Restaurant cited for health code violations
BY MICHAEL GELBWASSER SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
Thursday, December 11, 2008 2:48 AM EST
FOXBORO - The board of health has cited a Patriot Place restaurant for seven "critical" food code violations, including an employee washing his hands while wearing gloves.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has since worked to correct "every single one" of these and other violations identified during town sanitarian Marc MacFarland's routine inspection Dec. 1, restaurant spokesman Kevin Caulfield said Wednesday.
Restaurant officials have referred to the company's standards and done employee training, he said.
"The health and safety of our guests and our team members at Patriot Place is a top priority," Caulfield said.
The board of health has asked Red Robin officials to present a plan to correct the issues "and keep them that way" at 6:30 p.m. Monday at town hall, MacFarland said.
MacFarland said she will reinspect the restaurant once it pays its reinspection fee.
The critical violations she identified Dec. 1 were, according to the inspection report:
An employee in the cooking line washing "his gloves instead of his hands."
Employee drinks on the preparation table.
Pocketbooks and shawls stored on the dry storage area.
An employee wearing jewelry.
Juice stored in the ice used for drinks.
An employee touching wafers for milk shakes without wearing gloves.
She also said, in her inspection report, that all silverware should be inverted.
"I was pretty shocked when I saw that," MacFarland said. "It was a new establishment. I didn't anticipate that at all."
Red Robin opened in July.
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mmarcia wrote on Dec 11, 2008 2:58 PM:
Southern View wrote on Dec 11, 2008 12:31 PM:
Was this placed closed down? The article does not say. With "critical" violations, a restaurant would normally be required to correct them with 24 hours. If there was an eminent public health risk, the place should have been closed immediately and not allowed to reopen until the issue was corrected.
I don't know how long this inspector has been employed. But if she was "shocked" by what she saw at this restaurant, I wish I could have showed her some of the places I encountered during my career. "
liss wrote on Dec 11, 2008 11:24 AM:
robbiej wrote on Dec 11, 2008 9:41 AM:
somejustdontthink wrote on Dec 11, 2008 8:59 AM:
curmudgeon wrote on Dec 11, 2008 8:41 AM:
I think the statements attributed to the sanitarian are a bit over the top, "critical" food code violations, a pocketbook in a dry storage room, come on. An employee wearing jewelry "pretty shocked" her?
I'm in favor of the good work they do, but does it always have to be sensationalized, because when there is a serious occurrence in the future you will have no credibility. "