Schools, crawfish and a tavern were the cleanest food service businesses during the recent Orange County health inspections. Inspector James Scales handed out six perfect scores with four going to schools.
The worst score was a 79 for the Petromart at 12099 FM 1442. The store was formerly Crawdad’s. During his April 10 visit, Scales reported the “restrooms need to be cleaned and sanitized immediately.” He said he found a vehicle tire in the store room and mold on the drink dispensers and in the ice machine. Bird feces were on the concrete at the front door and spider webs were on the ceiling. He gave the store 10 days to remove old gas pumps and an old front door that were stored on the side of the building.
The perfect school scores went to West Orange-Stark Middle School in Orange, Bridge City Intermediate School, Oak Forest Elementary in Vidor, and St. Mary School in Orange. Also earning 100 scores were Crawfish Capitol Sales in Mauriceville and Texas Avenue Tavern in Bridge City.
Scales made 30 inspections during the first two weeks of April. Five of those were pre-opening inspections with no score given. The pre-opening inspections were at Old Orange Cafe in Orange, Honey Wheat Bakery and Cafe in Mauriceville, Dairy Queen in Mauriceville, Donut Palace on North Main Street in Vidor, and the infant room for Write the Vision Learning on Western Avenue in West Orange.
Other scores and demerits are:
Orange Truck Stop, 333 Lutcher Drive in Orange: 92. Inspector pulled several expired foods from shelves. Employee restroom needed hot water. Drinks stored on the floor inside the walk-in cooler. Walls inside the women’s restroom needed to be repaired. Restrooms needed to be cleaned.
Smoothie King, 3111 Edgar Brown Drive in West Orange: 97. Inside of the reach-in freezer needed to be cleaned of old foods. Door to the restroom was damaged from Harvey and needed to be replaced. Current food service permit, certified food manager certificate, and current health inspection needed to be posted in front.
Dollar General, 5725 16th Street in Orange: 95. Inspector pulled several expired foods from shelves. The inside of the milk and egg coolers needed to be cleaned of old foods. Employee restroom needed soap.
Popeye’s Chicken, 952 North Main Street in Vidor: 91. The sanitizer bucket was stored on top of the prep table. Restrooms needed hot water. Paper towels were needed at hand-washing stations. Area around fryers needed to be cleaned. Floor grout was missing around the store.
Subway, 300 North Main Street in Vidor: 96. Employee drinks were stored improperly inside the walk-in freezer and prep table. Walls around ice machine needed to be cleaned. Paper towels were needed inside employee restroom. Certified food manager certificates needed to be posted in front.
Wendy’s, 3113 Edgar Brown Drive in West Orange: 96. Restaurant needed certified food manager certificates. Floor grout was missing at the three-compartment sink. Current food service permit, certified food manager certificates, and health inspection reports needed to be posted in front.
Happy Donuts, 985 West Roundbunch Road in Bridge City: 92. Sausage and eggs were not at proper temperatures. Foods were stored inside plastic grocery bags inside coolers. Employee drings were stored improperly on storage shelves and prep table. Light shields were needed.
The Falls Grocery and Meats, 1914 South Main Street in Vidor: 87. Inspector pulled several expired foods and dented cans from shelves. The motor inside the walk-in cooler was dripping water into three buckets and needed to be repaired. Drinks were stored on the floor inside the walk-in cooler. Ceiling tiles were damaged. Soap and paper towels were needed inside the employee bathroom. Current food service permit and health inspection report needed to be posted in front.
Early Learning Child Care, 2395 Highway 12 in Vidor: 98. Thermometers were needed inside the cooler and freezer.
Market Basket, 11916 Highway 62 North in Mauriceville: 99. The inside of the milk cooler needed to be cleaned of old foods. Inspector talked to manager about emplloyee nose rings.
Las Rosas Mexican Cuisine, 2198 Texas Avenue in Bridge City: 94. Ice scoop and chip scoop were laying on top of machines. Employee had improper jewelry. Wiping cloths were stored on top of the prep table. Equipment stored outside needed to be repaired or removed.
Petromart, 12099 FM 1442 in Orange: 97. Inspector pulled several expired foods from shelves and inside deli. Foods inside freezer needed to be covered. Modl was on drink dispensers and inside ice machine. Restrooms did not have hot water. Dates needed on products in freezers. Employee restroom needed paper towels. Spider webs were on ceiling tiles around lights. Bird feces were on concrete outside front door. Drings were stored on the floor inside the walk-in cooler. Trash and carpet were on the ground next to the dumpster. Storage area needed to be cleaned and organized. Storage room had a vehicle tire inside. Restrooms needed to be immediately cleaned and sanitized. Current food service permit was not posted in front.
Exxon Food Mart, 6892 FM 1130 in Orange: 93. Three-compartment sink and employee restroom did not have hot water. Inspector closed the drink stations until hot water was restored. Walk-in cooler needed immediate repairs for being too warm. Dates were needed on products inside the reach-in cooler. Drinks were stored on the floor.
Little Caesar’s Pizza, 2421 16th Street in Orange: 85. Faucet at the three-compartment sink was broken. Drain on the mop sink was slow. Inspector ordered immediate repairs. Walk-in cooler door was broken. Dates were needed on products inside coolers and freezers. Garbage from the previous night was still at the back door. Outside of the oven, floors, walls, floor drains, and inside of front warmers needed to be cleaned of old foods and trash. No certified food manager or certified handler certificates were found.
McDonald’s, 2311 Highway 62 in McLewis: 88. Inspector pulled several products with expired dates or times. Chemicals were stored on top of coffee machine. Walk-in freezer door and reach-in freezers have build-up of ice, and needed repair. Cooler/freezer pipes were dripping water from the ceiling. Store removed the ceiling tile so water could drip on floor. Vent-a-Hood, equipment, storage shelves, and floors needed to be cleaned of old food and grease. Inspector reports “lots of cleaning and maintenance needed.”
Cypress Plaza, 1610 West Park Avenue in Orange: 89. Inspector pulled several expired foods from shelves. Ice scoop was inside ice machine. Gaskets were broken on the walk-in cooler doors. Employee food and drink were stored improperly inside walk-in cooler. Drinks were stored on floor. Inspector recommended cleaning and organizing.
-Margaret Toal, KOGT-
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