Each month the Harford County Health Department conducts routine inspections of 1,893 food service facilities (936 permanent food service facilities and 957 temporary food service facilities). Some pass, some fail. These are their stories…
Below are all the critical health inspection violations for Harford County in January 2012:
7-Eleven Store #33075
3508 Philadelphia Road
Abingdon, MD 21009
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Aberdeen Diner
527 South Philadelphia Boulevard
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
All-In-One Convenience Store
1327 Policy Drive
Belcamp, MD 21017
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Avondell
128 W. Ring Factory Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Bill Bateman’s Raw Bar & Grill
1226 Bel Air Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Bonefish Grill
696 J Bel Air Road #108
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Bull on the Beach
2306 Churchville Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Chicken on the Roof Grill
1012 Magnolia Road
Joppa, MD 21085
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
China Haste Restaurant
1401 D Pulaski Highway
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violations: Food must be protected from contamination, spoilage and adulteration. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Coakley’s Pub
406 St. John Street
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
El Rodeo Bar & Grill
1709 Edgewood Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Enotria Restaurant & Grill
2 Newport Drive
Forest Hill, MD 21050
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Famous City Buffet
1845-B Pulaski Highway
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be adequately cooked to the appropriate temperature.
Greek Village Restaurant
129 Baltimore Pike
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Half Pints Sports Pub & Grill
1204 Agora Drive
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Hibachi Express
3709 Pulaski Highway
Abingdon, MD 21009
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
High’s #130
4101 Norrisville Road
White Hall, MD 21161
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
High’s #68
4802 Rocks Road
Street, MD 21154
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Hilton Garden Inn
1050 Beards Hill Road
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Hunan Chef Restaurant
5 Bel Air South Parkway
Bel Air, MD 21015
Violations: Food must be protected from contamination, spoilage and adulteration. Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled.
Lee’s Hunan Restaurant
971 G Beard’s Hill Road
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Mamie’s Cafe
939 Beard’s Hill Road
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
New Chinese Boys
1020 Joppa Farm Road
Joppa, MD 21085
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Pat’s Pizza & Restaurant- Aberdeen
220 South Philadelphia Blvd.
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Pat’s Pizzeria – Edgewood
1961 Pulaski Highway
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Pat’s Pizzeria Havre de Grace
1201 Revolution Street
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Red Pump Café
13 Red Pump Road
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Royal Farm Store #69
729 Revolution Street
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Royal Farm Store #88
3209 Jarrettsville Pike
Jarrettsville, MD 21084
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Ruby Tuesday #4848
1341 James Way
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Save-A-Lot
1901 Pulaski Highway
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Savona Fine Italian Foods & Wine
2 North Main Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Seafood Stop
1607 Belair Road
Fallston, MD 21047
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Season’s Pizza – Festival
5 Bel Air South Parkway
Bel Air, MD 21015
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be adequately reheated to the appropriate temperature.
Sheetz #316
601 Pulaski Highway
Joppatowne, MD 21085
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Subway #27511
144 North Bond Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Subway/TCBY
3434 Emmorton Road
Abingdon, MD 21009
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Szechuan Express LLC
2931-B Emmorton Road
Abingdon, MD 21009
Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature. Food must be protected from contamination, spoilage and adulteration. Food workers must practice effective hand washing procedures. Potentially hazardous food must be properly cooled.
Waffle House #1618
808 Pulaski Highway
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Waffle House #1746 – Edgewood
1806 Edgewood Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violations: Food workers must practice effective hand washing procedures. Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
WaWa Food Market #581
3500 Woodside Road
Abingdon, MD 21009
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
WaWa Food Market #599
1419 South Mountain Road
Joppa, MD 21085
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper hot temperature.
Wendy’s #130
1060 Joppa Farm Road
Joppa, MD 21085
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
Wings N Pies
625 B Edgewood Road
Edgewood, MD 21040
Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper temperature. Food must be held at proper cold temperature.
If all of these establishments, many of whom are very nice places,owned and operated by many concientious people all seem to have the same violation, perhaps the problem is not with them but with stupid regulations by a system that has nothing better to do but harass!
I am in the refridgeration business in this area as well as the surrounding Baltimore metro area. Harford Co. does have tougher standards.These standards do of course keep us safe from bad food as well as give me work.But you are correct when you say most of these businesses are decent places run by hardworking concientious people.The violation most noted “food temperature” is in my experience usually when a unit required to be 38 degrees is slightly over 40 degrees. This even if the inspection takes place at say lunch time when the doors to the unit are opened often. It would be a shame if a good business lost any reputation simply for being on this list for a violation of this type. P.S. None of my customers are this months list.
Regulation is in place to make sure restaurants keep up with food handling, storage and service within safe levels. I don’t see how this is a “stupid regulation” and the “system” in this case the health department is doing what it has been asked to do by LAW, not by arbitrary decisions made by the dept. Of course, if you or your family got sick or if people were injured from eating unsafe food, then there would be demands to maintain safe and sanitary food operators. I had a Realtor call once about roaches from the next door neighbor which were keeping her listing from selling and when I told her that there wasn’t any regulation in place to force the neighbor to mitigate the infestation she complained that govt needs to look into this, but she was also protesting the Livabiiity Code a few weeks ago. So, govt can’t win because the taxpayer only cares about these things when they are affected by them.
I agree 100% with you I worked in food service for 20 years an in those years I worked in several good food establishments harford county has the hardest health code.through those years it never failed the health dept always showed up during lunch rush or dinner an going in an out of walk in boxes an opening an shutting cold units often your right the temp is not going to be at code.the same thing happens at every harford county home when you stand there for 5 minutes with the door opened.just thought I would voice my thoughts an give you the credit for speaking up.
I complained about this a couple years ago, but the violations are so ubiquitous as to be meaningless, really.
I have asked for a consolidated report from the Health Department that makes it easily identifiable which establishments have the most violations during a given time period (such as a year, quarter, whatever) and by type of violation. Or even percentages maybe if places are inspected in differing numbers in a period.
Give us something to make the information useful. It still might not even be clear that place with the highest violations is a dump or not, but at least you can weight that against the place with the least and judge for yourself.
There are additional reports on the Dept website, but it takes a lot fo wading through them to get anything approaching useful information.
My I recommend an unannounced visit to Edgewood Middle School. If you get there early in the morning, you will find rodent feces on the cafeteria tables. If you have feces, you also have urine spray. Check out the disease potential with this infestation. The administration is only concerned with harassing staff members. They don’t look into serious issues such as this right under their noses. Thanks for checking into this matter.
Wow it doesn’t surprise me to hear about the feces problem at edgewood middle school.I agree the health dept needs to address problems like that an no doubt I am sure there are a lot of other facilities they need to check