RED'S RESTAURANT

8411 N CARL G ROSE HWY

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.9/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

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All Inspection Reports

Inspection on 5/13/2025

High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 27-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. Repeat Violation - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-13: **Time Extended**
Food Inspector #10829450
2025-05-13
★★★★½ 5.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/13/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).

Inspection on 4/30/2025

High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
0
Total
5
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0ppm operator primed machine, still 0ppm.
  • 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched soiled dishes to clean dishes without hand wash. Discussed with manager.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2025 Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer and can opener blade
  • 27-02-4:Intermediate - Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. Repeat Violation
Food Inspector #10706964
2025-04-30
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/30/2025 revealed 5 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 0 basic).

Inspection on 10/29/2024

High Priority
4
Intermediate
5
Basic
6
Total
15
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. No 2025 license displayed. Employee was able to locate and displayed. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-19-4:Basic - Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. Soda gun hoses in ice bin soiled and touching ice.
  • 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Frying oil container and flour container stored on floor on cook line. Employee moved to be placed over 6 inches off the ground. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. For women's bathroom, employee provided with hand wash sign and displayed. Corrected On-Site
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Employee closed. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook cracked egg, no handwash began touching equipment for other processes. Discussed handwashing with cook.
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in kitchen
  • 01B-03-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. 20 lbs of ice. Ice being held behind bar in bin with soda gun hoses going into it. Hose lines soiled and ice was touching it. Instructed employee to burn the ice and clean the bin before this could be used again.
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Potatoes and onions 80F in oven not on, on cook line cook states they are hot holding on oven since 8:30. Cook moved to heat back up. 2nd temp at 145F at 11:12 am Corrected On-Site
  • 11-07-5:Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Big 6 not displayed, and certified food manager cold not advise. Provided big six form to employee and she displayed. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Behind bar no paper towels at handwash sink. Employee placed paper towels by sink. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Behind bar no soap at handwash sink. Soap dispenser empty. Employee replaced. Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Several containers of food being held on cook line reach in cooler not labeled or date marked. Cook was able to verify food was prepared between 10/27 and 10/29.
  • 27-02-4:Intermediate - Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. Employee unable to locate well water testing report. Employee was able to speak with owner who had the report sent to inspector via email. Corrected On-Site
Food Inspector #8718204
2024-10-29
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/29/2024 revealed 15 total violations (4 high priority, 5 intermediate, 6 basic).

Inspection on 3/15/2024

High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
1
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling and walls in outdoor shed not smooth. Storing food items, single service items and chemicals.
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Pooled eggs in cook line area. Operator time marked 7am. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-05-4:Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Hand wash sink in front of cook line area
Food Inspector #8562553
2024-03-15
★★½☆☆ 3.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/15/2024 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic).

Inspection on 11/30/2023

High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Eggs in glass for reach in cooler in dry storage room. Operator labeled. Corrected On-Site
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. In cook line area. Operator provided hat. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil in dry storage shed. Operator moved to shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over dressing in glass door reach in cooler in kitchen area. Operator corrected shelves Raw shell eggs over lemons in glass door cooler in dry storage room. Operator corrected shelves. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Dish soap stored above food items in dry storage shed. Operator corrected shelves. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade Slicer Operator had employees clean during inspection Corrected On-Site
Food Inspector #8339889
2023-11-30
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/30/2023 revealed 6 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).

Inspection on 9/6/2023

High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
2
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 51-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. 26 seats on outdoor patio addition, 96 seats inside. Licensed for 50 seats Repeat Violation Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-06: Discussed with operator, department of health approved establishment for 115 seats. Operator has 96 inside 26 outside stacked with the tables pushed to the side of the patio. Operator is not currently utilizing the single service items plan approved by the health department in order to increase the seating. Admin Complaint
  • 51-15-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Establishment increased seating without providing written approval from the local fire authority and wastewater provider. 26 seats on outdoor patio addition, 96 seats inside. Licensed for 50 seats Repeat Violation Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-06: Discussed with operator, department of health approved establishment for 115 seats. Operator has 96 inside 26 outside stacked with the tables pushed to the side of the patio. Operator is not currently utilizing the single service items plan approved by the health department in order to increase the seatingAdmin Complaint Admin Complaint
  • 28-12-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Establishment operating with changed menu and/or increased seating without septic system approval for such change. 26 seats on outdoor patio addition, 96 seats inside. Licensed for 50 seats Repeat Violation Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-06: Discussed with operator, department of health approved establishment for 115 seats. Operator has 96 inside 26 outside stacked with the tables pushed to the side of the patio. Operator is not currently utilizing the single service items plan approved by the health department in order to increase the seating. Admin Complaint
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Trash bag used in warmer drawer with biscuits. Operator discarded bags. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-06: Establishment is using trash bags to warmer drawer storing biscuits Admin Complaint
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb in area with ice machine. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-06: Vacuum break has not been installed Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade rusted Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-06: Blade is rusted Admin Complaint
  • 02B-01-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Eggs Benedict Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-06: Operator has not identified poached egg in the eggs Benedict as an undercooked animal food on the menu. Admin Complaint
Food Inspector #8319680
2023-09-06
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/6/2023 revealed 7 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic).