
Clinton Co. Health District releases food inspections
The following information is obtained from the Clinton County Health District and is compiled from inspection reports.
Violations are either critical or non-critical. Critical violations are more likely to contribute to food contamination, illness or an environmental health hazard, including inadequate cooking of food items or poor personal hygiene.
For a more detailed description of critical and non-critical violations, or to file a public health or food safety complaint about a restaurant, contact the Clinton County Health District by calling 937-382-3829.
DBA Subway (inside Walmart), 2825 St. Rte 73 S., Wilmington
- Large build up of debris along side the ice machine chute (customer service area)
- Found one nested lexan container with sticker residue
- A manger trained food safety individual is needed for the facility
- Bin containing pass-thrus still in need of a thorough wash (PIC is washing today)
- Continue to clean top of interior of middle sink of three compartment. Small amount of debris present
- Fan guard in walk-in cooler needs dusted
Taco Bell #32829, 1701 Rombach Ave., Wilmington
- There was a knife stored in knife holder with food product on the blade
- The counter/shelf where the taco’s/ burritos/food are had a build up of food debris
- No cleaning schedule posted
- Sugar packets stored under hand sink in drive-thru. Nothing allowed to be stored underneath due to possible contamination
- Manager with beard was not wearing a beard restraint
- Vegetable prep sink was dirty and had a tray in it to be washed. Prep sink must only be used to wash/prep vegetables
- Nozzles on ice machine are dirty with mold/mildew. ICEE is responsible for cleaning
- Broken countertop in drive-thru
- Seal is broken on cooler
- All equipment must be properly cleaned
Streber’s Market, 299 South St., New Vienna
- Received a complaint regarding outdated lunchables and milk
- 28 lunchables, one package of bologna and several packages of cheese out of date
- Must remove products immediately and use proper labeling.
- Chocolate cake found without proper labeling
The Red zone Neighborhood Grill, 762 W. Main St., Blanchester
- Stove and Deep-fryer has been cleaned and knew knobs on oven/stove
- Hot water heater to be replaced
- Everything fixed from precious inspection
- Ready to open
Bob Evans LLC, 1075 East Side Drive, Wilmington
- Found home fries in the Delfield reach in at 45 degree Fahrenheit and batter in small undercounter reach in at 55 degree Fahrenheit.
- Found previously cooked corn and open bag of spinach without a date mark, must discard on 7th day
- Found a large amount of condensate at the bottom of the reach in cooler containing batter
- Found the sides of cookline equipment in need of cleaning
- Found a large amount of water on the floor near the ice machine, no floor drain observed
- Found two items not holding 41 degree Fahrenheit or below and two items not date marked for discard in seven days
- Observed good handwashing by both cooks during inspection
Comb’s Baker, 1221 Wayne Rd., Wilmington
- Followed up so that walk in freezer could be inspected
- Did not find violations in walk-in freezer area
- Wash machine still in need of cleaning
- Floors behind the aquafina cooler need cleaning
- Label food in dispensers with common name
- Correct remaining items
Denver Elementary, 291 Lorish Ave., Wilmington
- Walk-in cooler still down, using pass- thru cooler and milk cooler
- Facility is supposed to be getting a new walk-in cooler that will set outside of building in 6-8 weeks. Plans for new walk-in must be submitted as soon as possible
- Will return in two weeks to check temperature of foods
Wilmington Nursing and Rehabilitation, 75 Hale St., Wilmington
- Reach-in cooler still not working
- Walk-in cooler has cart with drinks and portioned food that can be rolled out when preparing lunches/dinners
- All plumbing corrections must be done by licensed plumber under permit due to this being a commercial facility
Hampton Inn, 201 Holiday Drive, Wilmington
- Found pats of butter at 50 degree Fahrenheit on customer service counter
- Employee in the kitchen had hair pulled back but no net, employee corrected before inspector commented
- Trash can is needed near the handwash sink in kitchen for convenient discard of paper towels (may use had or visor as well)
- No covered trash can in the restroom
- Cabinet with the grease trap and cabinet with the carbonator need wiped of spillage
