TABOULEH CAFE
7645 MERRILL RD #201
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/21/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook in kitchen **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-21: One cook still no hair restraint **Time Extended**
- 14-38-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked lids over taziki sauce in cooler **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-21: **Time Extended**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. 2 large containers with white substance inside no labels. Employee states one is flour and one is sugar **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-21: **Time Extended**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. On black defector inside ice machine has a white build up on lip of defector **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-21: Still **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/21/2025 revealed 4 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 2/20/2025
High Priority
5
Intermediate
4
Basic
7
Total
16
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. 2oz cups in seasonings used as scoopers **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook in kitchen **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked lids over taziki sauce in cooler **Warning**
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Personal opened water bottles in cooler on glass cooler on top shelf over foods and in flop hop cooler in pan with cheese, Foam white cup with water on prep table next to cooked rice.drinks moved **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Cases of open Togo cuts and lids stored on floor next to back door. **Warning**
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Foil pans on back shelf stored upright open faced with the food contact side open to contamination. **Warning**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. 2 large containers with white substance inside no labels. Employee states one is flour and one is sugar **Warning**
- 03C-15-5:High Priority - Gyro meat sliced from cone cooking on rotisserie did not undergo a secondary cook step to ensure all parts, internal and external, reach a minimum temperature of 155 degrees Fahrenheit for 17 seconds or equivalent time/temperature combination as specified in cooking chart. Gyro cut from cone and placed in pan without second cooking and stored at room temperature, owner on phone stated they use four hour time frame, but no time marking provided and operator failed to fill out the time as a public health form provided the previous inspection **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over potatoes fries in chest freezer near cook line **Warning**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Cases of raw shelled eggs stored over Tabouleh and taziki sauce in glass cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Grape leaves73-80Ground beef 49-51f Feta and spinach 47f stuffed grape leaf 45f Sliced Gyro meat from previous night 50-47f **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Grape leaves73-80Ground beef 49-51fCheese 43f Feta and spinach 47f taziki 44f chickpeas 44f raw chicken 44f-45 Humus 45f chicken salad 50f grape leaf 45f rice and lintel 46f Raw beef 43f falafel 46f taboleh Salad 46f garlic sauce 46f raw beef 44f ground beef 44f fish 44f raw beef 45f In glass cooler **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. On black defector inside ice machine has a white build up on lip of defector **Warning**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handsink next to triple sink filled with various items, employee removed **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
- 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. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/20/2025 revealed 16 total violations (5 high priority, 4 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 9/19/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
8
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cups in seasoning, person in charge moved **Corrected On-Site**
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Co2 tanks stored near swinging door in kitchen
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Personal drink water bottle on back food storage area
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone stored over cook line Keys stored on tip on clean plates on shelf. **Repeat Violation**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Hair net provided **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Containers of oil stored on floor in kitchen
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Cut lettuce not washed before being cut.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Falafel thawing on prep table, moved to cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03C-15-5:High Priority - Gyro meat sliced from cone cooking on rotisserie did not undergo a secondary cook step to ensure all parts, internal and external, reach a minimum temperature of 155 degrees Fahrenheit for 17 seconds or equivalent time/temperature combination as specified in cooking chart. Gyro Placed in pan,cut from the cone with out the secondary cook and stored at room temperature. Gyro discarded, provided time as a public health form and gyro safe handling. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs over garlic and lettuce, moved to to lower shelf
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut lettuce 70f sitting out at room temperature
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Used to store bucket and soap for triple sink. Items moved from sink **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. Chickpeas made possible 2 days ago per person in charge.
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/19/2024 revealed 13 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 8 basic).