THE GARLIC MAIN KITCHEN
556 E 3 AVE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★½☆ (3.9/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/24/2025
High Priority
Intermediate
Basic
Total
Disposition: Call Back - Complied
This inspection identified null intermediate and null basic violations that needed improvement. The establishment was required to make corrections.
Inspection on 4/23/2025
High Priority
Intermediate
Basic
Total
Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
This inspection identified null intermediate and null basic violations that needed improvement. The establishment was required to make corrections.
Inspection on 10/18/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust in the dining room area ceiling and attached items **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-18: Vines in the dining room along the ceiling soiled with dust/black substance. **Time Extended**
- 36-62-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Light not functioning. In pantry **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-18: **Time Extended**
- 29-11-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Under bar handsink **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-18: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/18/2024 revealed 3 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 10/17/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
15
Total
21
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Outdoor ice machine, lightly soiled with black mold like substance and leaves **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust in the dining room area ceiling and attached items **Warning**
- 24-24-4:Basic - Clean equipment and utensils stored in a room that is not fully enclosed (open to outdoors/screened). Wine glasses, outdoor side of bar **Warning**
- 24-06-4:Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Ice scoop, outdoor ice machine, stored in container on the side of the machine with leaves and debris **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 16-48-4:Basic - Debris stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Bar wine glasses, light debris and lipstick on several. **Warning**
- 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 in cookline shelving - purse above prep table - jacket on mixer corrected on site **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Metal pans on dish drying rack nested not inverted. **Warning**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. - Cracked plastic containers - interior microwave rusted, pantry, **Warning**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor.oil container on the floor **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 36-62-4:Basic - Light not functioning. In pantry **Warning**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - Several fan covers in different locations **Warning**
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Tomatoes **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Lasagna on a speed rack pulled from freezer left at room temperature, frozen at start of inspection, still out at end of inspection **Warning**
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Under bar handsink **Warning**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3, bar **Warning**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Cases of raw veal over desserts, walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 in wicker basket storing lids in pantry area. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - Pulled out of freezer and left out in kitchen prior to being put into walk in cooler - mushroom sauce, bisque, 33-48F. Operator stirred and moved to walk in cooler 38F. - pasta pulled from walk in cooler to reach in cooler, left on counter for a few minutes per employee, 46F - milk 50F in walk in cooler outside - unit was turned off for a couple hours to move motor. Operator discarded **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Bottom shelf of kitchen cooler: pork osso buco 68 F, cooling 1:51 pm. At 3:17, cooled to 64F. Operator relocated to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Pantry cutting board Side of plates in pantry area. Corrected on site Soda gun in the bar **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/17/2024 revealed 21 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 15 basic).