Cals, 1501 N 1st, Indianola, IA 50125 - inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: CALS
Address: 1501 N 1st, Indianola, IA 50125
Phone: 515-961-5200
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: 05/14/2015

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Inspection findings

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No violation noted during this evaluation. 05/14/2015Follow Up LOC
  • Miscellaneous sources of contamination
    Observation: Ice scoop handles laying in all ice bins and ice machine.
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: Floor under equipment in wait station soiled.
  • Separating raw animal foods from raw ready to eat food and separating raw animal food from cooked ready to eat foods
    Observation: Raw meat stored on top of vegetables in walk-in cooler, relocated at time of inspection.
  • Common name-working containers
    Observation: Chemicals in unlabeled spray bottles
  • Handwashing aides and devices, use restrictions
    Observation: Plastic bucket in hand sink (picture attached)
  • Eating, drinking, or using tobacco
    Observation: Open drinks in kitchen.
  • Outer openings are protected
    Observation: Back door propped open.
  • Separation from food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single service
    Observation: Chemicals stored next to food slicer and on top of ice machine. Relocated at time of inspection.
  • Discarding ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held at 41°F for 7 days
    Observation: Working containers of country gravy past expiration dates (4/21/15 & 5/1/15) in walk-in cooler. Disposed of at time of inspection.
  • PHF/TCS food maintained at 135°F or above, except during preparation, cooking, cooling, or when time us used as a public health control
    Observation: Cooked mushrooms in steam table at 107 degrees, removed and reheated at time of inspection.
  • Physical facilities maintained in good repair
    Observation: Floor under ware washing area in bad repair. Floor in bar area in bad repair.
  • Ice used as exterior coolant not used as a food
    Observation: Open bottle of ginger beer (used as ingredients in mixed drinks) stored in ice used in drinks.
  • PHF/TCS foods maintained at 41°F or below, except during preparation, cooling, cooling, or when time is used as a public health control
    Observation: House made dressings 57.5 degrees, sour cream in wait station reach-in at 65 degrees, removed at time of inspection. Will not use until operating correctly.
  • Material characteristics of non-food contact surfaces
    Observation: Using cardboard box to store cheese sticks prepared on site, switched to metal pan and time of inspection.
05/05/2015Regular
No violation noted during this evaluation. 05/13/2014Illness Complaint
  • Eating, drinking, or using tobacco
    Observation: Upon arrival, observed open drinks.
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    Observation: nacho/potato chip buckets soiled. Slicer soiled.
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: Floors soiled in wait station, store room and kitchen. Especially under and behind equipment.
  • PHF/TCS food maintained at 135°F or above, except during preparation, cooking, cooling, or when time us used as a public health control
    Observation: Chili in steam table at 119 degrees, removed to be reheated at time of inspection.
  • Discarding ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held at 41°F for 7 days
    Observation: Working container of cooked brisket with expiration date of 4/28/14. Working containers of spinach dip with an expiration date of 04/14/14 - will dispose of.
  • Physical facilities maintained in good repair
    Observation: Floor tile around warewashing machine in bad repair.
  • Cleaning of cooking and baking equipment
    Observation: Interior of microwave heavily soiled.
  • Air drying of equipment and utensils
    Observation: "Wet stacking" glasses.
  • Storage and maintenance of wet and dry wiping cloths
    Observation: Towels used for wiping food contact surfaces not in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Food storage - preventing contamination from the premises
    Observation: Onions on floor in walk-in cooler.
  • Test kit provided and used to measure sanitizing solution concentration
    Observation: Establishment does not have test strips for checking concentration of sanitizing solution.
  • Material characteristics of non-food contact surfaces
    Observation: Using garbage bags to store and transport cooked wings to other store.
  • Established procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
    Observation: will submit
  • When to wash
    Observation: Not washing hands prior to putting on gloves to handle food.
  • Outer openings are protected
    Observation: Back door in kitchen propped open.
  • Common name-working containers
    Observation: Chemicals in unlabeled containers.
  • Cleaning frequency of food contact surfaces (PHF/TCS)
    Observation: Wing sauce buckets washed at the beginning of the day. Discussed proper cleaning and sanitizing of food contact surfaces.
05/05/2014Routine

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