Lenoir County restaurant inspections
The following restaurant inspections were conducted by the Lenoir County Health Department:
McDonald’s
Location: 4194 West Vernon Avenue, Kinston
Score: 100
Date: 10/30
Observations:
Wet wiping clothes left out around kitchen.
Bojangles
Location: 400 W Vernon Avenue
Score: 96
Date: 10/29
Observations:
Some dishes were visibly dirty.
Some food temps were 42-45F.
Flies in kitchen.
Some dishes stacked wet.
Inside of refrigerator/freezer units, shelving, and biscuit prep area need additional cleaning.
Floors need additional cleaning.
The Peach House
Location: 412 W Vernon Avenue, Kinston
Score: 100
Date: 10/27
Mis Tesoros Meat Market
Location: 202 S Pine Street, Pink Hill
Score: 86
Date: 10/08
Observations:
Employee does not wash hands in between tasks.
Some raw meats in freezer are not covered.
Raw chicken in walk in freezer stores above pork skin.
Chorizo is stored beside loosely covered carnitas.
Utensils are being washed and rinsed but not sanitized.
Saw, electric and manual, knife, and slicer have not been cleaned thoroughly.
Salsas, deli meats, and deli cheese, are not date marked.
Digital thermometer is not is not accurate.
Container of white granules is not labeled.
Drip in 1 door reach-in fridge is dripping in container of loosely covered salsa.
Wet wiping clothes set on top of garbage can lid.
Utensils are not washed by approved methods.
Doors of meat case are soiled with mildew and sweat and in track.
Refrigerator shelving covered with aluminum foil.
Heavy leak in pipe under 3-comp sink.
Blood on floor in walk-in freezer.
El Mexicano
Location: 5071 Potters Hill Road, Pink Hill
Score: 92
Date: 9/25
Observations:
No food protection manager present.
Employee handles cut tomato with bare hands when asked to move it to a different fridge.
Rice hot holding on grill is 117 F.
Cooked pollo and puerea are 45 F.
Communication difficult due to language barrier.
Whiskey Pig Craft Butchery & Deli
Location: 214 N Herritage Street, Kinston
Score: 90
Date: 9/30
Observations:
No certified food protection manager present.
Raw meat prep on same prep table as ready to eat food.
Employee dips food contact surface in sanitizer instead of leaving it in for approved contact time.
Chicken broth in grab-n-go refrigerator is past date mark.
This establishment is using nitrates to make pastrami from brisket.
One stem type thermometer is not accurate.
Plastic spoon and handle inside container of food.
Clean knives and meat hooks stored on soiled knife magnet shall be clean.
Box of single service gloves stored in pooled water on top of prep refrigerator.
Herritage Elite
Location: 910 N Herritage Street, Kinston
Score: 100
Date: 10/20
H.O.W. II
Location: 710 W Vernon Avenue, Kinston
Score: 90.5
Date: 9/28
Observations:
Raw chicken in freezer stored above other raw meats.
Several pans, ramekins, knives have not been cleaned thoroughly.
Several foods are not date marked.
First-aid kit on top shelf of wire rack is open with contents scattered on shelf.
Several roaches crawling on electrical cords between ice cream freezer, dessert fridge/freezer, prep fridge, and steam table.
Several areas are soiled.
Mounds of ice build up on boxes of food in freezer.
Wall damage.
LaGrange Elementary
Location: 402 Railroad Street, LaGrange
Score: 99.5
Date: 10/23
Observations:
Dumpster is missing a drain plug.
Hibachi Express
Location: 2405-C N Herritage Street, Kinston
Score: 97.5
Date: 10/20
Observations:
No certified food protection manager present.
Employees not wearing hair restraints.
Wet wiping cloths left around kitchen.
Black pans stacked together wet.
Brighthouse Mart and Grill
Location: 5189 Hwy 55 W, Kinston
Score: 96
Date: 10/16
Observations:
No towels at hand sink in kitchen.
Cheese in prep unit was 47F and food in reach-in was 43F.
Thermometer showed 0F in ice water.
Employee prepped food without hat or hair net.
Wet wiping cloths laying on counters and in sink.
Some dishes stored in dirty bin.
Smithfield’s Chicken and Bar-B-Q
Location: 4483 US Hwy 70 W, Kinston
Score: 95.5
Date: 10/13
Observations:
Some dishes were visibly dirty.
Shrimp in small reach in was 53F.
Many flies in kitchen.
Wet wiping cloths laying on counters.
Inside of freezer, carts, and shelving above coffee maker need additional cleaning.
Dumpster doors left open.
Floors need additional cleaning.
East Coast Wings and Grill
Location: 3021 N Herritage Street, Kinston
Score: 93
Date: 10/12
Observations:
No employee health policy in place.
Food in drawers below grill was 48F-50F.
Breader, meat wash, and tortilla chips stored exposed.
No sanitizer in wiping cloth bucket.
Walk-in door and gasket in disrepair.
Top of dish machine, prep area on top of small reach-in, shelving, and grill area need additional cleaning.
Speedway
Location: 101 W Washington Street, La Grange
Score: 98.5
Date: 10/14
Observations:
Burgers reheated to 120-130F.
Employees not wearing hair restraints while reheating/handling food.
Dumpster door open.
Galaxy Bar & Restaurant
Location: 4010 W Vernon Avenue, Kinston
Score: 98.5
Date: 10/19
Observations:
Raw shell eggs stored above ready to eat foods.
Cheese sauce in dispenser temped 96F.
Dishes and utensils must be washed/rinsed/sanitized.
Subway
Location: 2405 N Herritage Street, Kinston
Score: 95.5
Date: 10/20
Observations:
No certified food protection manager present.
Hand sink in prep unit does not have hot water.
Ice machine dispenser has slime buildup.
Light in walk-in freezer is damaged and is resting on a shelf.
Toilet in men’s restroom is in disrepair and overflows when flushed.
Jessie Bell’s
Location: 106 E Vernon Avenue, Kinston
Score: 98
Date: 10/22
Observations:
Cut cabbage stored in refrigerator in bin that was uncovered.
Broken/cracked bin with tape on it needs to be taken out of service.
Small cart that tea is mixed on needs additional cleaning.
Floor tiles are cracked in front of warming cabinet.
Mama’s Y Papa’s Taqueria
Location: 1503 Rouse Road, Kinston
Score: 97.5
Date: 10/30
Observations:
Some dishes had food residue left on them.
Gasket on warming cabinet is in disrepair.
Dumpster lids left open.
Vinyl floor covering in women’s restroom is peeling up.
Wall beside fryer needs additional cleaning.