THE BAGEL COMPANY
4113 NW 16 BLVD
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.7/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/20/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles stained brown throughout the back part of kitchen. Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in walk in freezer. Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on ledge above ice machine lid, manager discarded drink. Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Blue cutting board with multiple/deep cut marks on shelf by Three compartment sink, manager discarded into trash can. Reach in cooler in back kitchen area the right side doors gasket is torn. Hood filters are starting to rust/chip away above kettle in back kitchen. Multiple metal bagel bins are starting to rust. Coffee bean storage rack in hallway is starting to rust the surface. Repeat Violation
- 10-01-5: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 ice in front counter ice bin, manager removed handle. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above kettle in back kitchen are soiled. Small reach in cooler behind front counter gasket is soiled, manager cleaned. Coffee bean storage rack in kitchen is soiled. Fan guards in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Croissants and other baked items in walk in freezer no cover, manager covered with plastic wrap. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-54-4:Basic - Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Bagels on trays directly next to Handwash sink on front line, manager moved bagel away from sink, spoke to manager about possibly installing a splash guard. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cheddar jalapeño bagel (74F - Cold Holding) item on front counter display area at room temperature, operator placed item on time as a public health control application with specific time frames of 7-11 and 11-2. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on front counter reach in cooler stained. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/20/2025 revealed 9 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 9/24/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled/stained with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Multiple ceiling tiles in the back kitchen are stained brown. Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Metal baskets holding bagels the silver finish is wareing away causing rust to surface. Metal bagel basket in the back by mixer the metal corners are starting to bend. Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. One container of pepperonis and 2 containers of chili on floor in walk in freezer, operator placed items back on shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Can opener table attachment soiled in prep area. Storage shelves in the back of kitchen soiled. Fan guards in the walk in cooler.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Pan of croissants and varies pasties uncovered in walk in freezer, operator covered. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 01B-12-4:High Priority - Food contaminated by flying insect. Observed 1 muffin on top of display case with a fly that landed on it, employee discarded. See stop sale. Corrected On-Site
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 fly on muffin behind front counter.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Pan/plate holding muffins on top of display case soiled. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/24/2024 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 3/6/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
9
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-51-4:Basic - Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. Shelf under front counter falling down next to display reach in cooler. Repeat Violation
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Throughout kitchen the tiles are heavily stained brown. Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Hood filters rusting away above boiler. Cutting boards with deep cut marks on reach in coolers on front cooks line.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Croissants and scones in walk in freezer, operator covered. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored/over with ready-to-eat food. Original bag of unwashed onions over prepped lettuce and sliced tomatoes in walk in cooler. Avocados with original stickers attached to fruit stored over prepped lettuce in front line reach in cooler. Operator moved all unwashed below ready to eat foods. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle dawn dish soap over clean boards on clean dish rack. Operator moved. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the ends of splitter attached to faucet next to boiler equipment. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior dairy reach in cooler at front counter. Operator cleaned during inspection. Interior oven on back counter on front line. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Using the time as a public health control on cream/milk for self service on front counter, blank time as a public health control application was on board in office, operator filled out. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/6/2024 revealed 9 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 1/10/2024
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 1/10/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 1/5/2024
High Priority
7
Intermediate
5
Basic
13
Total
25
Disposition: Facility Temporarily Closed
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup in bin of flour in back kitchen area. Repeat Violation
- 36-51-4:Basic - Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. Shelves at front counter separating.n Repeat Violation
- 14-74-7: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 make table at front counter has an ambient temperature of 45F. Manager began adding ice to unit.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Bag on top of coffee beans. Phone on prep table. All were moved. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor and/or uncovered. Several bins of coffee on floor in kitchen. Cookies in walk in freezer not covered. Manager covered. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop in ice. Handle of scoop in sugar. Manager removed all. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of reach in cooler near bagels soiled with food debris. Cabinets under counters heavily soiled with food debris. Cabinets under customer coffee area soiled with food debris. Cutting board on front line soiled with food debris. Shelf under hand sink at front counter soiled with broken building components.n Repeat Violation Warning
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee and tea filters on top of machines at front counter. Repeat Violation
- 29-19-4:Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Standing water with thick film on top and dripping from pipe in floor drain in cabinet under front counter.
