Marion County restaurant inspections: Subway, Ixtapa Stayton, Lucky T's Pub & Deli

Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene, dish-washing and sanitizing, and equipment and facility cleanliness.
Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene, dish-washing and sanitizing, and equipment and facility cleanliness.

ABOUT RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS

This is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Marion County health department.

Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene, dish-washing and sanitizing, and equipment and facility cleanliness.

Violations: Restaurant scores are based on a 100-point scale. Priority violations deduct 5 points, and priority foundation violations deduct 3 points. Violations recorded on consecutive inspections result in point deductions being doubled.

Scoring: Scores of 70 or higher are considered compliant. Restaurants scoring below 70 must be reinspected within 30 days or face closure or other administrative action. Restaurants display a placard by the entrance to indicate whether they have passed their last inspection.

Latest inspections are now viewable here.

Semiannual restaurant inspections from Feb. 12 - 13.

Marion County restaurant inspections

Better Than Mama's

Location: 1300 Broadway St. Suite 101, Salem

Date: Feb. 12

Score: 92

Priority violations:

Potentially hazardous food is improperly reheated for hot holding, specifically: Observed the following final reheat temperatures in the hot wells next to the fryers after two hours: queso at 129 degrees Fahrenheit and gravy at 128 degrees. Point deduction: 5.

A test kit is not provided or is not accurate enough to measure the concentration of sanitizing solutions, specifically: Testing strips not available for the quaternary dispenser at the three-compartment sink. This violation requires a reinspection. Point deduction: 3.

Flavor Spot

Location: 2020 Capital St. NE, Salem

Date: Feb. 12

Score: 100

No priority violations.

Broadway Coffeehouse

Location: 1300 Broadway St. NE Suite 100, Salem

Date: Feb. 12

Score: 100

No priority violations.

Baskin-Robbins

Location: 4060 River Road, Keizer

Date: Feb. 12

Score: 100

No priority violations.

Lucky T's Pub & Deli

Location: 5103 Portland Road NE, Salem

Date: Feb. 13

Score: 91

Priority violations:

Hand towels or a hand drying device is not provided at the handwashing sink, specifically: Both restrooms and the handwashing sinks at the bar and door to the kitchen area do not have convenient paper towels. Point deduction: 3.

Ready-to-eat food is not properly date-marked, specifically: Observed the following items without date marks: half and half and Clamato juice in the bar reach-in refrigerator. Point deduction: 3.

Subway

Location: 1127 Broadway St. NE, Salem

Date: Feb. 13

Score: 100

No priority violations.

Ixtapa Stayton

Location: 111 Locust St., Stayton

Date: Feb. 13

Score: 92

Priority violations:

Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically: Refried beans maintaining temperature between 112-120 degrees Fahrenheit in steam table. Point deduction: 5.

Incorrect methods are used to cool potentially hazardous foods, specifically: Observed three deep pans (greater than 4 inches) of beans cooling in walk-in maintaining temperature between 92-104 degrees. Point deduction: 3.

Jamba Juice - Woodburn Premium Outlets

Location: 1001 Arney Road Suite 224, Woodburn

Date: Feb. 13

Score: 100

No priority violations.

Subway

Location: 1001 N Arney Road Suite 621, Woodburn

Date: Feb. 13

Score: 95

Priority violations:

Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically: Food inside the walk-in refrigerator is warmer than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Steak was 54 degrees, cheese at 51 degrees and rotisserie chicken at 51 degrees. Point deduction: 5.

La Vida Catrina

Location: 1391 Broadway St. NE, Salem

Date: Feb. 13

Score: 97

Priority violations:

A handwashing sink is not accessible for employee use at all times, is used for purposes other than handwashing or is not operated properly, specifically: Kitchen handwash sink observed to be occupied by a container of raw shrimp during inspection. Point deduction: 3.

Em Chan covers food and dining at the Statesman Journal. You can reach her at echan@gannett.com and follow her on Twitter @catchuptoemily.

This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Salem, Oregon restaurant inspections: Subway, Ixtapa Stayton