Raccoon River Brewing Co, 1000 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: RACCOON RIVER BREWING CO
Type: Tavern with food preparation
Sub type: Full Service
Address: 1000 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Owner and phone: PRINCIPIANT HOTEL CO
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 8/3/2010

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Cold hold (PHF food not maintained at 41° F or below 3-501.16, pg 82)
      Potentially hazardous foods in drawers under grill running at 55 degrees. Potentially hazadrous foods in prep table running 54 degrees PIC putting pans of ice under ice to keep cool and calling repair main.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Food contact surfaces not clean to sight or touch 4-601.11, p 129)
      Bowls/scoops laying in corn meal and fliour - corrected a time of inspection. Need to clean inside of ice machine.
    • Food contact surfaces (In-use utensils, between use storage 3-304.12, p 65)
8/3/2010Routine
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Cold hold (PHF food not maintained at 41° F or below 3-501.16, pg 82)
      Rice noodles and hamburger patties both out of temperature in prep cooler and under grill cooler-both CATOI
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Date Marking (Inadequate date marking of ready-to-eat foods 3-501.17, p 83)
      4 containers of dairy product in bar area- expired date all disposed of during inspection
    • Cross-Contamination Protection (Inadequate protection from cross-contamination 3-302.11, p 61)
      raw fish over prepared product prep cooler, raw chicken stored with pasta -both were corrected during inspection
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Accessible/soap & towels provided (Hand drying not provided 6-301.12, p 173)
      handsink towel dispenser empty-corrected on site
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Thermometers provided/accurate (Temperature device not designed to check temperature in thin foods (meat patties) 4-302.12(B), pg 120)
      need thin tip thermometer for thin foods
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Wiping cloths, in sanitizing solution, used one purpose 3-304.14, p 66)
      sanitizing towel on counter / store in sanitizer bucket when not in use
  • Other Operations
    • Handling/storage/labeling of toxic items (Working containers not identified with common name of material 7-102.11, p 181)
      2 spray bottles in kitchen and 2 at bar not labeled-corrected during inspection
    • Consumer advisory posted (Consumer advisory: menu does not identify foods served raw or undercooked with an asterisk and disclosure of potential risk of consumption in undercooked form 3-603.11(B), pg 95)
      menu scheduled to be re-printed
    • License posted/maintained (Most recent inspection report not posted IAC 481-30.3(3))
      post in public view
10/28/2009Routine
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Approved Source/Sound Condition (Sound condition: disposition of ready-to-eat foods 3-501.18, p 85)
      Observed house made dressing past 7 day shelf life.
    • Handling of ready-to-eat foods (No direct bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods 3-301.11, p 59)
      Observed employee using direct hand contact when preparing ready to eat foods. Corrected.
    • Cross-Contamination Protection (Inadequate protection from cross-contamination 3-302.11, p 61)
      Observed raw ground beef stored over seafood- Corrected. Observed raw ground beef stored over beef steak.- corrected.
  • Warewashing
    • Mechanical washing/sanitizing (Sanitization requirement/methods: hot water or chemical 4-702.11, 4-703.11, p 137)
      Sanitizer was not working in dish machine. Service was called and repair made during inspection.
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Accessible/soap & towels provided (Handsink maintained/accessible/restricted use 5-205.11, pg 151)
      Restricted use. Hand sink shall not house utensils. Shall be for hand washing only.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Food contact surfaces not clean to sight or touch 4-601.11, p 129)
      Interior of ice machines in employee beak room and banquet kitchen are soiled and shall be cleaned.
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Wiping cloths, in sanitizing solution, used one purpose 3-304.14, p 66)
11/19/2008Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 10/2/2007Re-Check
No violation noted during this evaluation. 10/2/2007Re-Check
No violation noted during this evaluation. 9/14/2007Re-Check
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Cold hold (PHF food not maintained at 41° F or below 3-501.16, pg 82)
      Walk in cooler holding meat and cheese at 44 degrees. line cooler holding meat at 46 degrees. Both coolers have been adjusted and are cooler than during the original inspection, however, both units are still not holding food at 41 or less.
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Plumbing: installed/maintained (Plumbing maintained in good repair 5-205.15, p 153)
      Water line leaking behind ice machine.
8/30/2007Re-Check
No violation noted during this evaluation. 8/16/2007Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 8/11/2006Re-Check
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Adequate cooling for cooked/prepared food (Improper cooling methods 3-501.15, pg 81)
    • Cold hold (PHF food not maintained at 41° F or below 3-501.16, pg 82)
      Sandwich cooler holding at 50 all other temperature violatoins have Been corrected.
8/2/2006Re-Check
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Adequate cooling for cooked/prepared food (Improper cooling methods 3-501.15, pg 81)
      Roasts cooled in large portion.
    • Cold hold (PHF food not maintained at 41° F or below 3-501.16, pg 82)
      Walk-in cooler 48 degrees. Salad cooler 51, Sandwich cooler 54 to 64, Sautee cooler 62 to 64. Products moved from Sandwich and sautee.
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Approved Source/Sound Condition (Sound condition: disposition of ready-to-eat foods 3-501.18, p 85)
      Some outdated foods in walk-in.
  • Warewashing
    • Mechanical washing/sanitizing (Sanitization requirement/methods: hot water or chemical 4-702.11, 4-703.11, p 137)
      Dish machine not sanitizing.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Storage: equipment/utensils, single service & use items 4-903.11, p 141)
      Single use stored on floor. Knives stored between two coolers.
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Nonfood-contact surfaces not clean 4-601.11(C), p 129, 4-602.13, p 133)
      Some shelving and equiptment is soiled at bar and in kitchen.
  • Other Operations
    • Consumer advisory posted (Consumer advisory: for raw or under-cooked animal foods not posted 3-603.11(A), pg 95)
    • Inside physical facilities designed/maintained (Physical facilities, not maintained in good repair 6-501.11, p 176)
7/19/2006Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 12/13/2005Complaint
No violation noted during this evaluation. 6/21/2005Routine
No report available.9/1/2004Routine

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