CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Ross County Health District has released its recent inspection reports for several local eateries.

The inspections were from March 1 through March 8.

Facility Name: Subway #4156

Location: 1080 N Bridge St, Chillicothe  

Violations: 

  • Accumulation of debris on floors and walls in the dishwashing area and around the ice machine (Repeat) 
  • Light intensity less than ten-foot candles in required areas (Repeat) 
  • The current FSO license is not displayed 

Facility Name: Long John Silvers #31676

Location: 1071 N Bridge St, Chillicothe  

Violations: 

  • Employees not informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report information about their health (Critical) 
  • No hand towels are available at the hand sink in the kitchen 
  • Utensils stored improperly on the steam table 
  • Shelving by the drive-thru window in disrepair (Repeat) 
  • Ceiling vents throughout the kitchen with a build-up of dust and debris (Repeat) 

Facility Name: Longhorn Steakhouse 5380

Location: 1077 N Bridge St, Chillicothe  

Violations: 

  • Salad toppings not being cold held at the proper temperatures (Critical) 
  • Prep cooler unit holding salad toppings that were not holding temperature 
  • The gasket on a cooler broke off 
  • Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment with a build-up of debris 

Facility Name: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar 156

Location: 820 N Bridge St, Chillicothe  

Violations: 

  • Employees are not informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report information about their health (Critical, Repeat) 
  • The walk-in freezer is not able to seal shut properly due to an accumulation of ice in the door 
  • The chlorine test kit is not available 

Facility Name: Dock at Water

Location: 80 E Water St, Chillicothe

Violations: 

  • The facility does not have an employee with manager certification in food protection (Critical, Repeat) 
  • No hand soap available at the hand sink by the dish machine (Critical) 
  • No chlorine test kit is available for testing the sanitizer concentration of the dishwashing machine 

Facility Name: Buffalo Wild Wings

Location: 1080 N Bridge St, Chillicothe 

Violation:

  • Observed automatic hand sink in the bar area with a dead battery.  

Corrective Action: The person in charge (PIC) said the battery was going to be delivered that day. 

Facility Name: Duchess BP High & Orange #1255

Location: 741 Safford, Chillicothe 

Violations: 

  • Bulk food for customer self-service not properly labeled. 
  • A food packaged in the facility not labeled. 
  • Dispensing tube on cream dispenser not cut properly. 
  • Non-food contact surfaces of equipment are unclean. 
  • Accumulation of debris under sink at drink station. 

Corrective Action: Reviewed cleaning and labeling requirements with PIC. 

Facility Name: Subway

Location: 774 N High St, Chillicothe 

Violations: 

  • Facility does not have an employee with manager certification in food protection. 
  • TCS foods not being cold held at the proper temperature. 
  • Non-durable equipment observed. 
  • Insufficient air gap between the flood rim and the water supply inlet on the pop machine discharge line in the lobby. 
  • Accumulation of debris on floors and walls located in prep and dishwashing area. 
  • Light intensity less than ten foot candles in required areas. 
  • Ventilation system not maintained. 

Corrective Action: Reviewed food safety certification, proper air gap, cold holding temperature, and equipment repair with the PIC. 

Facility Name: Tumbleweed

Location: 1150 N Bridge St, Chillicothe 

Violations: 

  • Cutting boards across from the grill that are unable to be easily cleaned. 
  • The steam table with the knobs broken, making it difficult to tell if the warmer is on or not. 
  • Warewashing machine does not automatically dispense detergent sanitizer. 
  • Multiple food storage containers with the date marking sticker left on the outside of the container from previous uses. 
  • Water leaking from the steam table. 
  • Debris build-up around floor drains in the dishwashing area. 

Corrective Action: Reviewed violations with the PIC and repeat violations may result in an administrative hearing. 

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