A&A BBQ RESTAURANT
736 E HATHAWAY AVE, ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/22/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
2
Basic
11
Total
19
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Three co2 tanks not secured in server station in secondary dining area. Manager secured co2 tanks during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use in rear storage area and in front of walk-in cooler.
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket on crate near ice machine not inverted. Employee inverted bucket during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested plastic pans on clean dish rack near warewash area. Manager unstacked pans and set them out to dry during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Door gaskets torn on door of reach-in freezer in prep area of kitchen.
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several cracked and/or missing floor tiles throughout kitchen.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup around door of reach-in freezer in prep area of kitchen.
- 14-17-4:Basic - Shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelving rusted on spice storage rack near warewash area.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler at cookline.
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Outside of hood above cooktop near dish machine soiled with dust. Interior of hood unit around filters soiled with grease above cookline.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on make-table at cookline. Employee returned wiping cloth to sanitizer bucket during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-28-5:High Priority - Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. On shelf inside walk-in cooler: container of diced ham with date mark of 01/13, container of gravy with date mark of 01/11. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Server entered the server station and scooped ice without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands before continuing to make drinks. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly in warewash area near dish machine. One fly in server station near boxed sodas. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Tray of raw shell eggs stored above container of pickles inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Employee removed eggs from shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of degreaser and bottles of hand soap on shelf beside several boxes containing gloves in storage area in back of kitchen. Manager moved gloves to another shelf during this inspection. Aerosol can of glass cleaner on shelf beside sugar packets in server station in secondary dining area. Manager removed can from shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Backflow prevention device missing at spigot on side of building near air conditioning units.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice machine walls soiled with black substance near cookline. Interior of microwave soiled with food debris.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice cubes dumped into handwash sink in server station near order pickup window.
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/22/2024 revealed 19 total violations (6 high priority, 2 intermediate, 11 basic).
Inspection on 7/10/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/10/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 7/5/2023
High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
5
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor in kitchen below three-compartment sink. One dead roach on floor in kitchen near walk-in cooler. One dead roach on floor in prep area below prep sink. All were cleaned up and discarded during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood above grill at cookline soiled with grease. Hood above grill in rear kitchen soiled with dust and grease.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly in kitchen near cookline. Two flies in kitchen near warewash area.
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Inside walk-in cooler: milk (50F, 50F, 52F, 50F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (52F, 51F, 50F, 49F, 49F, 50F, 49F, 49F, 49F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (50F, 50F, 49F - Cold Holding); shell eggs (3 cases) (52F ambient - Cold Holding); beans (50F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (49F, 50F - Cold Holding); diced ham (51F - Cold Holding) Inside secondary walk-in cooler: sour cream (67F - Cold Holding); whipped topping (65F - Cold Holding); cream cheese (66F - Cold Holding) Employee stated all items were held inside units overnight. Employee stated the coolers were warm when they came in at 5:30am. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside walk-in cooler: milk (50F, 50F, 52F, 50F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (52F, 51F, 50F, 49F, 49F, 50F, 49F, 49F, 49F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (50F, 50F, 49F - Cold Holding); shell eggs (3 cases) (52F ambient - Cold Holding); beans (50F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (49F, 50F - Cold Holding); diced ham (51F - Cold Holding) Inside secondary walk-in cooler: sour cream (67F - Cold Holding); whipped topping (65F - Cold Holding); cream cheese (66F - Cold Holding) Employee stated all items were held inside units overnight. Employee stated the coolers were warm when they came in at 5:30am. Stop sales issued. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/5/2023 revealed 5 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).