Each month the Harford County Health Department conducts routine inspections of 1,893 food service facilities (936 permanent food service facilities and 957 temporary food service facilities). Some pass, some fail. These are their stories…
Below are all the critical health inspection violations for Harford County in November 2013:
7-Eleven Store #11614
911 Ontario Street
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
7-Eleven Store #29741
739 West Bel Air Avenue
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Aberdeen High School
251 Paradise Road
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Aberdeen Middle School
111 Mount Royal Avenue
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Bagel Works of Bel Air
15 E. Churchville Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Bakerfield Elementary School
36 Baker Street
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
BBX Liquors
2013 Pulaski Highway
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Boys and Girls Club-Edgewood
2002 Cedar Drive
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Bridge Diner
801 Pulaski Highway
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Buon Gusto Pizzeria & Grill
2424 Whiteford Road
Whiteford, MD 21160
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
C. Milton Wright High School
1301 N. Fountain Green Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
China Haste Restaurant
1401 D Pulaski Highway
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violations: Food must be protected from contamination, spoilage and adulteration. Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
China Moon
1321 Riverside Parkway
Belcamp, MD 21017
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Dutch Delights
1000 Joppa Farm Road
Joppa, MD 21085
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Edgewood High School
2415 Willoughby Beach Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Edgewood Middle School
2311 Willoughby Beach Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Express Deli Mart
625 Edgewood Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
FAME Food Mgmt @ John Carroll School
703 East Churchville Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Father Martin’s Ashley
800 Tydings Lane
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Violations: Food must be protected from contamination, spoilage and adulteration. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Forest Hill Elementary School
2407 Rocks Road
Forest Hill, MD 21050
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Fox Hollow Cafe
2017 A Pulaski Highway
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled.
Hampton Inn and Suites
2110 Emmorton Park Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Harford County Detention Center
1030 North Rock Spring Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Harford Memorial Hospital
501 S. Union Avenue
Hvre de Grace, MD 21078
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Hickory Farms, Inc.
Harford Mall
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
High’s #81
1230 Main Street
Darlington, MD 21034
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
IHOP #2096
1804 Pulaski Highway
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Joppatowne Elementary School
407 Trimble Road
Joppa, MD 21085
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
La Cucina
103 North Washington Street
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
La Quinta Inn & Suites-Edgewood
2112-B Emmorton Park Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Lee’s Hunan Restaurant
971 G Beard’s Hill Road
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Lemon N Ginger Asian Grille
3491 Merchant Boulevard, Suite 100
Abingdon, MD 21009
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
McDonald’s – Hickory
1502 Conowingo Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
McDonald’s #2122
802 Pulaski Highway
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
New Silver Palace Express
1510 B Rock Spring Road
Forest Hill, MD 21050
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
North Harford Middle School
112 Pylesville Road
Pylesville, MD 21132
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Ocean Fries
1000 Joppa Farm Road
Joppa, MD 21085
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Patterson Mill Middle/High School
85 Patterson Mill Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Perryman Grocery
1551 Perryman Road
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Plaza Mexico
2314 Bel Air Road
Fallston, MD 21047
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Richlin Ballroom
1700 Van Bibber Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled.
Royal Farm Store #93
1915 Belair Road
Fallston, MD 21047
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Saubel’s Market
2902 Whiteford Rd
Whiteford, MD 21160
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Slices Pizzeria and Grill
549 Baltimore Pike
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Subway Aberdeen
1020-C Beards Hill Road
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
The Lodge
2119 Conowingo Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Wargo’s Forest Hill Inn
308 E. Jarrettsville Road
Forest Hill, MD 21050
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled.
Wegman’s
21 Wegmans Boulevard
Abingdon, MD 21009
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Wendy’s #194
1604 Conowingo Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Wm. Paca/Old Post Rd., E.S. – Old Post
2706 Philadelphia Road
Abingdon, MD 21009
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
The full food facility inspection report is available here.
I didn’t count, but it looks like It’s almost a 50/50 split between private business, and public schools with this round of reported “violations”
I counted 51 entities and 11 were public schools or govt related! Where is the 50/50 split. A lot harder to have a fully run cafeteria fully compliant on temps than a 7/11 but I guess you Tea Baggers can still claim that it is all about the same!! bunch of losers!!! You are entitled to your opinion but the facts do not resemble your statement..
