19 Cattaraugus County Restaurants With Health Inspection Violations Last Month
If you live in Cattaraugus County and you plan on dining out, you definitely need to check out this list. These 19 restaurants had critical health inspection violations in November.
According to StateFoodSafety.com, food inspectors look for things like food temperatures, refrigerator and freezer unit temperatures, running water, proper utensils used in food preparation, proper food storage, and employee hygiene.
Each of these restaurants had at least one critical violation.
1. GREAT WALL OLEAN
700 WEST STATE STREET, OLEAN
Item 5C- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
2. THE OLD LIBRARY RESTAURANT
116 SOUTH UNION STREET, OLEAN
Item 1C- Critical Violation [RED] Home canned goods, or canned goods from unapproved processor found on premises.
Item 7F- Critical Violation [RED] Precooked, refrigerated potentially hazardous food is not reheated to 165°F or above within two hours.
3. GRAND SLAM GRILL
3130 NYS ROUTE 417, OLEAN
Item 5B- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
Item 5C- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
4. BOWL-IFY
30 PARK SQUARE, FRANKLINVILLE
Item 5C- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
5. CORNER DELI
53 LINDEN STREET, SALAMANCA
Item 6A- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
6. SUN GREAT WALL
81 MAIN STREET, SALAMANCA
Item 2B- Critical Violation [RED] Food workers prepare raw and cooked or ready to eat food products without 'thorough handwashing and sanitary glove changing in between.
7. THE PUB
4965 ROUTE 219, GREAT VALLEY
Item 1C- Critical Violation [RED] Home canned goods, or canned goods from unapproved processor found on premises.
Item 5C- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
8. 3RD BASE
1302 WEST STATE STREET, OLEAN
Item 5C- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
9. LA CABANA
315 NORTH UNION STREET, OLEAN
Item 2A- Critical Violation [RED] Prepared food products contact equipment or work surfaces which have had prior contact with raw foods and where washing and sanitizing of the food contact surface has not occurred to prevent contamination.
Item 2E- Critical Violation [RED] Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
Item 5B- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
Item 6A- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
10. PERKINS RESTAURANT
2728 WEST STATE STREET, OLEAN
Item 5B- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
11. PIZZALAND PORTVILLE
1018 PORTVILLE-OLEAN ROAD, PORTVILLE
Item 1B- Critical Violation [RED] Water/ice: unsafe, unapproved sources, cross connections.
12. MANGIA 2.0
71 WEST MAIN STREET, ALLEGANY
Item 5C- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
Item 5E- Critical Violation [RED] Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45°F as required.
13. THE PLANT TAVERN
1201 NORTH UNION STREET, OLEAN
Item 5A- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or below 45°F during cold holding, except smoked fish not kept at or below 38°F during cold holding.
Item 8E- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures.
14. PORTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL
500 ELM STREET, PORTVILLE
Item 5B- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
15. MAC SHAK
1315 EAST STATE STREET, OLEAN NY
Item 6B- Critical Violation [RED] Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140°F.
Item 7F- Critical Violation [RED] Precooked, refrigerated potentially hazardous food is not reheated to 165°F or above within two hours.
16. GYPSY SOUL NUTRITION
700 WEST STATE ST. #4, OLEAN
Item 1B- Critical Violation [RED] Water/ice: unsafe, unapproved sources, cross connections.
Item 12E- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing.
17. ON THE SIDE SUB SHOP
241 1/2 NORTH UNION STREET, OLEAN
Item 2C- Critical Violation [RED] Cooked or prepared foods are subject to cross-contamination from raw foods.
Item 5B- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
18. RANDY'S UP-THE-RIVER
3767 SOUTH NINE MILE ROAD, ALLEGANY
Item 3C- Critical Violation [RED] Food workers do not use proper utensils to eliminate bare hand contact with cooked or prepared foods.
19. MIO GELATO CAFE & RENNA'S PIZZA WEST
2703 WEST STATE STREET, OLEAN
Item 6A- Critical Violation [RED] Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
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