The following food service establishments were inspected by the Washington County Health Department in May and found to have critical violations that needed to be corrected immediately:
- El Ranchero. 1580 Wesel Blvd., Hagerstown. Must keep all product covered in refrigeration unit, store all wipe cloths in sanitizer, clean lip of ice machine and repair dish machine; must not block hand sink (corrected); *must not have personnel drinks in preparation area (corrected); must store all product 4 inches off the floor of walk-in; must repair lights in hood; need to clean hood system and floor of walk-in.
- North American Rod and Gun Club. 12108 Belvedere Road, Hagerstown. *Must not store apple pie near raw meats (corrected); light bulb in walk-in refrigerator must be shielded; must replace light bulb in walk-in freezer; must have thermometers in all refrigerator/freezer units.
- Tony's New York Pizza. 14224 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown. *Meat sauce must be 140 degrees or above at all times (corrected); can opener blade needs to be cleaned; exhaust hood filters over both cooking lines need to be cleaned; items must be off the floor in walk-in freezer; floor needs to be cleaned in walk-in freezer; all light bulbs must be shielded; trash area needs to be clean and lids need to be closed at all times.
- Richardson's Restaurant. 701 Dual Highway, Hagerstown. *Tartar sauce cups must be surrounded by ice (corrected); must not store items in hand sink (corrected); light bulbs must be replaced in exhaust hood over range; must clean walk-in floors, freezer shelves, cooking line floors, all cooking equipment inside and outside and bottom shelf of breading table.
- Camp Louise. 24959 Pen Mar Road, Cascade. *Severely dented can must be discarded (corrected); must clean the floor of walk-in freezer.
- Teriyaki Temple and Kelly's Cajun. 17301 Valley Mall Road, Hagerstown. *Hot food (chicken and beef) must be reheated to 165 degrees and kept at 140 degrees (corrected); must not store food on floor; hand-washing supplies needed at hand sink; food cannot be stored under fly strips (corrected); must clean floor under and around equipment; single service articles must be covered in storage; current state license must be displayed.
- Allegheny Energy. 10435 Downsville Pike, Hagerstown. *Must discard severely dented can (corrected); can opener needs to be cleaned; must clean top of dish machine.
- Food Lion. 22401 Jefferson Blvd., Smithsburg. *Meat loaf and lasagna must be at least 140 degrees (corrected); peeling and chipping paint near sink must be repaired.
- China Buffet. 1041 Maryland Ave., Hagerstown. *Hot foods must be reheated to 165 degrees and kept at 140 degrees (corrected); paper towels needed at hand sink (corrected); must clean can opener (corrected); food must not be stored on floor of walk-in freezer; must clean the floor of walk-in freezer; hand sink in men's room must be repaired; three-compartment sink must not be used to store food, dishes and aprons; back door of restaurant must be closed at all times.
- Boston Market. 1620 Wesel Blvd., Hagerstown. *Cheese must be stored at 45 degrees or below (corrected); hand sink must not be blocked (corrected); must replace light bulb under hood.
