Summit County Public Health inspected hundreds of food-serving facilities in December, including restaurants, nursing homes, grocery stores and gas stations, according to health data obtained by an Akron Beacon Journal database.
Food establishments are inspected one to four times per year, depending on the likelihood of a foodborne illness. Inspectors determine whether or not these establishments are compliant with the Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code, which ensures food is safe for public consumption.
Establishments with multiple uncorrected violations can have their licenses revoked or suspended, or in a severe case, the establishment could be forced to permanently close.
Which Summit County establishments had the most critical violations in December?
- Acme Fresh Market #17, 4445 Kent Road, Stow: Inspectors found eight critical violations including food not being cold held at proper temperature (corrected during inspection), improper storage of poisonous materials (corrected during inspection) and unclean food-contact surfaces (corrected during inspection).
- The Cafe in Stow, 4591 Darrow Road, Stow: Inspectors found seven critical violations including improper washing of hands/arms, employees not washing hands when required and improper storage of poisonous materials (corrected during inspection).
- Stownut Donut & Diner, 3055 Graham Road, Stow: Inspectors found seven critical violations including unclean food-contact surfaces, food not cold held at proper temperature (corrected during inspection) and improper bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods.
- Hong Kong Restaurant, 1646 Norton Road, Stow: Inspectors found seven critical violations including improper reheating of food for hot holding, handwashing sink used for purposes other than handwashing (corrected during inspection) and food not properly protected from contamination by separation, packaging, and segregation (corrected during inspection).
- The Basement of Sagamore, 480 W Aurora Road, Sagamore Hills: Inspectors found six critical violations including sanitizing solution at incorrect temperature or concentration (corrected during inspection), food not hot held at proper temperature (corrected during inspection) and improper method for cooling food (corrected during inspection).
- Cozumel Mexican Restaurant, 4880 Brecksville Road, Richfield: Inspectors found six critical violations including unclean food-contact surfaces (corrected during inspection), food not hot held at proper temperature (corrected during inspection) and refrigerated food not properly date-marked (corrected during inspection).
- Azteca Restaurante, 1779 E Market Street, Akron: Inspectors found six critical violations including refrigerated ready-to-eat foods not properly date-marked (corrected during inspection), unclean food-contact surfaces and food not properly discarded when required (corrected during inspection).
- Johnny J’s Pub, 3333 Manchester Road, Akron: Inspectors found six critical violations including foods not being cold held at the proper temperatures (corrected during inspection), unclean food-contact surfaces and refrigerated ready-to-eat food not properly date-marked when required.
- Casa Nueva Restaurante, 4525 Kent Road, Stow: Inspectors found six critical violations including employees not washing hands when required, foods not cold held at proper temperature (corrected during inspection), unclean food-contact surfaces (corrected during inspection) and food not properly protected from contamination by separation, packaging, and segregation (corrected during inspection).
- New Era Restaurant, 10 Massillon Road, Akron: Inspectors found six critical violations including foods not cold held at proper temperature (corrected during inspection), unclean food-contact surfaces and food not properly protected from contamination by separation, packaging and segregation (corrected during inspection).
What are the types of violations?
There are two types of violations health inspectors look for: critical and non-critical violations…