- Ensure TCS foods are held at 41 degree Fahrenheit or lower to control bacterial growth
Holiday Inn, 155 Holiday Drive, Wilmington
- No manager trained in food safety certificate found (PIC at time of inspection has food safety training)
- Found handwash sink blocked with pop, moved to allow access
- Found hot hold of precooked sausage patties at 114 degree Fahrenheit, items reheated and replaced
- Found employee preparing food with unrestrained. ensure any employee in kitchen wet hair restraint
- Observed a water stained ceiling tile in the storage room above boxes of sweetener, no active leak observed
Wilmington Dairy Queen Chambers, 1093 Rombach Ave., Wilmington
- There were gnats flying around the soda boxes, all facilities must be free from insects/pests
- Both male employees had facial hair with no restraints
- Freezer door has lots of frost, probably due to broken seal
- Blizzard blending machine is dirty, wall of walk in dirty, broken floor tiles in kitchen
- Currently, not breaking down soft serve machines daily and sanitizing them. All food contact surfaces must be properly cleaned and sanitized
McDonald’s, 201 W. Main St., Blanchester
- Received a complaint regarding “black” on an egg and cheese biscuit sandwich
- Manager on duty said it was from the grill, checked temperatures and date marks, everything was properly date marked and all temperatures were good
- When inspector walked in the kitchen. employee on grill was eating. All employees must refrain from eating while cooking/prepping food
- Employee on grill had no beard net, employee on drive thru window had no hair net/hat. All employees need hair restraints
East Clinton High School, 175 Larrick Road, Wilmington
- Inspection is a standard
- Handwash sinks (with sensor faucets) are not reaching 100 degree Fahrenheit, highest temp. reached was 93 degree Fahrenheit
- Adjust so water reaches 100 more quickly
- Water at three comp sink takes 10-15 minutes to heat to 110 degree Fahrenheit, adjust water heater or valves
- Found the dish machine only dispensing chlorine at 10 ppm – should be 50 -100 ppm for sanitizing, have machine calibrate. Should not be used until re-calibrated
- Found light in walk in freezer burnt out and door damaged; this door does not open fully, PIC states new door is on order
- No quat ammonia test strips located during inspection; must order
- Hot hold cabinets working well during inspection
Sabina Elementary School, 246 W Washington St., Sabina
- No stem food thermometer available to verify holding, cooking, cooling temperatures
- Found gnats in the dish room; Told PIC to scrub drains with brush, rinse with very hot water and cover in ice
- Found steamer not working- sensor does not function correctly
- Replace silicone on walk in cooler and freezer (replace with silicone that can stand cold temperatures)
New Vienna Elementary, 301E. Church St., New Vienna
- Silicone on coolers are peeling; resilicone with temperature resistance material
- Metal drain board gathers water (dirty side) adjust so water drains
- Metal run ( on wall near dish machine) is not flush with drain board
- Drain board has a space between the wall
- Knob missing on hood for selector
- Must repair all items by next standard inspection
- Thermometers in working order
Denver Elementary, 291 Lorish Ave., Wilmington
- Walk in cooler unit not working; unit needs repaired, inside walls need painted/coated replaced
- Facility has one/two door unit being used to keep food cold/ attached to warmer
- Employees are prepping food at last minute to try to keep foods cold
- Additional cooling units need to be provided to deal with all food prep & holding
- By overloading cooling unit it drives up temperatures of foods and makes unit not work properly
Wilmington Nursing and Rehabilitation., 75 Hale St. Wilmington
- Received complaint regarding hair restraints, no glove wearing, serving of raw food, plumbing issue with mop sink, garbage disposal and general maintenance/cleanliness
- There were no paper towels available at the hand washing sink and employees are dumping ice into the hand washing sink
- Chicken salad at 57 degree Fahrenheit, cottage cheese at 51 degree Fahrenheit and cream cheese at 59 degree Fahrenheit
- All TCS foods must be kept cold at 41 degree Fahrenheit
- Hard boiled eggs not labeled or dated. All foods but be properly labeled and dated for use with seven days or they must be discarded