The Oaks Steakhouse, 1101 Highway 9 West, Decorah, IA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: The OAKS STEAKHOUSE
Type: Restaurant without liquor
Sub type: Full Service
Address: 1101 Highway 9 West, Decorah, IA 52101
Owner and phone: STONNIE DAM
563-380-1460

Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: 11/24/2009

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

  • Food Source/Handling
    • Food Protection (Storage, clean, off-the-floor 3-305.11, p 68)
      Many cases of food on basement walk-in freezer floor - install more shelving to keep food off the floor. Case of salad mix on salad walk-in cooler floor.
    • Handling of ready-to-eat foods (No direct bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods 3-301.11, p 59)
      Employee cutting celery with bare hands. Bare hand contact of ready to eat foods is prohibited - glove use is required or use tongs, spatula, etc. Corrected. Keep gloves at the grill prep area. Also keep gloves at the bar if lemons/limes, etc. are cut there.
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Handwashing facilities (Handwashing signs not posted 6-301.14, pg 173)
      Handwashing signs required at all handsinks, including restrooms used by employees. Restroom signs need to say "Employees must wash hands before returning to work."
    • Accessible/soap & towels provided (Hand soap/cleanser not provided 6-301.11, p 173)
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Thermometers provided/accurate (Thermometers: provided & accessible 4-302.12(A), pg 120)
      Thermometer needed in salad prep cooler.
    • Food contact surfaces (Storage: equipment/utensils, single service & use items 4-903.11, p 141)
      Cases of souffle cups on basement floor.
  • Other Operations
    • License posted/maintained (Most recent inspection report not posted IAC 481-30.3(3))
      Post this report on the bar wall by the food license.
11/24/2009Routine
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Cross-Contamination Protection (Inadequate protection from cross-contamination 3-302.11, p 61)
      Raw meats stored above butter in kitchen walk-in cooler - reorganize shelves to keep raw meats below and separate from other foods. Corrected.
  • Warewashing
    • Adequate warewashing facilities (No test kit for checking concentration of sanitizer 4-302.14, p 120)
      Need test papers to check sanitizer used in dishroom and at bar. Chlorine must test at least 50 ppm.
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Accessible/soap & towels provided (Hand drying not provided 6-301.12, p 173)
      Need paper towels at pub bar handsink - repeat.
    • Back flow/back siphonage protection (Air gap, design: 1" minimum or 2 X supply inlet, whichever is greater 5-202.13, p 149)
      Replace spray hose at pot sink - it has stretched out. The end of the hose needs to be at least 2 inches above the flood rim of the sink.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Thermometers provided/accurate (Thermometers: provided & accessible 4-302.12(A), pg 120)
      Thermometers needed in bar cooler (where cream is stored) and grill cooler - repeat.
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Nonfood-contact surfaces exposed to food: cleanable, nonabsorbent 4-101.19, p 104)
    • Walls, floors, ceiling, lighting (Materials characteristics for floors, walls, & ceilings 6-101.11, p 165)
  • Other Operations
    • Handling/storage/labeling of toxic items (Inadequate separation from food, equip, utensils, linens, single service 7-201.11, p 182)
      Cans of insecticide are stored above coffee on basement shelf. Store all chemicals below and separate from food and food contact surfaces. Corrected.
    • Smoking area: designated/posted (Smoking prohibitions in public buildings: signs posted, ashtrays present, smoking observed. IAC 641-153)
      Need Iowa approved "No Smoking signs at all entrances. Check www.IowaSmokefreeAir.gov or call 888/944-2247 for signs.
12/2/2008Routine
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Adequate cooling for cooked/prepared food (Improper cooling methods 3-501.15, pg 81)
      Ribs cooling in au jous. Cool meats and liquids separately - grease will solidify on top and slow down the cooling process.
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Food Protection (Storage, clean, off-the-floor 3-305.11, p 68)
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Accessible/soap & towels provided (Hand drying not provided 6-301.12, p 173)
      Paper towels needed at salad prep handsink. Also, keep the paper towels in a visible location at the bar, to discourage the use of cloth towels for hand drying.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Thermometers provided/accurate (Thermometers: provided & accessible 4-302.12(A), pg 120)
      Thermometers needed in both grill prep coolers - corrected.
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Nonfood-contact surfaces not clean 4-601.11(C), p 129, 4-602.13, p 133)
      Clean inside microwave at grill prep area.
    • Walls, floors, ceiling, lighting (Materials characteristics for floors, walls, & ceilings 6-101.11, p 165)
      Replace broken and cracked floor tiles under and around brazier.
  • Other Operations
    • Handling/storage/labeling of toxic items (Working containers not identified with common name of material 7-102.11, p 181)
      Label spray bottles in kitchen with the chemical that is contained in them.
10/9/2007Routine
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Food-contact surfaces, designed, maintained 4-202.11, p 105)
      Replace wood tops of prep tables, or recover with stinless, plastic cutting board or other approved surface.
    • Walls, floors, ceiling, lighting (Floors, walls, ceilings installed, are not easily cleanable 6-201.11, p 166)
      Replace cracked and broken floor tiles under brazier. Seal ceiling cracks in food prep area.
4/4/2007Pre-Opening

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