Polk County restaurant inspections: Starbucks, McDonald's, Pastatastic
ABOUT RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
This is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Polk County health department.
Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene, dish-washing and sanitizing, and equipment and facility cleanliness.
Violations: Restaurant scores are based on a 100-point scale. Priority violations deduct 5 points, and priority foundation violations deduct 3 points. Violations recorded on consecutive inspections result in point deductions being doubled.
Scoring: Scores of 70 or higher are considered compliant. Restaurants scoring below 70 must be reinspected within 30 days or face closure or other administrative action. Restaurants display a placard by the entrance to indicate whether they have passed their last inspection.
Latest inspections are now viewable here.
Semiannual restaurant inspections from Jan. 8 - 12.
Polk County restaurant inspections
Brew Coffee and Tap House
Location: 211 S Main St., Independence
Date: Jan. 8
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Dreamies Creamery
Location: 141 SW Court St., Dallas
Date: Jan. 8
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Subway
Location: 242 Main St., Dallas
Date: Jan. 8
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Pizza Hut
Location: 244 Main St., Dallas
Date: Jan. 8
Score: 97
Priority violations:
Hand towels or a hand drying device is not provided at the handwashing sink, specifically: Towel dispenser at handwashing sink in dishwashing area is not working. Point deduction: 3.
Baskin-Robbins
Location: 1124 Wallace Road, Salem
Date: Jan. 9
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Java Crew
Location: 779 Wallace Road, Salem
Date: Jan. 9
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Jamba Juice
Location: 515 Taggart Drive NW, Salem
Date: Jan. 9
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Starbucks
Location: 1124 Wallace Road NW Suite 105, Salem
Date: Jan. 9
Score: 95
Priority violations:
Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically: Several items in Delfield fridge under righthand coffee machine are 56 degrees Fahrenheit (whipping cream, whole milk, reduced fat milk). Operator states temperature checks were done just under four hours ago and unit was below 41 degrees. Point deduction: 5.
Fro-Zone Yogurt
Location: 1389 Monmouth St., Indpendence
Date: Jan. 10
Score: 100
No priority violations.
McDonald's
Location: 1315 Monmouth St., Independence
Date: Jan. 10
Score: 90
Priority violations:
Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically: Can of whipped cream by ice cream station is 63 degrees Fahrenheit. Operator states can has been out for five minutes. Point deduction: 5.
The use of time as a public health control is not properly applied, specifically: Sauce bottle is marked for disposition at 7:50 a.m. (six and a half hours prior to inspection). Point deduction: 5.
Subway
Location: 1379 Monmouth St., Indpendence
Date: Jan. 10
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Pizza Hut
Location: 560 Wallace Road NW, Salem
Date: Jan. 11
Score: 100
No priority violations.
McDonald's
Location: 570 Wallace Road NW, Salem
Date: Jan. 11
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Pastatastic
Location: 1233 Riverbend Road NW, Salem
Date: Jan. 11
Score: 92
Priority violations:
A handwashing sink does not provide the minimum water temperature or is not equipped with a mixing valve or combination faucet, specifically: Unit's hot water handle to handwashing sink is loose. Handwashing sink has not been getting any hot water. Operator said it had been that way for about a week. Point deduction: 3.
Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically: Garlic in oil (64 degrees Fahrenheit) is sitting out at room temperature by prep unit. Operator states it has been out for two hours. Point deduction: 5.
Bobablastic
Location: 1233 Riverbend Road NW, Salem (mobile unit)
Date: Jan. 11
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Main Street Ice Cream Parlor
Location: 109 Main St. E, Monmouth
Date: Jan. 12
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Em Chan covers food and dining at the Statesman Journal. You can reach her at echan@gannett.com and follow her on X @catchuptoemily.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Polk County restaurant inspections: Starbucks, McDonald's, Pastatastic
