61 'Critical' Violations Found At Anne Arundel County Restaurants, Schools: February 2017

ANNAPOLIS, MD — More than 60 restaurants and food stores in Annapolis and elsewhere in Anne Arundel County were cited for what county health inspectors called “critical violations” in the February 2017 report released this week.

The county health department has posted a list of 474 restaurant and food service inspections online and says 61 were found to have critical problems that were corrected. Businesses, schools and care centers were inspected between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28; findings were released March 29.

Food Facility Temporarily Closings:

• Feb 23: Starbucks Coffee Company, 503 Ritchie Hwy, Severna Park, was temporarily closed because of a lack of hot water. The restaurant reopened the same day.
• Feb 24: Jerry's Subs and Pizza, 914 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis, was temporarily closed for an active sewage backup in the facility. The restaurant reopened the same day.

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, 7179 B & A Blvd., Ferndale
• Aaron Norris, Inc., 534 Hillsmere Dr., Annapolis
• Bay Woods of Annapolis (Bistro), 7101 Bayfront Drive, Annapolis
• Bento's Hibachi & Sushi Express, 891 MD Rt. 3 North, Suite 400, Gambrills
• Boston Market, 1070 Route 3 North, Gambrills
• Cabrito Mexican Grill, 1407 Forest Drive, Annapolis
• Calvert Street Cafe, 44 Calvert St., Annapolis
• Chipotle Mexican Grill, 3046 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater (inspected on two dates)
• Coal Fire Pizza, 1402 South Main Chapel Way, Suite 110, Gambrills
• Columbian Center, 335 N Ritchie Highway, Severna Park
• Dockside Restaurant and Sports Bar, 421 Deale Rd., Tracy's Landing
• Double T Diner, 12 Defense Street, Annapolis (inspected on two dates)
• Dragon House, 101 Mayo Road, Edgewater
• Dunkin' Donuts, 3033 Solomons Island Rd, Edgewater
• Eastport Kitchen, 923 Chesapeake Ave., Annapolis
• Fancy Chens Kitchen II, Inc, 7800 Parke West Drive, Suite 11, Glen Burnie
• The Fresh Market, 2504 Solomons Island Rd., Annapolis (inspected on three dates)
• Froyo House, 1276 Bay Dale Dr., Arnold
• Glory Days Grill, 3 Lee Airpark Dr., Edgewater (inspected on two dates)
• Grump's Cafe, 117 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis
• Heartlands at Severna Park, 715 Benfield Road, Severna Park
• Homewood Suites by Hilton, 1181 Winterson Road, Linthicum
• Ichiban Hibachi & Sushi, Inc., 7860 Quarterfield Rd., Severn
• Jerry's Subs and Pizza, 914 Bay Ridge Rd, Annapolis
• Juquilita Enterprises, Inc., 126 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis (inspected on two dates)
• Ledo Pizza, 8531 Veterans Hwy., Millersville
• Lima's Chicken, 1901 West Street, Annapolis
• Little Italy Pizza Kitchen, 1411 B Forest Drive, Annapolis
• Marketplace Shell, 811 Bestgate Road, Annapolis
• Maryland Corrtnl Inst.- Women, 7943 Brock Bridge Road, Jessup
• McDonald's, 1941 West Street, Annapolis (inspected on two dates)
• Meade Sr. High School, 1 Clark Road, Fort Meade
• Mi Lindo Cancun Grill, 2134 Forest Dr., Annapolis
• New Matsu Sushi, 509 S. Cherry Grove Ave., Annapolis
• O'Leary's Seafood Restaurant, 310 Third Street, Annapolis (inspected on two dates)
• Odenton Elementary School, 1290 Odenton Road, Odenton
• Odenton Exxon OTR, 1318 Annapolis Road, Odenton
• Pachanga Grill Inc, 8395 Piney Orchard Parkway, Odenton
• Pantry I Food Mart, 1090 Spa Road, Annapolis
• Pizza Boli's, 1628 Annapolis Road, Odenton (inspected on two dates)
• Popeyes of Crofton, 1086 MD, Rt 3, North, Gambrills
• Residence Inn by Marriott, 1160 Winterson Road, Linthicum
• Saigon Palace, 10 Mayo Road, Edgewater
• Severna Park Center, 310 Genesis Way, Severna Park
• Sin Fronteras Cafe, 2129 Forest Drive, Annapolis
• Soul, 509 S. Cherry Grove Rd., Annapolis
• Starbucks Coffee Company, 503 Ritchie Hwy., Severna Park
• Staybridge Suites - BWI, 1301 Winterson Road, Linthicum
• Sunny's Deli, 122 Defense Highway, Annapolis
• V N Noodle House, 2299C Johns Hopkins Rd., Gambrills
• Wendy's, 153 Defense Highway, Annapolis
• Zu Coffee, 934 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis

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:

• 43 'Critical' Food Violations Found At Anne Arundel County Restaurants: January 2017
• 38 'Critical' Food Violations, One Anne Arundel Restaurant Closure: December 2016
• 27 'Critical' Food Violations Found At Anne Arundel Restaurants: November 2016

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