43 'Critical' Food Violations Found At Anne Arundel County Restaurants: January 2017 (ICYMI)

ANNAPOLIS, MD — More than 40 restaurants and food stores in Annapolis and elsewhere in Anne Arundel County were cited for what county health inspectors called “critical violations” in the January 2017 report released last week.

The county health department has posted a list of 416 restaurant and food service inspections online and says 43 were found to have critical problems that were corrected. Businesses were inspected between Jan. 1 and Jan. 31; findings were released March 6.

Most of the problems noted in the report were for employees who didn’t wash their hands properly or food not stored at a proper temperature.

Inspectors evaluate nine critical food safety items, which are those most likely to contribute to foodborne illness, the department says. If a critical food safety violation is discovered, it must be either corrected immediately or the facility risks being closed.

Find the full inspection list here and explanations for the citations on the health department website.

The restaurants and businesses with critical violations were:

• 7-Eleven, 951 Ritchie Highway, Arnold
• Arnold Elementary School, 90 Church Road, Arnold
• The Breakfast Shoppe, 550 Ritchie Hwy., Severna Park
• Buffalo Wild Wings at Arundel Mills, 7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover
• Caliente Grill, 907 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis
• Crofton Elementary School, Duke of Kent & Crofton Pkwy., Crofton
• Crofton Woods Elementary School, 1750 Urby Drive , Crofton
• Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin-Robbins, 1614 Annapolis Road, Odenton
• Edgewater Elementary School, 121 Washington Road, Edgewater
• Elks Lodge, 2 Pythian Drive, Edgewater
• Five Guys Burgers & Fries, 1157 Annapolis Road, Odenton
• The Fresh Market, 2504 Solomons Island Road, Annapolis (inspected on two dates)
• Genghi's Grill, 1402 S. Main Chapel Way, Gambrills
• Georgetown East Elementary, 111 Dogwood Road, Annapolis
• Giant Food Store, 13 Lee Airpark Drive, Edgewater
• The Greene Turtle, 177 Jennifer Road, Annapolis
• The Greene Turtle, 2383 Brandermill Blvd., Gambrills
• Hillsmere Elementary School, 3052 Arundel on the Bay Road, Annapolis
• Holiday Inn Express, 7481 Ridge Road, Hanover
• Hunan China, 8773 Piney Orchard Parkway, Odenton
• Jerry's Subs and Pizza, 914 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis
• Lighthouse Shelter, 10 Hudson St., Annapolis
• Lima's Chicken, 1901 West Street, Annapolis (inspected on two dates)
• Lindale Middle School, 415 Andover Road, Linthicum
• Little Italy Pizza Kitchen, 1411 B Forest Drive, Annapolis
• Lucky's Superette of Odenton, 1101 Odenton Road, Odenton
• Lupita's Restaurant, 1313 Forest Drive, Annapolis
• Magothy Middle/Severn River, 241 Peninsula Farm Road, Arnold
• Main Ingredient, 914 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis
• Parole Elementary School, 103 Chinquapin Round Road, Annapolis
• Pollo Rickys, 1900 Fairfax Road, Annapolis
• Residence Inn, 7035 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover
• Seven Oaks Elementary School, 1905 Town Center Ave., Odenton
• Severna Park Center, 310 Genesis Way, Severna Park
• Sin Fronteras Cafe, 7748 Ritchie Hwy., Glen Burnie
• Southern Middle School, 5235 Solomons Island Road, Lothian
• Timbuktu, 1726 Dorsey Road, Hanover

The Anne Arundel County Department of Health inspects restaurants and other food service facilities routinely to monitor the sanitary and physical conditions at each establishment.

Indicates type of inspection:
ICI - Initial Comprehensive Inspection: Complete environmental inspection which includes both critical and sanitation items and food flow process (HACCP)
IM(1 or 2) - Monitoring Inspection: Specialized inspections performed to monitor critical steps of food handling for potentially hazardous foods.
R(or R2) - Reinspection
Column 5: Critical food safety items found NOT in compliance. Any critical items found to be in violation must be corrected during the inspection. Numbers appearing in this column indicate the food safety item found in violation.

These numbers correspond to the following critical items:

• Food must be obtained from an approved source.
• Food must be protected from adulteration, spoilage and contamination.
• Food workers must be restricted during illness or infection.
• Food workers must practice effective handwashing.
• Food must be properly cooled.
• All existing refrigeration equipment must maintain the internal temperature of potentially hazardous food at 41 degrees F or less.
• b. Food must be held at proper hot holding temperature.
• a. Food must be cooked to proper temperature.
• b. Food must be reheated to proper temperature.
• Potable hot and cold running water must be provided.
• Sewage must be properly discharged.

Ways to spot a possibly unclean restaurant kitchen are:

• Outdoor space: If the exterior is unkempt and littered, don't trust the inside.
• How clean is the restroom? Smells and overflowing trash cans are a red flag.
• Well-groomed employees: Are they washed, do they wear gloves when handling food, and do they wash their hands? If not, be careful.
• Healthy servers: If your waiter is sneezing or coughing, ask for another or consider leaving
• Table cleaning: Is a clean rag and disinfectant used to clean the table's surface? If not, the staff could just be spreading germs around.

SEE ALSO:

• 38 'Critical' Food Violations, One Anne Arundel Restaurant Closure: December 2016
• 27 'Critical' Food Violations Found At Anne Arundel Restaurants: November 2016
• 'Critical' Food Violations Found at Anne Arundel Restaurants: October 2016
• 'Critical' Food Violations Found at Anne Arundel Restaurants: September 2016
• 'Critical' Food Violations Found at Anne Arundel Restaurants: August 2016
• 'Critical' Food Violations Found at Anne Arundel Restaurants: July 2016

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