ABOUT RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
This is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Marion County health department.
Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene, dishwashing and sanitizing, and equipment and facility cleanliness.
Violations: Restaurant scores are based on a 100-point scale. Priority violations deduct five points, and priority foundation violations deduct three 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 Feb. 3-6.
Marion County restaurant inspections
Original Court Street Dairy Lunch
Location: 374 Court St. NE, Salem
Date: Feb. 3
Score: 100
No priority violations.
La Margarita Company
Location: 545 Ferry St. SE, Salem
Date: Feb. 3
Score: 97
Priority violations:
Working containers of poisonous or toxic materials are not clearly labeled, specifically: Spray bottles of a blue liquid and clear liquid were observed unlabeled under the handwash sink. Point deduction: 3.
Bigwig Donuts
Location: 111 Liberty St. NE, Salem
Date: Feb. 3
Score: 94
Priority violations:
Working containers of poisonous or toxic materials are not clearly labeled, specifically: Observed squeeze bottles of transparent blue liquid without labels. Point deduction: 3.
A test kit is not provided or is not accurate enough to measure the concentration of sanitizing solutions, specifically: Quaternary ammonia (aka “QT”) test strips were not available to test the sanitizer cloth buckets during today’s inspection. This violation requires reinspection. Point deduction: 3.
Subway
Location: 5250 Commercial St. SE, Salem
Date: Feb. 3
Score: 82
Priority violations:
A handwashing sink is not accessible for employee use at all times, is used for purposes other than handwashing or is not operated properly, specifically: Upon arrival, observed baking pan stored in the back kitchen handwashing sink. Point deduction: 3.
The quaternary ammonium sanitizer concentration, pH, or temperature is not adequate, specifically: Upon arrival, measured 0 parts per million in sink used to sanitize dishes. Point deduction: 5.
Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically: Milk in front beverage cooler maintaining temperature around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The ambient air thermometer indicates temperature is around 48 degrees. Point deduction: 5.
Mommy & Maddi’s
Location: 4765 River Road, Keizer
Date: Feb. 3
Score: 97
Priority violations:
Food-contact surfaces are not clean, specifically: The sharpener on the meat slicer is encrusted with old food buildup. The base of the meat slicer has significant grease buildup as well. Point deduction: 3.
Viva Tequila
Location: 4771 Lancaster Drive NE, Salem
Date: Feb. 3
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Starbucks
Location: 2450 Mission St. SE, Salem
Date: Feb. 6
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Mariscos La Sirenita
Location: 5458 River Road, Keizer
Date: Feb. 6
Score: 97
Priority violations:
Working containers of poisonous or toxic materials are not clearly labeled, specifically: Three sprayer bottles of cleaning agent are not labeled. Point deduction: 3.
Momiji Japanese Crepes & Sushi
Location: 4590 Silverton Road NE, Salem
Date: Feb. 6
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Ringo’s Tavern
Location: 4170 River Road, Keizer
Date: Feb. 6
Score: 84
Priority violations:
A handwashing sink is not accessible for employee use at all times, is used for purposes other than handwashing or is not operated properly, specifically: There is a bar handwashing sink but it is not being used. Instead, soap and paper towels are at another large bar sink that is also used as a dump sink. The kitchen handwashing sink has a sponge and food residue in the basin and is not stocked with soap or paper towels. Point deduction: 3.
Food-contact surfaces are not clean, specifically: The flat-top grill has a shelf over it that has greasy drips and things hanging down positioned to drip onto the grill. Point deduction: 3.
Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are not properly sanitized after cleaning, specifically: The automatic dishwasher is not sanitizing at the end of cycle (0 parts per million chlorine). Point deduction: 5.
Panda Express
Location: 2675 Jorie Lane NE, Keizer
Date: Feb. 6
Score: 100
No priority violations.
Muchas Gracias Mexican Food
Location: 3861 River Road, Keizer
Date: Feb. 6
Score: 92
Priority violations:
Food-contact surfaces are not clean, specifically: The vent hood over the cookline has been recently cleaned, but the sprinkler system was not cleaned, and greasy drips had formed on the pipes and nozzles of the sprinkler system. Point deduction: 3.
Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are not sanitized after cleaning, specifically: Observed staff wash ice scoop with soapy water in the kitchen prep sink. Point deduction: 5.
La Espiga Bakery
Location: 183 S. Main St., Jefferson
Date: Feb. 6
Score: 81
Priority violations:
Hand towels or a hand drying device is not provided at the handwashing sink, specifically: Upon arrival, paper towels not provided in restroom. Point deduction: 3.
A handwashing sink is not accessible for employee use at all times, is used for purposes other than handwashing or is not operated properly, specifically: Observed employee using back handwashing station to fill pitcher with water to fill containers of cut lettuce. Point deduction: 3.
Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically: Eggs left out at room temperature since yesterday morning measured at 61 degrees Fahrenheit. Point deduction: 5.
Ready-to-eat food is not properly date-marked, specifically: Observed the following food in the upright refrigerator that were missing dates and not properly dated including opened milk, prepared beans, prepared salsa and prepared tamales. Point deduction: 3.
Sewage is not disposed of through an approved system or in an approved manner, specifically: Observed outside hose with plunger attachment stored in outside sewer connection. Upon operator removing hose with plunger attachment and rinsing it off with hose, observed remnant sewage backing up through floor drain in restroom inside restaurant. Point deduction: 5.
Em Chan covers food and dining at the Statesman Journal. Reach her atechan@gannett.com, follow her on Twitter @catchuptoemilyor see what she’s eating on Instagram @sikfanmai.ah.
