The Boathouse Bar & Grill, 468 North Shore Drive, Clear Lake, IA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: THE BOATHOUSE BAR & GRILL
Type: Restaurant with liquor
Sub type: Full Service
Address: 468 North Shore Drive, Clear Lake, IA 50428
Owner and phone: CHARLES R. HELPS
(515)357-4208

Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 9/27/2010

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

  • Warewashing
    • Mechanical washing/sanitizing (Sanitization requirement/methods: hot water or chemical 4-702.11, 4-703.11, p 137)
      THERE WAS NO SANITIZER RESIDUAL FROM THE RINSE CYCLE-----REPAIR OR ADUST DISH MACHINE AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE 50-100 PPM CHLORINE SANITIZER OR AS THE LABEL INDICATES. THE DISH MACHINE SHALL BE CHECKED DAILY TO ASSURE PROPER CONCENTRATION OF SANITIZER.
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Handwashing facilities (Handwashing signs not posted 6-301.14, pg 173)
      POST SIGNS AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE KITCHEN AND BAR AND IN THE RESTROOMS REMINDING EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
    • Accessible/soap & towels provided (Hand soap/cleanser not provided 6-301.11, p 173)
    • Plumbing: installed/maintained (Plumbing maintained in good repair 5-205.15, p 153)
      THE HAND WASHING SINK LEAKS-----REPAIR THE HAND WASHING SINK.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Food contact surfaces not clean to sight or touch 4-601.11, p 129)
      THE POP GUN HOLDER IS SOILED----CLEAN THE POP GUN HOLDER.
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Nonfood-contact surfaces not clean 4-601.11(C), p 129, 4-602.13, p 133)
      SEVERAL OF THE SHELVES IN THE KITCHEN ARE SOILED-----MAINTAIN SHELVING IN CLEAN CONDITION THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN.
  • Other Operations
    • Inside physical facilities designed/maintained (Physical facilities not kept clean, cleaning done to minimize exposure to food 6-501.12, p 176)
      THE FLOOR UNDER THE COOK LINE AND WALLS AND CONDUIT ABOVE THE COOK LINE ARE SOILED-----CLEAN THE AREA AROUND THE COOK LINE MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS VIOLATION HAS BEEN NOTED ON THE PREVIOUS TWO INSPECTIONS.
9/27/2010Routine
  • Other Operations
    • Inside physical facilities designed/maintained (Physical facilities not kept clean, cleaning done to minimize exposure to food 6-501.12, p 176)
      Cleaning is needed under the grill/fryer in the kitchen.
10/6/2009Routine
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Accessible/soap & towels provided (Hand drying not provided 6-301.12, p 173)
      No disposable towels are available at bar handwashing sink. Also, the towels at the handwashing sink in the kitchen need to be dispensed in a better fashion.
  • Other Operations
    • Inside physical facilities designed/maintained (Physical facilities not kept clean, cleaning done to minimize exposure to food 6-501.12, p 176)
      The area under/inside the kitchen fryers needs cleaning.
6/4/2009Routine
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Date Marking (Inadequate date marking of ready-to-eat foods 3-501.17, p 83)
      Blue cheese crumbles in the coke salad cooler are date for the 5th and feta cheese in the kitchen cooler is dated for November 21st. These food items are to be dated with a 7-day shelf life once they are removed from their original package.
12/26/2008Routine
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Date Marking (Inadequate date marking of ready-to-eat foods 3-501.17, p 83)
      Food items in the kitchen reach-in cooler have exceeded their 7 day shelf life. All products must be discarded after the 7-day use by date has passed.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Food contact surfaces, characteristics 4-101.11, p 101)
      It appears the condiment bottles are being re-filled. After the original contents are emptied the bottles must be discarded.
9/18/2007Routine
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Food contact surfaces, characteristics 4-101.11, p 101)
      Refilling ketchup bottles.
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Nonfood-contact surfaces exposed to food: cleanable, nonabsorbent 4-101.19, p 104)
      Metal shelves are rusting. Wooden shelves and storage units are rough and unfinished.
    • Walls, floors, ceiling, lighting (Floors, walls, ceilings installed, are not easily cleanable 6-201.11, p 166)
      Floor needs cleaning and refinished in the walk in cooler. Walls in the prep area need to be replaced and the wall needs to be re-caulked off the dish machine. The walls in the wallk in cooler need to be cleaned-they appear to be molding.
12/11/2006Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 9/21/2005Routine
No report available.12/29/2004Routine
No report available.9/23/2004Routine
No report available.10/6/2003Routine
No report available.8/13/2002Routine
No report available.11/8/2001Routine
No report available.1/9/2001Routine
No report available.8/30/2000Pre-Opening

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