Whistle Stop Grill and Bar

The problems weren't fixed yet. The business stays closed while the owner is given more time.

• Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
  • Basic: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
• Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
  • Intermediate: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
  • Basic: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
• Plumbing and backflow prevention
  • Basic: Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle.
  • Basic: No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment.
• Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
  • Basic: Hole in or other damage to wall.
  • Basic: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.

Conditions were a danger to public health, so the business was ordered to close immediately. It can't reopen until an inspector confirms the problems are fixed.

• Handwashing and hygienic practices
  • Basic: Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open employee beverage in reach in cooler. Operator removed beverage.
• Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
  • Basic: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Green cutting board in dish room is deeply grooved and no longer be cleaned and sanitized effectively.
  • High priority: Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper towels used to line herbs/ vegetables. Discussed the need to use a product approved for food contact such as coffee filters or deli paper.
• Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
  • Intermediate: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soiled beverage lines in ice behind bar
  • Basic: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like build up in interior of ice machine. Discussed the need to keep the interior of the ice machine clean and sanitized.
• Plumbing and backflow prevention
  • Basic: Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leak coming from pipe near where mop sink used to be located.
  • Basic: No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. Mop sink broken and removed. Operator has parts ordered.
• Handwash sinks and supplies
  • Intermediate: No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Operator replenished paper towels during inspection
• Insects, rodents, pests and animals
  • High priority: Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 4 rodent droppings located around shelving where fryer oil is stored. 5 rodent droppings located observed around bag in box beverage concentrate rack Staff disposed of droppings, cleaned and sanitized the area.
• Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
  • Basic: Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall behind plumbing where mop sink was installed.
  • Basic: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Cook line, prep areas and storage areas.