Pontiac restaurant inspections: Cross-contamination, mold and more found

By Medianews Group

Current well being inspections in some Pontiac eating places revealed cross-contamination, fungus and extra between Could and August this 12 months, in line with inspection stories from Oakland County Well being Division.

Lots of the violations have been corrected. The presence of violations in an inspection from the previous doesn’t essentially imply that the placement right this moment has the identical violations.

Inspection stories will be discovered on swordsolutions.com/inspections/.

Under is an inventory of violations present in just a few eating places in Pontiac.

Captain Jay’s, 29 S. Telegraph

Throughout a routine inspection on 22 Could, an inspector famous numerous issues with Kapitein Jay’s.

– The power that makes use of time as a temperature management, nonetheless, the required time was not included with laminated signage on arrival. – Discovered totally different containers of Mostaccioli utilizing dates for the entrance of 5/19. – discovered two damaged spatulas with threads used from the cooling. Storage.— Drain underneath Pop Machine has a really heavy form -like construction.

Dogwood’s Kitchen and Bar, 1101 E. Walton

Throughout a routine inspection on 25 June, an inspector famous numerous issues within the kitchen and bar of Dogwood.

-Discovered bananas foster combination in walk-in cooler with use dates of 6/18.— The next objects have been famous at improper temperature (for greater than 4 hours) in Small Cooler on Line: 1) Uncooked Fish 58 Levels F2) Batterari battery battery battery battery Rooster 55 Levels Fin Small Waitstaff Cooler: 1) Bitter Cream 53 Levels F— 1) RAW Shell Eiermix saved above carrots in stroll -in cooler. 2) Uncooked steaks saved above the lettuce in line cooler. – One of many two handsinks turned behind the bar. – No paper towel with each commerce hand behind the bar. – No cleaning soap with the next handsinks: 1) each bar handsinks; 2) Handsink within the neighborhood of dishwasher.— numerous non-Etietted spray bottles discovered within the facility.-Sifestly severely digested cans present in a dry cupboard space.-1) Small cooler on Kokline retains meals at 55-58 levels; 2) Preserve small cooler in Waitstaff Station at 53 levels F

El Mexicano Mexican Grill, 1604 N Perry St.

Throughout a routine inspection on 17 June, an inspector famous numerous issues at El Mexicano Mexican Grill.

– The next authorities of cross -contamination have been seen within the kitchen: 1) Uncooked scale eggs over merchandise on the backside of the road cooler. 2) Uncooked hen is on lettuce in glass cooler. 3) Uncooked mince of beef saved over merchandise in glass cooler. On arrival, the ability had no disinfectant obtainable and was washed. Facility with thanksgiving as meals contact surfaces.-Grote, deep (greater than 6 inch) Bierra container (shredded meat in Glazen Coeling in Glass Coeling in Glass in Glass in Glass. Obtainable for meals temperatures.

Completely happy’s Pizza, 312 S. Telegraph RD.

Throughout a routine inspection on 9 June, an inspector famous numerous issues at Completely happy’s Pizza.

– Chile in a hothholding unit at 125 levels F (in line with workers it was lower than an hour). – Cardboard lining board underneath the preparation desk. – The next non -food contact surfaces have been seen as contaminated: 1) bins with clear utensils have soil construction. 2) Doorways and handles of walk-in cooler doorways gaskets on the primary line cooler have used soil construction. Souffle Cup used as a scoop in cheese.

Pura Vida, 44768 Woodward

Throughout a routine inspection on 20 Could, an inspector famous numerous issues at Pura Vida.

– Uncooked beef saved above milk in a small cooler. – No paper towel in Handsink On Line. The power couldn’t present proof of the present licensed supervisor. – 1) Damaged gaskets on lengthy cooler in two door cooler within the kitchen. 2) Damaged gaskets on small two-door cooler for the kitchen.-No thermometer in small white cooler.

El Maguey Restaurant, 280 E. Walton BD.

Throughout a routine inspection on 30 Could, an inspector famous numerous issues within the restaurant El Maguey.

– Save machine with chlorine as a way of remediation, 0 ppm detected on check strip. – 1) Uncooked fish saved above greens in line cooler. 2) Reduce onions saved underneath uncooked beef in walk-in cooler.— Varied damaged spatulas within the kitchen with wire items that protrude (nonetheless frozen) beef that appears at room temperature to thaw. And particles constructed up on the backside.

Walton’s Recent Fish, 343 Walton

Throughout a routine inspection on 13 Could, an inspector famous numerous issues at Walton’s recent fish.

-1) Field of previous dressing cups lined with fungal rising in non-working walk-in. 2) Two containers manufactured from coleslaw and potato salad in non-working walk-in in fungal progress.-1) Rest room overdue bathroom doesn’t rinse. 2) Preparation gutter doesn’t finish, the drain is hidden. The power has two metallic stem 0-220 levels F thermometers, on arrival at room temperature, one learn 48 levels F, the opposite learn 90 levels F.— No thermometers within the following coolers: 1) Voorlaspepsi Cooler; 2) Silver cooler; 3) Glass cooler eradicating seafood. – Stroll in cooler just isn’t operational. – Again preparation gutter has no scorching water when chilly is switched on, crane leaks. – No mild in mop room.

Initially revealed: August 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM Edt