Food for Thought: 2 low performers, 2 top performers this week

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – We’re serving up a mixed plate in this week’s Food for Thought, with some pretty popular names on the menu.

Popeyes at 2505 82nd had 18 violations.

Rice was not at least 135 degrees.
An employee did not remove their gloves and wash their hands after handling raw chicken.
The inspector notes, the employee handled the raw chicken with gloved hands, then handled the fryer basket and used a pair of tongs and set the tongs on an open container of ready-to-eat chicken tenders.
An employee touched their clothing before putting on gloves.
An employee turned off the faucet at the hand sink with their bare hands. A barrier – like a paper towel – must be use to prevent cross contamination.
The hose of the mop sink was inside the basin of the mop sink.
A part of the mop sink faucet was broken and dripping.
A wiping cloth is being used to hold plumbing together on the 3-compartment sink.
The inspector notes, due to the number and the nature of the violations, active managerial control was not observed.

(Core)

Single-use container with no handle stored inside container of frozen shrimp between uses.
Single-use container used to dispense frozen shrimp located in reach-in freezer.
Hand washing sinks, prep sink, and three-compartment sink are not sealed properly to their adjoining wall.
Exterior surface of oven has an accumulation of food residue.
Reach-in freezer has an accumulation of ice on back-interior wall.
Bottom shelf of reach-in cooler located near walk-in cooler has an accumulation of food debris.
Ceiling tile above mop sink not installed properly.
Covered receptacle not available in women’s restroom.

The report shows most violations were corrected at the time of the inspection.

La Cabana Restaurant at 1105 E. 50th had 15 violations.

Several items were above the safe cold temperature of 41 degrees, including: raw eggs, tripas, cooked sausage, cooked chorizo and rice.
Raw chicken was stored over whole beef and raw sausage was stored over raw fish.
A sanitizer solution was not strong enough.
Employees were not washing their hands after changing tasks.
A spray bottle was not labeled.
Glass cleaner was not stored properly.
Shellfish were not stored with a shellstock tag. That contains information about its origin.
An open container of milk did not have a date mark.
Carnitas were held past their date mark.
A metal storage cart had chipped paint and was rusted.

(Core)

A container of salt was stored uncovered on top of the microwave.
Large container of tortilla chips was uncovered in the prep area.
A container of cut vegetables was stored on top of uncovered containers of diced onions, and cilantro in the reach-in cooler.

The report shows most violations were corrected at the time of the inspection.

Now to this week’s good news. Here’s a look at our Top Performers:

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