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Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 10-19-2011, 08:07 AM:

Movie Tavern Hilliard (Columbus Ohio area), part of the Starplex/Movie Tavern chain from Texas, has been cited a number of times in the past few months for violations of health codes.

A June inspection found cross-contamination issues with raw chicken and shrimp. Chicken, pork and butter were not being kept at correct temperatures, and there were not enough hand washing sinks. These were corrected in July, but follow-up inspections in September and October found unsafe food, temperature violations and a person in charge who was not familiar with food safety procedures.

In this area, a sticker is placed on the door of all food establishments. Yellow or red is not acceptable. Movie Tavern is now yellow.

There is no excuse for any food establishment to have so many repeated violations. Sounds like someone at both the local and corporate level isn't doing their job.

We will not be going back to Movie Tavern until this is corrected. If I don't see a green sticker, I'm not going in.

Columbus Health Department Inspection Reports

Posted by Tony Bandiera Jr (Member # 2365) on 10-19-2011, 12:58 PM:

Interesting reading when you expand the reports found in the link, but it seems the Inspectors can't get their own Code enforcement straight: (Bolds added by me)

From 5/10/11:

quote:
3717-1-05.1(G)

Violation: This food facility does not have the required number of conveniently located handwashing lavatories.

Correction: At least one handwashing lavatory, a number of handwashing lavatories necessary for their convenient use by employees in areas specified under O.A.C. �3717-1-05.1(L), and not fewer than the number of handwashing lavatories required by the Ohio Building Code shall be provided.

Comments: No hand sink is available in the smaller server room. The facility has recieved quotes on hand sinks and dispensers. Complete the process.

Status: Corrected - No further action required

And from the very next inspection on 6/6/11:

quote:
3717-1-05.1(G)

Violation: This food facility does not have the required number of conveniently located handwashing lavatories.

Correction: At least one handwashing lavatory, a number of handwashing lavatories necessary for their convenient use by employees in areas specified under O.A.C. �3717-1-05.1(L), and not fewer than the number of handwashing lavatories required by the Ohio Building Code shall be provided.

Comments: No hand sink was available in wait station as required.

Status: Not Corrected - Further action required with a follow-up inspection

And for the pundits, yes I did notice they are talking of two different areas..but if the wait station was not in compliance on 5/10/11 (which it should not have been unless the sinks magically appear and disappear at random) then it should have also been cited and the specific code violation should NOT have been reported as corrected on 5/10/11. [Roll Eyes]

I would not deny that the place has issues but from the inaccuracies (and mispellings) in the reports it seems someone from the dept. has a hard-on for that location. And their inspectors need to learn to be more observant.

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 10-19-2011, 03:57 PM:

I have spoken to the General Manager of the Movie Tavern location. They are working closely with the health department to improve. Much of the problem was with a malfunctioning refrigeration unit.

When I see that green sign, I'll go back for a pizza. (They make a pretty good one over there.)

Posted by Caleb Johnstone-Cowan (Member # 3710) on 10-19-2011, 05:14 PM:

Those stickers sound like a good idea, visible and easy to understand. We have 'scores on the doors' in the UK (do not think it is compulsory) so you can see what star hygeine rating somewhere has but it's not very clear, works on 1-5 stars and they're black and gold so not obvious when walking in.

Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 10-25-2011, 02:06 PM:

Sounds positively hygienic compared to this place (sorry; couldn't resist).

Posted by Mark Hajducki (Member # 1732) on 10-26-2011, 04:34 PM:

The Food Hygiene Information Scheme in Scotland only has "Pass" and "Improvement Required" results (and enforcement action if necessary), with an award issued to good premises.

Posted by David E. Nedrow (Member # 4981) on 11-12-2011, 01:40 PM:

quote: Tony B
And for the pundits, yes I did notice they are talking of two different areas.

I'm pretty sure they are referring to the same location, though with different nomenclature. The second report is pretty clearly a followup, as the cited establishment generally only has 30 days to comply.

From the first notation, they presented quotes to get it done, but then still DIDN'T have it done almost a month later.

If you want to see something horrific, you should have seen how they were operating out of this theatre before we took it over. There are more pictures at Concession stand pre-renovation pictures.

All of the pictures were taken immediately after they closed. Below is a representative example, and a picture of the new stand. Believe me, it's worth taking a look at the other pictures on the Flickr page.

Note that the brown floor above is plain concrete, completely saturated with oil and dirt. And here's the shot of the (nearly) completed stand we put in...

Posted by Jake Spell (Member # 5294) on 11-12-2011, 07:03 PM:

It is amazing how little some people care about their job and how it effects others. With all those cleaning products laying around youd think someone would just get sick of working in all that crap and clean is up [Roll Eyes]

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 11-12-2011, 07:08 PM:

MOVIE TAVERN currently has a white sticker, which means they will be inspected more frequently to be sure things are improving. Last inspection on 10/25 showed no issues.

Posted by David E. Nedrow (Member # 4981) on 11-13-2011, 12:39 PM:

Mark,

I was talking to one of the inspectors a while ago and he said that they once found a restaurant thawing shrimp in the mop sink.

They have pretty good stories.

-David

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 11-22-2011, 10:35 AM:

Latest inspection showed walk-in cooler temp at 49 degrees with some foods above required temperature. Can't they even afford a thermometer?

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 04-05-2012, 08:44 AM:

Movie Tavern Hilliard has passed all recent inspections and now displays the green "This facility has passed" sticker.

Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 04-05-2012, 02:19 PM:

If the refrigerator was at 49F, then *all* of the refrigerated product was above required temperature (not "some").

David, those pix are GROSS! [puke]

Related: Do they still post letter grades in Los Angeles? IIRC, there was some talk about changing the system.

Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 04-15-2012, 01:40 AM:

quote: Manny Knowles
Related: Do they still post letter grades in Los Angeles? IIRC, there was some talk about changing the system.

They certainly do in the Inland Empire, but I don't know if that system is something the state does, or individual cities or counties. My (very health conscious) fiancee insists on an A on the door before letting us set foot in any of the local (as in Colton/Loma Linda/Redlands/Riverside) eateries. The general opinion seems to be that anything less than an A is basically a biohazard.

Posted by Christopher Crouch (Member # 3784) on 04-15-2012, 11:15 PM:

quote: Leo Enticknap
They certainly do in the Inland Empire, but I don't know if that system is something the state does, or individual cities or counties.

It varies by county. Orange County, among others, remains a pass/fail.