| Food preparation issues lead
to low score at Lenoir City restaurant
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) —
Food preparation issues, safe food temperatures and the
manager’s lack of food safety knowledge are among the reasons a
Lenoir City restaurant received the lowest health inspection
score this week.
Restaurant inspectors
check 59 different items during a routine inspection, a third of
which have to do with food preparation practices that could
potentially lead to foodborne illness.
Hacienda Ayalas Grill, 500 Market Drive, Lenoir City – Grade: 73
The low score this week
was a 73 at Hacienda Alayas Grill at 500 Market Drive in Lenoir
City. That is a passing score, but there are a number of
violations.
A kitchen worker was
observed handling raw chicken but did not wash their hands
before touching a clean plate with food on it.
There was also an issue
with food safety temperatures. In the walk-in cooler, the
temperature of queso was 58 degrees. Forty-one and below is the
safe cool temperature. As a result, 75 pounds of food were
thrown away.
Also in his report, the
inspector writes the manager did not demonstrate adequate
knowledge of basic food safety questions. The manager is
supposed to know the regulations and enforce them.
The critical violations at
the restaurant will be re-inspected soon.
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