THE OLIVE GARDEN ITALIAN RESTAURANT 1015

Intermediate - Microwave missing fan guard cover/splatter shield. No fan guard in cookline microwave.

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Cups in wall hanger at server station not covered or protected. Manager located and placed lid over cups. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Cook wearing watch. Manager had cook remove watch. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook with no beard guard. Manager had cook don beard guard. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease accumulation. Horizontal plate surrounding soda machine nozzles soiled with mold-like substances.

High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed : dish wash machine area staff go from soiled dishes to clean dishes, no hand wash. Manager redirected to staff to wash hands and then add gloves, and staff complied. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed : standing water by the bulk sodas. Repeat Violation

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed : the floor in front of the bag sealer is uneven.

Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed : a red sanitizer bucket(200 ppm quaternary ammonia) stored next to cans of sauce on the prep line.

High Priority - Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Employee washing dishes actively, operators thermometer and inspectors thermometer ran in dish machine 3 times at 157F. Operator continued testing dish machine throughout inspection and dish machine reached 163F. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. One fly crawling on one breadstick in prep area.

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. One breadstick contaminated by a fly.

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on the corner of the pass through window near plastic wrap and stack of clean plates, operator discarded drink. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On floor in back dry storage hallway and in front of ice machines.

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lid and container cracked holding raw onions in walk in cooler.

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoops handle directly touching seasoning in bulk container in prep area, operator placed scoop on hook. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior bottom and rolling door tracks of bowl warmer on server alley soiled. Salad reach in cooler door jam soiled. Clean dish rack soiled. Walk in cooler food racks and cooling racks soiled.

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Grease trap lid also open.

Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. 2 discarded pieces of equipment outside in refuse area, operator stated they are waiting on bulk pick up.

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. In back dry storage hallway. Ceiling air vents in prep area soiled.

Basic - Water softener salt (food) stored in a location that is not clean and dry. Bags of softener salt on a pallet outside near outside storage closets.

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container by can opener in prep area no label, operator stated it is Alfredo powder.

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, ambient temperature of 50F. Cold holding: pasta 47F, 49F 51F, 52F and 50F, manager moved to freezer. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-10: Ambient air temperature 58F. No time temperature control for safety (TCS) food in cooler. Time Extended Time Extended

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee fixed their hair several times then put on two sets of gloves, then fixed their hair again then handled clean pans and placed the on the cook line, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves before handling clean pans.

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on back cook line with beard and no beard guard.

Basic - Outdoor refuse area not curbed and graded to drain. Trash receptacle has a puddle of polluted water around it and is draining out and across the back parking lot

Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Soda gun holster missing drain line.

Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Water draining on floor from hand wash sink next to cookline.

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured in back room

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up on back wall behind unit.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station. Repeat Violation

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack.

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Observed dumpster lids open.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item in steam table across from cook line grill: lasagna (89F - Hot Holding). Manager stated item placed in steam table one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager voluntarily discarded item. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of kitchen ice machine. Shelves in walk-in cooler.

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line utensils stored in standing water, 108F.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above grill.

High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed dish washer rinse dirty dishes and load into dishmachine then remove clean dishes from the clean side of the dishmachine. Advised manager to discuss with employee Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed soap dispenser in disrepair at hand wash sink at bar.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed yellow poncho used by employees to take out trash stored on soda syrup boxes in kitchen. Manager removed the ponchos. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food ( breading ). Manager removed scoops from product and placed in scoop holder. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed single service take out trays stored face up under the paper towels at the hand wash sink in the kitchen. Manager removed single service tray and disposed of top tray. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed yellow spray chemical at the bar, stored in the speed rail with alcohol. This was moved to cleaning. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed the bulk co2 tank is not secured.

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed the current license was not available for review.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the pocketed areas over the soda machine are soiled.

Basic - Standing water in/on floor/floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Observed standing water in the office at the door.

Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Soap dispenser at bar hand washing sink does have soap but does not dispense. Manager filled container with more soap. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Long metal tongs hanging from hood ventilation system. Employee removed during inspection.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Floor in walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer.

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in coolers and reach in freezers on cook line are soiled with old food and debris. Soup bowl warmer on server line has debris on bottom of unit.

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go cups in dispenser at server station to left of bar not covered for protection. Manager placed lids on top cups. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Red sanitizer bucket on floor at server station area to left of bar. Employee removed during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed covered drink container on table in dishwasher area. Employee removed during inspection. Observed covered drink on prep table near salad station. Employee removed during inspection. Corrected On-Site