Two Weld County establishments must be inspected again after Nov. 8-14 checks

Score 72

CHILI THAI EVANS INC, 3623 23rd Ave, Evans, Nov. 12 — Handwashing was skipped before food preparation, and the dish machine ran without chlorine sanitizer because its container was empty; the handwashing was corrected, the container replaced, and affected dishes and utensils rewashed. Bean sprouts in the prep cooler measured 55F (the operator said they had been there about an hour), cooked chicken, shredded lettuce and bean sprouts lacked date marks, and raw beef was thawing in a sink without running water and on the room-temperature counter; the sprouts were moved to cool, the foods date-marked and the beef refrigerated.

Score 50

JACK IN THE BOX #8164, 6902 W 10th St, Greeley, Nov. 10 — Certification status was unclear: there was no certified food protection manager, certification could not be provided, or a certified manager was not present; the observation did not say which. The shake-machine mixer was heavily soiled with food debris and its last cleaning was unknown, scissors with food debris sat on a clean counter, ham was past its discard date, taco-bar items including lettuce, cheese and meat tacos had timers set beyond four hours and chicken at 123F had an expired timer, disinfectant was aimed at an opened box of gloves and degreaser at a rack of buns, and fingernail polish was worn while exposed food was handled without gloves.

Score 42

GROVER MARKET BASKET, 311 Chatoga St, Grover, Nov. 13 — Certification status was unclear: there was no certified food protection manager, certification could not be provided, or a certified manager was not present; the observation did not say which. Cooked burrito mixture measured 61F in a large container and 51F in a small one in the prep cooler; the large container had been prepared about three hours earlier, and the small container’s date mark indicated it was from several days earlier. Shell eggs and ranch dressing were 50F above the cooler’s fill line, and deli meat, cheeses and green chili mixture were 45-50F in a cooler at 43F; deli turkey was past its discard date, degreaser was unlabeled, and a saturated wiping cloth remained on the counter while not in use.

Score 42

THE SAND BOX BAR & GRILL LLC, 100 County Road 37, Lochbuie, Nov. 13 — Certification status was unclear: there was no certified food protection manager, certification could not be provided, or a certified manager was not present; the observation did not say which. Hands were not washed before gloves were put on to cut ready-to-eat lettuce or after gloves used with raw beef were removed and before food-contact surfaces were touched. Green chili measured 44-45F and cooked beans and taco meat 49-50F; staff said those foods had been prepared the night before. Chili and beans in a stovetop hot-water bath measured 119-125F, while staff said they had been reheated to 165F and placed there 1.5 hours earlier; fresh in-house salsa and queso were past discard dates, and single-use saucers were used as scoops for dressings, queso and salsas.