luggage, Walmart-type luggage, to retailer raw rooster within the walk-in freezer.
- Priority violation: Black mold-like substance was seen on inside floor of the ice machine door and on door rim.
- Priority violation: An aerosol can of WD-40 was held on prime of a meals prep counter above meals objects and improperly saved.
- Priority violation: The water faucet on the south finish of the entrance serving line was leaking and never maintained in good restore.
- A hand-washing sink was being blocked with a metallic utensil.
- The hand-wash sink on the south finish of the entrance serving line didn’t have sizzling water. Corrected on-site and worker turned on the recent water valve.
- Multiple absorbent cardboards have been positioned on backside cabinets of meals prep tables with meals objects held on prime. Equipment and utensils shall be designed and constructed to be sturdy and to retain their attribute qualities underneath regular use situations.
- Employees weren’t carrying satisfactory hair restraints.
- Multiple containers of meals have been saved on the ground within the walk-in freezer. Food shall be saved at the very least six inches above the ground.
- A microwave oven within the kitchen had meals residues on the door cavities and ceiling of the oven.
- A plastic cup with no deal with was getting used as a meals scoop and saved on prime of sugar in a bulk container risking cross-contamination. Violation for not following storage necessities for utensils in between makes use of.
- Takeout meals containers held on the cook dinner line have been saved with the meals contact surfaces dealing with up making them open to contamination.
- Two knives have been held between makes use of in a cup of water that temped manner beneath the required 135-degree requirement.
- Utensils saved in a plastic bin with meals contact floor and nonfood-contact surfaces touching one another. Employees are unable to forestall contamination by contact. Knives, forks and spoons that aren’t prewrapped shall be offered in order that solely the handles are touched by workers and customers.
- Single-service cup lids have been saved on the ground within the dry items storage room.
- Multiple white powdery meals substances held in plastic and metallic meals containers weren’t labeled correctly.
- Uncooked rice saved in a used plastic container with producer label “Reeses Cup,” which doesn’t meet requirements of id.
- Observed meals residues on reach-in cooler on the sushi station.
- The walk-in cooler had chipped ceiling paint and deemed not maintained in good restore.
- Two mop heads have been held in a mop bucket and never positioned ready to correctly air dry.
MASA Japanese Restaurant, 2134 S. twenty seventh St.: 67
- Priority violation: Beef and rooster held on cook dinner line at improper chilly holding temperature. Corrected on-site and eliminated and positioned meat again in walk-in cooler for correct maintain temp.
- Priority violation: An opened bundle of soup base contained in the walk-in cooler not labeled with correct discard date.
- Priority violation: Observed utensils on meals prep line with outdated meals particles.
- Priority violation: A liquid substance inside gallon sprayer didn’t have labels. Manager recognized as cleansing agent.
- Priority violation: Walk-in freezer had a pipe leak behind cooling unit. Will reinspect in 10 days.
- Establishment has 5 precedence violations throughout inspection which doesn’t reveal meals security information.
- No sanitizing resolution take a look at stripes have been accessible throughout inspection.
- Hand-washing sink behind the sushi bar had utensils inside and due to this fact not getting used for hand-washing solely. Sink in kitchen space didn’t provide cleaning soap.
- Two hand-washing sinks in kitchen space didn’t have paper towels.
- Several meals containers have been open and uncovered to environmental contamination within the dry inventory space.
- Several plates on the meals serving line had seen chips and tough edges.
- An worker’s private drink was saved contained in the flip-top cooler on meals prep line.
- Wiping cloths on meals prep tables weren’t being saved in sanitizing buckets in between makes use of.
- Heavy quantities of ice recrystallization was seen on meals contained in the walk-in freezer.
- A field of napkins close to the sushi bar was not being held 6 inches from the ground.
- A container with water holding meals prep utensils getting used for meals prep was not at correct temperature.
- Cutting boards had seen scraps and scores with discoloration. Surface is unable to be sanitized correctly.
- Washed dishes have been stacked collectively and weren’t allowed to correctly air dry.
- A metallic can with a tannish energy substance inside didn’t have a label figuring out the contents.
- Visible meals particles was contained in the walk-in cooler together with built-up meals particles on cabinets contained in the walk-in cooler.
- Observed grease dripping down vent hood to food-contact surfaces beneath.
- Outside receptacle had each aspect doorways open.
Inspection Comments: Due to failing rating, there shall be a reinspection in two days on Sept. 26.
To report a meals institution that’s not following secure food-handling practices, name Environmental Health at 325-437-4590 to provoke a grievance. Be ready to supply particular particulars concerning the title and tackle of the power, the date and time the unsafe apply was noticed, and the precise apply in query.