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Ceiling tiles soiled with brown stains throughout kitchen area. Floor soiled throughout kitchen area. Repeat Violation
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Cases of unwashed produce on shelf over cut vegetables.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One soiled blue towel near ice bin. Manager discarded. Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Large bin of sugar with no label. Manager added label. Corrected On-Site
- 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. Female manager removed scoop from sugar without first washing hands.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. More than 30 live flies swarming around pan of bagels in kitchen area, flies landing on multiple bagels. Stop sale issued for entire pan of bagels. More than 10 live flies near mop sink in back kitchen area. More than 10 live flies near triple sink in back kitchen area. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 01D-03-5:High Priority - No proof of parasite destruction or aquaculture documentation for cold smoked salmon served raw or undercooked. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Establishment utilizing Atlantic smoked salmon. Package does not contain information regarding if salmon is cold or hot smoked.Warning Warning
- 01B-03-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Bin of bagels on top of trash can with swarming flies in direct contact with food. Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler at front counter: tomatoes (46F - Cold Holding); salmon (45F - Cold Holding); chicken salad (45F - Cold Holding); cream cheese (45F - Cold Holding). Ambient temperature in unit is 45F. Manager stated temperature was under 41F this morning and all items were in unit for one hour. Ice placed on all items. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Two bottles with cleaning chemicals hanging on shelf next to paper towels in back hall area. Moved 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. No device at hose connection side of splitter at mop sink. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Container of strawberry cream cheese made yesterday with no date mark.
- 13-06-4:Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Female employee scooping coffee with bare hands and fake nails.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of three microwaves soiled with food debris. Cutting boards on two reach in make tables soiled with food debris. Wire racks containing bagels heavily soiled with dust. Ice chute in dining area soiled with black substance. Soda nozzles at fountain machine soiled with black substance. Repeat Violation Warning
- 02B-04-5:Intermediate - Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient. Cream cheese with raw salmon in containers at front counter do not identify raw animal food as an ingredient. Warning
- 53B-10-4:Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Two certificates missing date of birth. Two certificates missing trainer number. One certificate missing date of training. Seven certificates missing expiration date.
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/5/2024 revealed 25 total violations (7 high priority, 5 intermediate, 13 basic).
Inspection on 1/5/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
3
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 01D-03-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - No proof of parasite destruction or aquaculture documentation for cold smoked salmon served raw or undercooked. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Establishment utilizing Atlantic smoked salmon. Package does not contain information regarding if salmon is cold or hot smoked.Warning Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-05: No change. **Time Extended**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler at front counter: tomatoes (46F - Cold Holding); salmon (45F - Cold Holding); chicken salad (45F - Cold Holding); cream cheese (45F - Cold Holding). Ambient temperature in unit is 45F. Manager stated temperature was under 41F this morning and all items were in unit for one hour. Ice placed on all items. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-05: No change. **Time Extended**
- 02B-04-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient. Cream cheese with raw salmon in containers at front counter do not identify raw animal food as an ingredient. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-05: No change. **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/5/2024 revealed 3 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 7/21/2023
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
13
Total
19
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup inside sesame seeds.
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Throughout kitchen and in side hallway to the outside back door. Floor soiled under reach in cooler in back kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 36-03-4:Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. By the exit from kitchen to the back hallway. Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. 2 drinks on shelf above bagel cutting boards across from Three compartment sink. Operator moved. Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board on reach in cooler at the front counter and cutting board in the back kitchen with deep cut marks. Dairy reach in cooler at front counter has a gasket that is torn.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of croissants on floor in walk in cooler, operator placed on shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 35B-06-4:Basic - Insect control device used to electrocute or stun insects not designed to retain insect within the device. Establishment utilizing electric racket.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler fan guard. Seed rack next to prep table soiled. Reach in cooler gasket soiled behind front counter. Wooden shelf holding bagel racks on wall behind front counter. Multiple cabinets up front the interior is soiled. Repeat Violation
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. 1 black container on clean drying shelf.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Plastic lids on top of rack with the food contact surface facing upwards. Box of single service lids on floor at front counter. Repeat Violation
- 08B-54-4:Basic - Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Breads right next to Handwash sink by bagel display.
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed container of strawberries over cut melon in reach in cooler in kitchen, operator placed strawberries below. Corrected On-Site
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Under Three compartment sink sanitizer sink.
- 08B-02-4:High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. 3 plates of bagel on top of display case no sneeze guard or protection, operator put bagels in display case. Corrected On-Site
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 4 flies flying around warewashing area.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. milk (63F - Cold Holding) in metal containers at front counter, operator stated item had been out of cooler for 3 hours, he labeled as such. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the splitter at mop sink. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior ice machine. Interior oven on front counter. Self serve reach in cooler the back wall is soiled. Repeat Violation
- 16-36-4:Intermediate - No color/concentration comparison chart available for chemical test kit used to check sanitizer.
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/21/2023 revealed 19 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 13 basic).