Six yellow food safety alerts posted in Champaign Co. this week

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28-02-2025

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill (WCIA) — Five restaurants in Champaign County — and one school — received yellow food safety alerts within the last seven days.
An inspector found seven risk factor/ intervention violations and two repeat risk factor/ intervention violations at Urbana High School on Feb. 20.
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For the third inspection in a row, multiple food items were not held at the proper temperature. In the salad bar, the cooked peas, cooked broccoli, sauteed mushrooms and marinated hard-boiled eggs were all held at temperatures higher 41°F, and the salad bar is condemned for use.
The inspector also found that a garlic parmesan sauce (which was labeled refrigerate after opening) was sitting out, at a temperature of 76.1°F and a pizza sauce inside the walk-in cooler was at a temperature of 49.1°F. Both sauces were discarded.
The health inspector also found that for the second time in a row, a worker did not wash their hands before returning to work. The worker came to the noodle station from her office, did not wash her hands, and then touched pans with salad inside them.
Other issues the health inspector found included foods not being held at hot enough temperatures (tater tots, pepperoni pizza, ramen noodles and chicken nuggets were all found under the mandated temperature), chickpeas, and deli ham and turkey were held more than seven days, and the person in charge was not certified as a food protection manager.
A follow-up inspection will be done in 5-7 businesses days to ensure the violations were corrected.
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Aspen Tap House in Champaign received a yellow placard on Feb. 21.
Last month, Aspen Tap House had a routine inspection. The restaurant received a green placard after their inspection, but was issued a Violation Correction Form to be completed within a month.
At the follow up inspection on Feb. 21, the inspector found that the restaurant had not completed the Violation Correction Form. Now, they have 10 business days to complete the form. And, Aspen Tap House may face permit suspension if the form goes unfulfilled after the 10th business day.
The Steak 'n Shake located at 1709 S. Neil Street in Champaign also received a yellow placard on Feb. 21, due to a follow-up inspection.
Last month, the health inspector found that the person in charge was not a Certified FOOD Protection Manager (CFPM). A Violation Correction Form was issued for proof that the CFPM exam was completed during that last inspection.
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But, on Feb. 21, the restaurant still had not completed the form and a yellow placard was posted. Steak n' Shake has 10 business days to make the corrective actions or the health permit may be suspended until corrections have been made.
In Rantoul, a health inspector found multiple violations at Puerta del Sol, earning the restaurant a yellow food safety alert on Feb. 24.
Puerta del Sol had six risk factor/ intervention violations and three repeat risk factor/ intervention violations.
For the third time in a row, an inspector found that raw, unpasteurized eggs were stored above ready-to-eat food in a walk-in cooler.
For the second inspection in a row, the health inspector found moldy jalapeno peppers in a box of bulk peppers, and food items such as hot dogs, salsa, cooked and cooled rice, tamales and milk were held longer than 24 hours and were not labeled with a date.
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Other issues the inspector found included a spray can of degreaser stored above single service plastic wrap on the wire rack near the prep sink and the hand sink near the soda machine only reached a maximum temperature of 57°F (required to reach (85°F).
A follow-up inspection will be done in 5-7 businesses days to ensure the violation was corrected.
Asian Bowl Express in Rantoul, located at 715 W. Champaign Ave., also received a yellow food safety alert on Feb. 25. The health inspector found six risk factor/intervention violations and two repeat risk factor/intervention violations.
For the third time in a row, the inspector found raw food stored near ready to eat foods. Raw shrimp was stored above raw vegetables in the cook line cooler, and raw chicken and beef were stored above rice noodles and opened containers of soybean paste. All of the raw foods were moved so that they were not directly above the ready to eat food.
Also for the third consecutive time, Asian Bowl Express held several items longer and 24 hours without labeling their date. This included cut cantaloupe, cut honey dew, cut tofu, and shredded cheese.
Other issues the inspector found included, the person in charge was not a Certified as a FOOD Protection Manager (CFPM), an uncovered container of sauce on the floor in the back storage area, and food stored directly on the floor of the walk-in cooler.
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A follow-up inspection will be done in 5-7 businesses days to ensure the violation was corrected.
The Culver's, located at 903 W. Marketview Drive in Champaign, received a yellow food safety alert on Feb. 26.
The health inspector found four risk factor/intervention violations and one repeat risk factor/intervention violation.
For the third inspection in a row, an employee had an issue with handwashing regulations. At the beginning of the inspection, an employee picked gloves from the sink of the handwashing station. They put on two of the gloves and discarded the remaining gloves. The health inspector report said there was 'no handwashing after contaminating hands.' The health inspector also saw an employee touched another employee with gloved hands, touched their apron, and then started touching buns.
Other issues the inspector noted was employees washing their hands with cold water, ice dripping in an open box of pork tenderloin patties inside the walk-in freezer (the patties did not have any protective plastic covering), and there was ice condensation under the refrigeration unit of the walk-in freezer, 'indicating leakage.'
A follow-up inspection will be done in 5-7 businesses days to ensure the violation was corrected.
To see other restaurant inspections in Champaign County, click here.
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