Restaurants Cited: Cafe' Bretton, Joy Luck, Glory Days Grill

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Nearly four dozen restaurants and food stores in Annapolis and elsewhere in Anne Arundel County were cited for what county health inspectors called "critical violations" in the December 2018 report that was recently released. The county health department posted a list of 359 restaurant and food service inspections online and said 44 were found to have critical problems that were corrected.

Businesses, schools and care centers were inspected between December 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. One eatery was temporarily closed last month because of urgent problems.

Food Facility Closing:

• December 7, 2018: Domino’s Pizza located at 110 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis, was closed due to a sewage backup. The facility was reopened on December 8, 2018.

The restaurants and businesses with critical violations were:

• Davidsonville Country Market, 801 West Central Ave., P.O. Box 216, Davidsonville
• Safeway, 1451 S. Ritchie Hwy., Arnold
• High's Dairy Store, 116 W. Central Avenue, Edgewater
• Holiday Inn Express BWI West, 7481 Ridge Rd., Hanover
• Passion Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar, 25 Magothy Beach Rd., Suite 105-107, Pasadena
• Pizza Boli's, 1900 Fairfax Road, Annapolis
• Chrysalis House, Inc., 1570 Crownsville Road, Crownsville
• La Divina Providencia Grocery, 1908 Forest Drive #1B, Annapolis
• Ledo Pizza, 3072 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater (two visits)
• Mother's Peninsula Grille, 969 Ritchie Hwy., Arnold
• Park Tavern, 580 P Ritchie Highway, Severna Park
• Subway, 196 C Mayo Road, Edgewater (two visits)
• Timbuktu, 1726 Dorsey Road, Hanover
• Anne Arundel County Detention Center, 131 Jennifer Road, Annapolis
• Happy Harbor Restaurant, 533 Deale Rd., Deale
• Popeyes of Annapolis, 22 Defense Street, Annapolis
• Nova Sushi Bar & Asian Fusion, 3257 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater (two visits)
• Ho Wok, 3011 Mountain Road, Pasadena
• Marco's Pizza, 4155 Mountain Rd., Pasadena
• Sam's Market, 949 Central Avenue, Edgewater
• Safeway Store, 52 West Central Avenue, Edgewater
• Cafe' Bretton, 849 B&A Boulevard, Severna Park
• Joy Luck I, 905 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis
• Weis Markets, 2294 Blue Water Blvd., Odenton
• Subway, 11 Lee Airpark Drive, Suite #400, Edgewater
• Glory Days Grill, 3 Lee Airpark Dr., Edgewater
• Green Valley Market Place, 1238 Bay Dale Drive, Arnold
• Hardee's, 718 Nursery Road, Linthicum
• Millersville Exxon, 8556 Veterans Highway, Millersville
• Popeyes of Brooklyn Park, 5317(A) Ritchie Highway, Brooklyn Park
• Country Inn & Suites BWI Airport, 1717 West Nursery Road, Linthicum
• Courtyard by Marriott, 1671 West Nursery Road, Linthicum
• Joy Luck II, 626 Admiral Drive, Suite F, Annapolis
• Rinconcito Mexicano, Inc., 1103 C Annapolis Rd., Odenton
• Pizza Boli's, 1450 Ritchie Hwy., Ste. 112, Arnold
• Subway at Arnold Station, 1450 Ritchie Highway, Ste. 105, Arnold
• Vocelli's Pizza, 2443 Mountain Rd., Pasadena
• Sunrise of Annapolis, 800 Bestgate Road, Annapolis
• Pizza Boli's, 2177 Defense Highway, Crofton
• Subway, 801-A Landmark Drive, Glen Burnie
• Annapolis Ice Cream Co., Inc., 1016 Annapolis Mall, Annapolis

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.

SEE ALSO:

• Restaurants Cited: Carrol's Creek, Fujisan Sushi, Greene Turtle
• Restaurants Cited: Dunkin Donuts, La Bella Italia, Chuy's, Arby's
• Violations At Anne Arundel Restaurants, 1 Closed Temporarily
• Restaurants Cited: Yellowfin, Rams Head, Checkers, Greene Turtle

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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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