Marx Wine Bar & Grill, 241 Main St S, Stillwater, MN 55082 - Restaurant inspection findings and violations

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Restaurant: Marx Wine Bar & Grill
Address: 241 Main St S, Stillwater, MN 55082
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: Sep 14, 2012

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65

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Inspection findings	Inspection Type	Inspection Date	Inspection Score (the higher the better)
FOOD ITEMS FROM 9/8/09 ARE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE WALK IN COOLER. PLACE THE FOOD INTO SMALLER QUANTITIES OR USE RAPID CHILL METHODS SO THE FOOD COOLS PROPERLY. THE CAULK ON THE SINK BACKSPLASHES IN THE KITCHEN IS MOLDY. REMOVE THE CAULK, CLEAN AND RESEAL WITH A FOOD GRADE SEALANT. THE CERTIFICATION IS NOT POSTED. POST THE CERTIFICATION. THE CURRENT CERTIFICATION HAS EXPIRED. RENEW THE CERTIFICATION AND PROVIDE THE CURRENT CERTIFICATION INFO TO THIS DEPARTMENT. THE CUTTING BOARD ON THE PREP LINE IS BADLY SCORED AND STAINED. RESURFACE OR REPLACE. THE DRAIN LINES AT THE BAR GO INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN WHICH CREATES A CROSS CONNECTION. REMOVE THE DRAIN LINES FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN. THE EMERSON MICROWAVE & THE RICE COOKER ARE DOMESTIC AND NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. THE WOODEN LIQUOR SHELVES DOWNSTAIRS ARE UNAPPROVED. PROVIDE APPROVED EQUIPMENT AND REMOVE THE UNAPPROVED EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT. THE UPRIGHT DESSERT COOLER IS ABOVE 41F. REDUCE SO FOOD IS MAINTAINED AT 41 F OR LESS. *THIS WAS ADJUSTED AND THE FOOD TEMPERATURE WAS CURRENTLY AT 43 F. MONITOR TO MAKE SURE THE FOOD TEMPERATURE IS 41 F OR LESS. THE WALK IN COOLER SHELVES ARE DIRTY. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN ON A ROUTINE BASIS.	Full	Sep 9, 2009	71
CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ICE MAKER. MOLD NOTED IN ICE MAKER. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS IN KITCHEN. BUILD-UP NOTED ON WALLS BELOW SHELVING AND SINKS. FOOD ITEMS FROM 9/8/09 ARE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE WALK IN COOLER. PLACE THE FOOD INTO SMALLER QUANTITIES OR USE RAPID CHILL METHODS SO THE FOOD COOLS PROPERLY. ITALIAN SAUSAGE AT 46F AND CHICKEN AT 45F IN COLD WELLS. PREP COOLER WILL BE ADJUSTED AND MONITORED. LARGE CONTAINERS OF PASTA MARKED 9/26 AT 48F AND RICE MARKED 9/27 AT 46F. PASTA AND RICE ARE CURRENTLY COOLED IN SHALLOW PANS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND THEN PLACED IN LARGER CONTAINERS AND COVERED IN 2 DOOR COOLER. DISCUSSED PROPER COOLING PROCEDURES. ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNEEDED ITEMS FROM BASEMENT STORAGE ROOMS. STORE ITEMS OFF OF THE FLOOR. REPAIR OR REPLACE EPOXY FLOOR IN KITCHEN. FLOOR IS CRACKED AND CHIPPED. REPAIR OR REPLACE TORN GASKETS IN BOTH 2 DOOR TRUE COOLERS IN KITCHEN. OWNER INDICATED PARTS ARE ON ORDER. THE CAULK ON THE SINK BACKSPLASHES IN THE KITCHEN IS MOLDY. REMOVE THE CAULK, CLEAN AND RESEAL WITH A FOOD GRADE SEALANT. THE CURRENT CERTIFICATION HAS EXPIRED. RENEW THE CERTIFICATION AND PROVIDE THE CURRENT CERTIFICATION INFO TO THIS DEPARTMENT. THE CUTTING BOARD ON THE PREP LINE IS BADLY SCORED AND STAINED. RESURFACE OR REPLACE. SECOND NOTICE. THE DRAIN LINES AT THE BAR GO INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN WHICH CREATES A CROSS CONNECTION. REMOVE THE DRAIN LINES FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN. THE EMERSON MICROWAVE & THE RICE COOKER ARE DOMESTIC AND NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. THE WOODEN LIQUOR SHELVES DOWNSTAIRS ARE UNAPPROVED. PROVIDE APPROVED EQUIPMENT AND REMOVE THE UNAPPROVED EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT. THE UPRIGHT DESSERT COOLER IS ABOVE 41F. REDUCE SO FOOD IS MAINTAINED AT 41 F OR LESS. *THIS WAS ADJUSTED AND THE FOOD TEMPERATURE WAS CURRENTLY AT 43 F. MONITOR TO MAKE SURE THE FOOD TEMPERATURE IS 41 F OR LESS. THE WALK IN COOLER SHELVES ARE DIRTY. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN ON A ROUTINE BASIS. TWO DIRTY DISHES WITH CLEAN DISHES ON SHELF IN PREP KITCHEN.	Full	Sep 28, 2010	48
CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ICE MAKER. MOLD NOTED IN ICE MAKER. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS IN KITCHEN. BUILD-UP NOTED ON WALLS BELOW SHELVING AND SINKS. CONDENSATION OBSERVED IN DELFIELD 3 DOOR COOLER. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER. CONTAINERS OF SAUCE AND CARROTS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. STORE ALL FOOD AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF OF THE FLOOR. ITALIAN SAUSAGE AT 46F AND CHICKEN AT 45F IN COLD WELLS. PREP COOLER WILL BE ADJUSTED AND MONITORED. LARGE CONTAINERS OF PASTA MARKED 9/26 AT 48F AND RICE MARKED 9/27 AT 46F. PASTA AND RICE ARE CURRENTLY COOLED IN SHALLOW PANS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND THEN PLACED IN LARGER CONTAINERS AND COVERED IN 2 DOOR COOLER. DISCUSSED PROPER COOLING PROCEDURES. ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNEEDED ITEMS FROM BASEMENT STORAGE ROOMS. STORE ITEMS OFF OF THE FLOOR. REPAIR OR REPLACE EPOXY FLOOR IN KITCHEN. FLOOR IS CRACKED AND CHIPPED. REPAIR OR REPLACE TORN GASKETS IN BOTH 2 DOOR TRUE COOLERS IN KITCHEN. OWNER INDICATED PARTS ARE ON ORDER. REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED COVING IN THE KITCHEN. SEVERAL INGREDIENT CONTAINERS ARE NOT LABELED. LABEL DRY INGREDIENT CONTAINERS. THE CUTTING BOARD ON THE PREP LINE IS BADLY SCORED AND STAINED. RESURFACE OR REPLACE. SECOND NOTICE. THE LIGHTING IS DIM IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHTING.	Full	Sep 28, 2011	74
CHICKEN IN PREP RAIL AT 44F. MAINTAIN AT 41F OR BELOW. REPLACE COVERS ON PREP RAIL TO MAINTAIN FOOD AT PROPER TEMPERATURE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ICE MAKER. MOLD NOTED IN ICE MAKER. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. CONDENSATION OBSERVED IN DELFIELD 3 DOOR COOLER. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER. CONTAINERS OF SAUCE AND CARROTS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. STORE ALL FOOD AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF OF THE FLOOR. FOOD IN 3 DOOR PREP COOLER IN KITCHEN AT 44-46F. MAINTAIN AT 41F OR BELOW. ADJUST COOLER AND MONITOR FOOD TEMPERATURES. MASHED POTATOES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER ARE 42F AT THE EDGE AND 51 IN THE CENTER. POTATOES WERE PLACED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER LAST NIGHT. FOOD WAS DISCARDED. USE APPROVED METHOD TO COOL FOOD FROM 140F TO 70F IN 2 HOURS, AND FROM 70 TO 41F IN FOUR HOURS. MASHED POTATOES PLACED IN WALK-IN COOLER LAST NIGHT AT 42F AT EDGE AND 51 IN CENTER. DO NOT PLACE LARGE PANS OF FOOD IN WALK-IN COOLER. PLACE FOOD IN SMALLER AMOUNTS IN SHALLOW PANS. DO NOT COVER WHILE COOLING AND ALLOW AIR FLOW AROUND FOOD. REPAIR OR REPLACE EPOXY FLOOR IN KITCHEN. FLOOR IS CRACKED AND CHIPPED. REPAIR THE LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WHICH IS HANGING FROM THE WALL. REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED COVING IN THE KITCHEN. SEVERAL INGREDIENT CONTAINERS ARE NOT LABELED. LABEL DRY INGREDIENT CONTAINERS. THE COVERS WERE REMOVED FROM THE PREP RAILS IN THE KITCHEN. THE PREP COOLERS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO KEEP FOOD AT PROPER TEMPERATURE WITHOUT COVERS. REPLACE COVERS. THE CUTTING BOARD ON THE PREP LINE IS BADLY SCORED AND STAINED. RESURFACE OR REPLACE. SECOND NOTICE. THE FAUCET HANDLES ON THE HAND SINKS ARE DIRTY. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HAND SINKS. THE ICE WAND IS STORED UNPROTECTED IN THE FREEZER. WRAP THE CLEAN AND SANITIZED ICE WAND IN PLASTIC WRAP OR USE ANOTHER MEANS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. THE ICE WAND IS A FOOD CONTACT SURFACE SINCE IT COMES IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH FOOD. THE LIGHTING IS DIM IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHTING. THE MOP SINK AND WALLS ARE DIRTY. CLEAN THE AREA. REMOVE MOLDY CAULK AND RESEAL MOP SINK TO THE WALL. THE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER AT THE BAR HAND SINK WAS EMPTY. PAPER TOWELS WERE PLACED AT THE SINK DURING THE INSPECTION. MAINTAIN PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND SINKS.	Full	Sep 14, 2012	65

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