Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.

• Food protection and cross-contamination
  • Basic: Food stored on floor in the walk in freezer.
• Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
  • Basic: Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
• Dishwashing facilities and test kits
  • Basic: Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed in clean dish stack. Containers were removed from clean dishes.
• Plumbing and backflow prevention
  • Basic: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler on cook line.
• Insects, rodents, pests and animals
  • Basic: Dead roaches on premises. Observed 2 dead roach in an electrical box near kitchen. Manager remove, cleaned and sanitized area.
• Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
  • Basic: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris on the cook line behind cooking equipment.

The inspector came back, found the problems fixed and allowed the business to reopen.

• Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
  • Basic: Ice buildup in walk-in freezer on the air curtains.
• Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
  • Basic: Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.

The inspector came back, but the problems still weren't fixed, so the business stayed closed.

• Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
  • Basic: Ice buildup in walk-in freezer on the air curtains.
  • Basic: Hot holding unit not maintained in good repair.
• Dishwashing facilities and test kits
  • Basic: Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning in clean dish drying rack.
• Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • Basic: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
• Clean equipment storage and air drying
  • Basic: Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
• Insects, rodents, pests and animals
  • Basic: Dead roaches on premises. Observed 3 dead roaches on the floor in the corner near the waiter service area. Manager removed, cleaned and sanitized area.
• Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
  • Basic: Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.
  • Basic: Floor area(s) covered with standing water in cracked tiles on the cooks line.
• Other sanitary and safe operation
  • Basic: Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured in storage area.

The business was found operating without a valid license, and the state is taking action.

• Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
  • Basic: Ice buildup in walk-in freezer on the air curtains.
  • Basic: Hot holding unit not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed a hot holding unit on the cook line in disrepair. No food being stored in unit.
• Dishwashing facilities and test kits
  • Basic: Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning in clean dish drying rack.
• Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • Basic: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed food build up on the hot holding unit on the cook line, Manger began to clean Observed dust build up on the heat lamps. Observed grease build on fryers.
• Clean equipment storage and air drying
  • Basic: Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed wet stacked containers on the dish drying rack.
• Insects, rodents, pests and animals
  • Basic: Dead roaches on premises. Observed: 1 dead roach on hot holding unit, 1 dead roach under prep table in the back prep area, 1 dead roach on wall above cook line. 1 dead roach in storage room used to store single use service items, 1 dead roach under prep table in waiter service area.
  • High priority: Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 8 live roaches on the cook line in a hot holding unit. Manager began to clean area. Observed 5 live roaches stuck on glue traps Manager removed trap.
  • Basic: Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Observed around 30 dead roaches stuck on glue traps. Manager discarded traps.
• Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
  • Basic: Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed broken tiles on the cook line.
  • Basic: Floor area(s) covered with standing water in cracked tiles on the cooks line.
• Other sanitary and safe operation
  • Basic: Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured in storage area.