Restaurants Cited: Nando's, Adam's Ribs, Newk's Eatery, Chilis

ANNAPOLIS, MD — One restaurant was ordered closed temporarily, while other restaurants and food stores in Annapolis and elsewhere in Anne Arundel County were cited for what county health inspectors called "critical violations" in the June 2018 report that was recently released. The county health department posted a list of 357 restaurant and food service inspections online and said 32 were found to have critical problems that were corrected, while one facility was closed for a day or more for operating without water last month.

Businesses, schools and care centers were inspected between June 1 and 30. 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. No restaurants were closed last month because of urgent problems.

Food Facility Closing:

• June 19, 2018: Bruster’s Real Ice Cream Mobile Food Service Facility was closed due to operating without water. The facility was reopened on June 21, 2018.

The restaurants and businesses with critical violations were:

• Adam's Ribs, 169 Mayo Road, Edgewater
• Asian Buffet, 2019 West Street, Annapolis
• The Breakfast Shoppe, 550 Ritchie Hwy., Severna Park
• Broadneck Grill & Cantina, 68 Central Ave., W #74, Edgewater
• Brooklyn Park Subway, 5638 A Ritchie Hwy., Baltimore
• The Cheesecake Factory, 2002 Annapolis Mall, Annapolis
• Chili's Grill & Bar, 1715 W. Nursery Rd., Linthicum
• Chipotle Mexican Grill, 2503 Brandermill Blvd, Gambrills
• Country Inn & Suites, 2600 Housley Road, Annapolis
• Graul's Market, 1388 Cape St Claire Road, Annapolis
• Hilton Garden Inn-BWI, 1516 Aero Drive, Linthicum
• Holiday Inn Express Baltimore BWI Airport, 1510 Aero Drive, Linthicum
• Hong Kong Buffet, 3283 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater (had 2 inspections)
• Hunan L'Rose, 1131 Annapolis Rd., Odenton
• M&K Trade, Inc., 1340 Charwood Rd., Suite #R, Hanover
• Maiwand Kabob, 839 Elkridge Landing Rd., Linthicum
• Milano Pizza, LLC, 1021 A Generals Highway, Crownsville
• Nando's of Waugh Chapel, 1403 South Main Chapel Way #111, Gambrills
• Newk's Eatery, 1360 Main Chapel Way, Gambrills
• Old South Country Club, 699 Marlboro Road, Lothian
• Primos Pizza & Subs, 827 Nursery Rd., Linthicum
• Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, 1403 S. Main Chapel Way, Gambrills
• Royal Farms, 803 Pinnacle Dr., Linthicum (had 2 inspections)
• Subway, 196 C Mayo Road, Edgewater
• Subway Restaurant, 672 Old Mill Road, Suite P, Millersville
• Subway/ World Cafe, 4901 Belle Grove Road, Baltimore
• Szechuan Hot Wok, 831 Nursery Road, Linthicum
• The Rumor Meal, 4730 Mountain Rd.#4, Pasadena
• Westin Baltimore Washington Airport BWI, 1101 Old Elkridge Landing Rd., Linthicum

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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