CHEDDARS SCRATCH KITCHEN #2208

18600 VETERANS BLVD

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports

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All Inspection Reports

Inspection on 3/6/2025

High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
9
Total
14
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed handles on reach in coolers in kitchen with food debris. Observed kitchen staff starting the cleaning process. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting boards on drying rack with groove marks on them. Observed Kitchen manager taking cutting boards out to dumpster voluntarily. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee phone on prep table at the fry station make table. Observed employee put away phone. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed multiple containers on drying racks stacked wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed 3 cases of product on freezer walk in floor. Observed operator putting items on freezer shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed inside of microwave on cook line with dried on food debris on shield. Observed kitchen manager removing shield and cleaning it. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets in reach in coolers in kitchen with food debris. Observed kitchen staff starting the cleaning process. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed at Togo station, Togo containers on top shelf not inverted properly. Observed employee inverting to open end down. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed flour, rice, brown sugar, white sugar, creole seasoning stored in bins without labels. Observed Kitchen manager labeling all items above. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • 12A-28-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee tying apron on then starting to put gloves on without handwashing. After coaching employee, employee washed hands and then put gloves on. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee remove phone from make table, put into pants pocket, then resumed working.
  • 22-43-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed bar 3 compartment sink test strip at a zero for quaternary sanitizer solution. Observed Operator empty sink, refill, add sanitizer,and test to 200 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. Observed chocolate milk at server reach in without date marking on when opened. Observed employee date marking. **Repeat Violation**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards on drying rack with food stains and possibly black mold like substance on them. Observed Kitchen manager taking cutting boards out to dumpster voluntarily.
Food Inspector #8851959
2025-03-06
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/6/2025 revealed 14 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 9 basic).

Inspection on 8/6/2024

High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed large clear plastic pans wet nesting on dry storage shelf. Observed operator starting to separate containers to properly air dry. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed some Togo containers near dry storage not inverted. Observed operator inverting items. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 29-17-4:Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Observed at bar, both soda gun waste lines missing. **Repeat Violation**
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed 2 containers next to walk in cooler and hand washing sink, not identified. Observed operator putting labels on items. **Corrected On-Site**
Food Inspector #8787014
2024-08-06
★★★★☆ 4.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/6/2024 revealed 4 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).