Each month the Harford County Health Department conducts routine inspections of 1,893 food service facilities. Some pass, some fail. These are their stories…
Below are all the critical health inspection violations for Harford County in July 2009.
Bel Air Double T Diner
543 Market Place Drive
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be adequately cooked and reheated.
Bliss Wine and Coffee Bar
1402 Handlir Drive
Bel Air, MD 21015
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Bonefish Grill
696 A Bel Air Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Food must be properly cooled. Food must be held at proper temperature.
Boston Market #939
600 Marketplace Drive
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Broad Creek – Camp Spencer Kitchen
1929 Susquehanna Hall Road
Cardiff, MD 21160
Violation: Food must be properly cooled.
Checker’s
1926 Pulaski Higjhway
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Chesapeake Grill
913 Pulaski Highway
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Violation: Food must be properly cooled. Food must be held at proper temperature.
China Haste Restaurant
1401 D Pulaski Highway
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Clarence’s Taste of New Orleans
2131 Old Edgewood Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Crab Truck and Seafood Stop, The
1607 Belair Road
Fallston, MD 21047
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Eagles Nest
8 Aberdeen Shp. Plaza
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Food must be protected from contamination, spoilage and adulteration. Food must be held at proper temperature.
Food Lion #1547
2250 Hanson Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Frank’s Pizza & Grill
1123 A Revolution Street
Hvre de Grace, MD 21078
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Giant Food Store #364
1401 Rock Spring Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Golden Szechuan Inn, Inc.
554 Baltimore Pike
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Harvey’s JR.
3821 Conowingo Road
Darlington, MD 21034
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Hibachi Express
3709 Pulaski Highway
Abingdon, MD 21009
Violation: Food must be properly cooled.
Hickory Station Pizzeria & Grill
1510 D Conowingo Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Ken’s Steak & Rib House
400 N. Union Avenue
Hvre de Grace, MD 21078
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Mamie’s Cafe
939 Beard’s Hill Road
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Mountain Branch
1827 Mountain Road
Joppa, MD 21085
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Pizza Hut – Forest Hill
5 Newport Drive
Forest Hill, MD 21050
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Quizno’s Subs – Fallston
2316D Bel Air Road
Fallston, MD 21047
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Richard’s Fish & Crabs
2201 Churchville Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
Violation: Food must be properly cooled. Food must be held at proper temperature.
Saubel’s Market
2902 Whiteford Rd
Whiteford, MD 21160
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Season’s Pizza
1401 A Conowingo Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be adequately cooked and reheated.
Silver Palace Express
1510-B Rock Spring Road
Forest Hill, MD 21050
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Subway at Greentree S/C
225 Brier Hill Drive
Suite C
Bel Air, MD 21015
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Sun Tropic Snack Bar
658 Boulton Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Tankard Restaurant & Lounge
1 Maurice Drive
Forest Hill, MD 21050
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be adequately cooked and reheated.
The Shed
2723 Pulaski Highway
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Weis Markets #172
550 West MacPhail Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Wendy’s #130
1060 Joppa Farm Road
Joppa, MD 21085
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
Zen 16: Sushi Cafe
533 Baltimore Pike
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Food must be held at proper temperature.
between the economy being what it is…and folks paying more attention to finances and budgets for dining out…this would seem a proper outcome for those in the food buisiness who supply a mediocre plate, at a prosperous price, with dimly lit waitresses and waiters….to just catch up and get real or get out.
the good side to all this ‘slow down’ is it will be a chance for the ‘weeding out’ of greedy hogs who never really did that much business, and really ripped folks off, with fancy menus, and meals that were far from worth the price.
It’s been said, and I agree, ‘no one minds paying a little more for a great meal, good service and nice atmosphere!!”…
that’s true…but the places that we try and find unsatisfactory…so let them fold…get on to something you do well…folks are waking up all around the towns…and the food places that always did a great job, sure they are a little slow, but many are booming, because they aren’t cutting back on service and quality and preparation…
and maybe, just maybe, the folks that aren’t going to the places that didn’t come up with a plan to please folks…well, maybe those clients are now heading to the places that always were on top of things…
same goes for all merchants…the folks you treat well, will try their best to continue to do business with you…
maybe ‘customer loyalty’ will come back in vogue during the tough times ahead.
The Harford County Government Health Department needs to define what they mean when they say proper temperature.
Is this Global warming Temperature?
Is this Global cooling Temperature?
Or is this all of the above?
Silly I say.
If you want the perfect temp to eat your food, cook it at home.
However, I did read where Julia Child once said the hardest thing about cooking was the serving process.
She was always at her wits end to ensure everything arrived on the table at the perfect temperature.
Proper temperature means cooled or heated to the proper temp zone in a certain amount of time or just temp in general. For instance if you are making a giant batch of cream soup and you throw it in a 5 gallon bucket and keep it out in the kitchen until its room temp, that would not be the correct way to do it and it would take a long time. Generally you would place the soup in smaller containers and then place them in an ice bath to get the temp down quickly. It must be cooled to below 47 degree (i believe thats correct) within a quick period of time. Reheated/heated items like sauces and soups all have certain temps as well. Again if you have a soup that is heated ready to be served it should be above ( i think) 180 degrees. If it were at 100 degrees it would have the potential to make you sick.
In my opinion some of these might be blatent but most are probably just minor things. Its rare that the health dept doesnt find something wrong.
I am guessing they refer to storage temperatures in the refrigerators/freezers.
How can anyone say this is “Silly”? I don’t know about the rest of you, but have you ever gotten food poisoning? It’s not pleasant.
I say bust the offenders!!! If they care about the business, then care about the quality.
No surprise about Bonefish. My wife got food poisoning from eating the salmon there on our anniversary and after three phonecalls to the restaurant still no response!
has the health dept. ever checked out or do they have jurisdiction over private daycare owners meals?
i recently visited a filthy one in aberdeen.
horrors!!!!!!!
Aww hell a little ptomaine posioning every once in a while is the perfect thing for cleaning out the internal plumbing!!!!!!
HEH HEH HEH