What the fvck is political about health inspection food inspections?
He is obviously not taxed enough. More than likely pays no taxes. He is the type that gets fat gorging on the tit of the taxpayer.
I think its pretty sad that all those schools were cited. And the Highs and 7 elevens, there is not that much that needs to be kept up with. And the restaurants. What r the cooks doing? Evidently not their jobs.
Your headline reads “Violations” but you posted picture caption says NOTICE…CLOSED…by order of the Commissioner of the Health and Mental Hygiene. Misleading.
They’ve used the same image for months.
Your image you are using about CLOSING vs Violations is a little mis leading
How in the world can so many businesses and schools not know how to have proper temperatures when heating and cooling and storing food. Maybe our county needs to educate everyone and not just issue violations. If all of these facilities are wrong I am sure there are more…
Where can you find this list for Cecil County?
Where are the parents of children who attend these schools? Why aren’t the flooding the BOE meeting demanding this stop? What is happening in HCPS to the people who are in charge of these schools? Where’s Burbey? Isn’t he always for the children? I guess maybe only when there is money in it for HCEA.
Posting these every time they’re made public is a bit silly. These are really not at all indicative of what happens in a kitchen. Health inspectors are there for 1 day out of who knows how many, and they only check a small hand full of things. For example, I was working a booth at the farm fair a few years ago at a concessions stand and while setting up in the morning, the health inspector stopped by. They checked this and that but failed to see the bucket of moldy onions sitting on a table that were later cut up to be used as hot dog condiments. If you give a damn about the quality of food you eat, don’t trust people being paid minimum wage or a slim margin more to source, handle and prepare it. Apathy rules the day.
Where are the parents of children who attend these schools and see their unruly and disrespectful kids act out what they learn at home.
Not all children in HCPS r “unruly and disrespectful” that’s a really bad generalization and it’s absolutely not true. Also what does ur comment have to do with the topic at hand? I am a proud parent of an AMS student who is nowhere close to how u generalized the students, not one student in her classes r anything like u described. Sorry and I mean no disrespect, I just needed to comment on ur unbelievable comment
What?
Stop using my name
One day I went to get a sub from a well-known and visited place that makes subs and sells other items like coffee and gas. When I opened my sub, out crawled a roach. Needless to say, I didn’t have much of an appetite after that and have never gone back to that particular establishment for a sub. That’s the kind of stuff I am surprised the inspectors didn’t find — mouse droppings, insect parts, etc. Although, at just the right temperature, microbes grow very well so the temperature citations can be pretty serious.
Pretty hilarious to see all those schools on the list.
Where is the politically correct, nanny like busy body outrage for little johnny biting into a cold tater tot?
What if he gets sick, throws up on the cafeteria floor, and gets bullied?
In these people’s defense though, the Harford Co. health inspector I witnessed on one occasion was a nightmare. Of course when you leave a hot box or a fridge open for 10 minutes like the inspector did and then take its temperature, you won’t get a good reading. Most of these complaints are fussing about temperature… from HarCo, I’m not buying it, after I’ve seen them in action.
We must work together to release new standards of food temperature. This is unacceptable that so many of the children can be exposed to food violations, if we redo the standards, then there won’t be violations.
Indeed it’s time to demand a new position at HCPS. We need; no we demand a temperature czar. The sole purpose of the temp czar will be to interrupt entire kitchens and shove a thermometer into every plate of food he/she sees…even those from home are suspect and should if found out of temperture compliance be immediately seized from the children…make them spit out anything they might still be chewing because you just never know. That tuna can be a nightmare in the wrong hands.
It’s for the greater good, but your idea is certainly to far extreme right now. In my opinion, start small, let’s change acceptable numbers to a wider range to stay in compliance.
If current noncompliance is say, 2 degrees off text book, let’s make the new tolerance 10 degrees.
Look, parents, the health department has issued citations to a bunch of schools where your kids eat lunch. If you don’t care about health issues involving your kids then why should I? I don’t eat there or at any of the other places that are in violation. The funny thing is if a teacher refuses to extend a home work due date because little Johnny was on vacation the parents throw a tantrum but if the school cafeteria fails a health department inspection who cares?