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Restaurant: Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon
Address: 4720 Norrell Drive, Trussville, AL 35173
Total inspections: 3
Last inspection: Feb 21, 2012

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93

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3-301.11 Use gloves or utensils to handle ready to eat food./ Employee rinsing and filling salad into container with one hand gloved and other hand contacting lettuce mix. COS. Lettuce mix was voluntarily discarded.
3-501.16 Maintain potentially hazardous food at 41 F or below./ Cheese, sour cream, steak gravy, queso, cheese cake, mac and cheese in RI saute cooler between 58F and 61F. COS. All potentially hazardous items were voluntarily discarded.
Cease storing potentially hazardous food in RI saute cooler until unit has been repaired to maintain 41F or below and repair has been verified by JCDH.
4-601.11 Wash, rinse, and sanitize fountain drink nozzles as often as necessary to keep free of slime mold and residue./ Two drink nozzles with mold builld-up. COS. Nozzles were washed, rinsed and sanitized to remove mold.
4-501.114, 4-703.11 Sanitize utensils with chlorine for 10 seconds or more at the following corresponding temperatures and concentrations: 25 ppm at 120 F or higher; 50 ppm at 75 F or higher; or, 100 ppm at 55 F or higher./ No detectable chlorine testing upon final rinse at chemical dish machine./ COS. Ecolab technician repaired pump; chlorine tested at 100ppm. Use chlorine test strips daily to verify proper concentration prior to use.
4-601.11 Repair dish machine and wash, rinse, and sanitize in 3 compartment sink until repair is verified by JCDH./ COS. Ecolab technician repaired pump; chlorine testing at 100 ppm.
4-602.11 Wash, rinse, and sanitize can opener blade and meat slicer after each period of continuous use, or at least every 4 hours./ Dark green and slimy meat rot on interior blade cover of meat slicer. Food/debris build-up on can opener blade.
6-501.111 Provide effective insect control./Many flies on ceiling, hanging apron and walls throughout kitchen.
7-201.11 Store toxic items below and away from food, utensils, equipment, linens, and single service/single use articles./ Two opened bottles of degreaser and spray bottle of quaternary ammonia stored on bottom shelf of prep table beside opened jar of Worcestershire sauce, jar of honey, A1 steak sauce, chili sauce and BBQ sauce. Bottle of bleach, quaternary tablets and approved fly spray stored on top of dish machine. COS. All chemicals and pesticides were relocated to designated chemical/pesticide storage area away from food and food contact surfaces.
3-304.12 Provide a clean surface in a protected location for storing ice scoop; or store in ice with handle upright./ Ice scoop stored on ledge of ice machine and between ice machine and oven.
4-601.11 Clean heavily soiled bottom shelves of rear kitchen food prep tables.
4-202.16 Repair or replace cracked/damaged bulk food storage containers.
4-202.16 Repair floor spray hose/nozzle and remove duct tape.
5-205.15 Repair slow or inoperative drain (indoor or outdoor)./ Slow draining water in floor sink below RI beer cooler @ bar area.
5-205.15 Repair plumbing./ Condensate pooling in bottom of RI salad make cooler.
5-205.11 Provide access to handsinks at all times./ Two empty beer kegs under and in front of rear handsink. COS. Beer kegs were relocated to provide access to handsink.
5-501.113 Keep dumpster and grease receptacle lids/doors closed.
5-501.116 Clean grease receptacle and grease spillage from around grease receptacle.
6-501.11 Replace missing ceiling tiles above dish washing station and molded ceiling tiles in dining area.
6-202.11 Replace missing light shield on light between dish machine and dish storage shelving.

JCDH 2.2 Provide food safety training for all food handlers as required and for new employees within 21 days of hire. Many employees without proper documentation.
4-602.11 Wash, rinse, and sanitize contaminated equipment and utensils as often as necessary to prevent the accumulation of soil, or at least every 4 hours during continuous use./ Wedger and cuber soiled with food particles/debris and stored as ready-to-use. COS. Wedger and cuber were washed, rinsed and sanitized to remove all food particles and debris.
6-301.12 Provide paper towels or drying device at all hand sinks./ No paper towels at rear handsink. COS. Paper towel dispenser loaded.
6-202.16 Provide perimeter walls and roof that protect establishment from weather. Water leaking from ceiling panel over RI make cooler (out-of-order). Brown leaking streaks/stains on wall from ceiling in rear prep area above prep shelves/tables.
6-303.11 Provide at least 50 foot candles of light in food prep and ware washing areas./ One missing light and one blown light under vent hood.
4-301.14 Provide ventilation hoods sufficient in number and capacity to prevent accumulation of grease or condensation on walls and ceiling./ Water dripping from light fixture missing light and water fills the blown lights light shield under the vent hood.

3-501.16 Maintain potentially hazardous food at 41 F or below./ Cooked mushrooms, baked potatoes between 57F and 58F. RI cooler unplugged. COS. All potentially hazardous food was voluntarily discarded. Unit was plugged in.
5-501.115 Clean the refuse storage area as often as necessary to maintain cleanliness and remove unnecessary items from refuse storage area./ Dried mud and leaves covering area around dumpster. Crates stacked up behind dumpsters.
6-303.11 Provide at least 50 foot candles of light in food prep and ware washing areas./ Two blown light under vent hood. Ceiling leak short circuits bulbs.

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