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 February 2014:
7-Eleven Store #35478H
1501 Rock Spring Road
Forest Hill, MD 21050
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Bob Evans Farm #2061
1024 Beards Hill Road
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Box Hill Pizzeria
2915 Emmorton Road
Abingdon, MD 21009
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Chick-fil-A
408 Constant Friendship Blvd.
Abingdon, MD 21009
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled.
Chopstix
1523A Rock Spring Road
Forest Hill, MD 21050
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled.
Flavor Cupcakery
118 North Tollgate Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Food Lion #1547
2250 Hanson Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Friendly’s – Edgewood
1407 Pulaski Highway
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Fuji Sushi
5 Bel Air South Parkway
Bel Air, MD 21015
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Giant Food Store #364
1401 Rock Spring Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Harford Community College – Joppa Hall Coffee Bar
401 Thomas Run Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Harvest Fare
2315 Bel Air Road C-7
Fallston, MD 21047
Violations: Food must be protected from contamination, spoilage and adulteration. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Joe’s Crab Shack
3414 Merchant Boulevard
Abingdon, MD 21009
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Little NY
111 South Main Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled.
Maria D’s Bistro
1411 South Mountain 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.
Pat’s Pizza & Restaurant – Aberdeen
220 South Philadelphia Blvd.
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Pat’s Pizzeria – Edgewood
1961 Pulaski Highway
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Royal Farm Store #65
630 Edgewood 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.
Saigon Pearl Restaurant
5 Bel Air South Parkway
Bel Air, MD 21015
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Subway Jarrettsville
1120 Baldwin Mill Road
Jarrettsville, MD 21084
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Taco Bell #5645
1002 Beard’s Hill Road
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Waffle House # 1746
1806 Edgewood Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
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.
WaWa Food Market #8500
204 Connolly Road
Fallston, MD 21047
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Wendy’s #192
2308 Churchville Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potable hot and cold running water must be provided.
Wendy’s #7
1950 Pulaski Highway
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper cold temperature.
The full food facility inspection report is available here.
I wonder why it is so difficult to keep foods that are stored at the proper temperature. I was in one of the grocer stores on the list and their entire seafood area, except shrimp and lobster, had been cleared. That represents a lot of wasted fish.
Improper cooling is the most prevalent violation and it seems to me to be an easy problem to avoid. Am I wrong?
Proper cooling is a bit tricky. Usually they’re not talking about the refrigerator being the right temp but rather the food in the refrigerator being the right temp after it’s been cooked. A great example is soup. A restaurant is going to make a large pot the day before they’re going to serve it. Hot soup cannot come of the stove and go into the refrigerator to cool because during the hours it takes to cool there is a potential for bacteria to grow. It must be quickly cooled in an ice bath and then when it has reached the right temp (cannot remember what that is off hand) it can then be put in the fridge. And this is just one example of something that happens several times a day. All it takes to get a violation is a few degrees difference from the “proper temperature.” It really isn’t something to worry about, I worked in a restaurant for 15 years, we regularly got this violation, and we did our best to follow the rules. . I ate there every day, never got sick and neither did our customers.
Why do I hear on WBAL this morning that there was a outbreak of gastroenteritis in Harford County and that the most likely cause at this point is the Outback Steakhouse in Bel Air – a story that’s been developing over a few days now but still has no mention in The Dagger?
Clearly from these monthly brainless reports that the Dagger chooses to publish, that Dagger reporters at least know people in the Harford County health department. Why was this the only news outlet that didn’t report on the initial reports 2 days ago that a) there is an outbreak and b) the possibility of a link to a restaurant in the area is being explored. Why, now that Outback has issued their own press release on the topic is there still no mention? Why are Dagger reporters putting cozy relationships with the business community ahead of public awareness? Why didn’t the Dagger release information that might help people avoid serious illness???
Sadly the answer is that this story didn’t fit with the Dagger’s fox-news style political agenda (business good, all others are bottom feeders looking for handouts or a chance to rob you unless they’re buying something). When it comes to reporting on business negligence, The Dagger is what is stabbed in all our back.
So much for credible journalism. Can’t wait to read the next article Dagger publishes which will be yet again shilling for racist xenophobe tea baggers like Del McDonut and Rep Harris.
A rant this special can only be worked up by someone who has been firmly planted on the toilet for a few hours.
Hang in there, it’ll soon pass.
“Clearly from these monthly brainless reports that the Dagger chooses to publish, that Dagger reporters at least know people in the Harford County health department.”
Yeah! I’m with you Anonymous! They must have some dude on the inside at the health department… It’s not like this type of stuff is just posted on line as public information! You know. Like right here… Where it’s posted online as public information.
http://www.harfordcountyhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Food-Inspection-Report-Feb.-2014.pdf
I’m guessing you’re involved with one of the restaurants listed above? Or your’e just an asshat? Both?