Here are Thurston County food safety scores for May 8
Comments are taken directly from the latest Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) inspection reports, which are available for each food establishment, at the Thurston County Environmental Health Office and their website. For questions concerning these reports, contact the health office at 360-867-2667.
Report restaurant, grocery store, deli or bakery complaints online via the complaint form here: https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/phss/Pages/eh-problem.aspx.
Reading inspection scores:
Attention should be given to the type of violation (red versus blue) and whether the establishment has a history of red violations or repeat violations.
Red violations are those most likely to cause food-borne illness and must be corrected immediately if feasible or according to a compliance schedule established by the health officer. Example: not keeping food at the right temperature.
Blue violations relate to the overall cleanliness and condition of operation and must be corrected according to a compliance schedule established by the health officer. Example: a worn floor that needs replacing.
If red points exceed 45, the county will require a reinspection within 10 business days. A reinspection also is required if total red and blue points exceed 65.
If red points exceed 100 and there’s a lack of managerial control, the county will shut down the establishment for at least 72 hours. The establishment may reopen after management and employees complete retraining and demonstrate corrective action during a reinspection.
Some common abbreviations: PHF/TCS is potentially hazardous food/time control for safety; RTE is ready to eat; PIC is person in charge; FWC is food worker card; CDI is corrected during inspection.
Sushi Train
8765 Tallon Lane Northeast, Lacey
Food Service Establishment
May 3: 45 red points; 8 blue points.
Comments:
One employee had an expired food worker card.
Raw eggs and raw fish were stored above ready to eat foods.
The sushi rice log indicates that the produce was being stored for more than four hours. Tempura and Gyoza were not marked with time-as-a-control safety symbols. A written time-as-a-control procedure was not available upon request.
There was no written procedure for non-continuously cooked chicken available during the inspection.
Raw chicken was observed thawing in a bucket of room temperature water.
Some food items, including onions and tempura butter, were stored less than six inches off the ground. Some sushi items on the conveyor belt were uncovered. Foods must be protected from potential contamination.
El Taco Amigo
3720 Pacific Ave. Southeast, Olympia
Mobile Food Unit
May 5: 10 red points; 0 blue points.
Comments:
A chlorine bleach sanitizer solution was too strong as prepared. The PIC remade the solution.
No violations:
Basil Leaf Restaurant, Food Service Establishment (235 Division Street Northwest, Olympia)
Grandville’s Original Gourmet BBQ Catering, Mobile Food Unit (727 V Street Southeast, Tumwater)
Phoebe’s, Food Service Establishment (1800 Cooper Point Road Southwest, Olympia)
