Restaurant Scores: Adam's Ribs, Roy Rogers, Season’s Pizza, Giant

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Thirty 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 2018 report that was recently released. The county health department posted a list of 458 restaurant and food service inspections online and said 30 were found to have critical problems that were corrected.

Businesses, schools and care centers were inspected between January 1 and 31. Most of the problems noted in the reports were for employees who didn't wash their hands properly or food not stored at a proper temperature.

Last month there was one closing because of urgent problems.

Food Facility Closing:

• January 26, 2018: Season’s Pizza, 5503 Ritchie Hwy, Baltimore, was closed due to no hot water. The facility reopened on February 2.

The restaurants and businesses with critical violations were:

• Adam's Ribs, 169 Mayo Road, Edgewater (two visits)
• Adams Ribs North, 589 B & A Blvd Store #3, Severna Park
• American Legion, 830 Mayo Road, Edgewater
• Bangkok Kitchen Thai Restaurant, 1696 Annapolis Road, Odenton
• Bay Hill Deli, 1272 Bay Dale Drive, Arnold
• Bonchon Chicken, 1153 Rt. 3 North, Unit 50, Gambrills
• The Breakfast Shoppe, 550 Ritchie Hwy., Severna Park
• The Burger Joint, BWI Airport Terminal B, Baltimore
• Caliburger, 2478 Solomons Island Rd., Annapolis
• Checkers, 6899 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Linthicum
• Chick-Fil-A, 2691 Carver Rd., Gambrills
• Frisco Tap House II, LLC, 2406 Brandermill Blvd., Gambrills
• Giant Food Store, 13 Lee Airpark Drive, Edgewater
• Gina's Cantina, 722 Generals Highway, Millersville
• Hong Kong Buffet, 3283 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater (two visits)
• Jessup Correctional Institution, 7804 House of Correction Road, Jessup
• Ledo Pizza of Odenton, 2657 A Old Annapolis Road, Hanover
• McDonald's Restaurant, 113 Mitchells Chance Road, Edgewater
• Nova Sushi Bar & Asian Fusion, 3257 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater
• Park Tavern, 580 P Ritchie Highway, Severna Park
• Primos Pizza & Subs, 827 Nursery Rd., Linthicum
• Roy Rogers, 1043 N. Rt. 3, Gambrills
• Safeway Store, 2644 Chapel Lake Drive, Gambrills
• Safeway Store, 52 West Central Avenue, Edgewater
• Saigon Palace, 10 Mayo Road, Edgewater
• Seasons Pizza, 5503 Ritchie Hwy., Baltimore
• Shoppers, 670 Old Mill Road, Millersville
• The Greene Turtle Bar & Grille, BWI Concourse D Space D-4, Baltimore

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.

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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:

1. Food must be obtained from an approved source.
2. Food must be protected from adulteration, spoilage and contamination.
3. Food workers must be restricted during illness or infection.
4. Food workers must practice effective handwashing.
5. Food must be properly cooled.
6. a. Food must be held at proper cold holding temperature. 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.
7. a. Food must be cooked to proper temperature. b. Food must be reheated to proper temperature.
8. Potable hot and cold running water must be provided.
9. 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.

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