Capital Region restaurant inspections: September 3-6

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- At the end of each week, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) releases its list of food service establishment inspections for that week. The establishments include restaurants, school cafeteria kitchens, park concessions, and other places that have commercial kitchens and serve food.

These are the inspections from September 3 to 6 reported by the NYSDOH divided up by critical violations, non-critical violations, and no violations. You can find a list of all restaurant inspections for the last several years on the NYSDOH website.

The following violations from the NYSDOH cite the full code violation and not what the specific problem was within the restaurant. To get those details, a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request needs to be submitted to the appropriate local health department, said NYDOH.

According to NYSDOH, critical violations must be corrected at the time of inspection. The inspector may also order a food establishment to close if there is an “imminent hazard to public health,” but could reopen after that hazard is corrected.

Critical violations

Romana's Italian Kitchen, 219 North Comrie Avenue in Johnstown

• Inspection date: September 5
• Violations:
  • Critical: Food workers do not use proper utensils to eliminate care hand contact with cooked or prepared foods
  • Critical: Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45 degrees
  • Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
  • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces

Van's Vietnamese Restaurant, 307 Central Avenue in Albany

• Inspection date: September 5
• Violations:
  • Critical: Potentially hazardous foods not cooled by an approved method
  • Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (i.e. food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food container double stacked)
  • In-use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
  • Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
  • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained
  • Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect
  • Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
  • Non-food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
  • Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair
  • Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
  • Garbage storage areas not properly constructed or maintained, creating a nuisance
  • Insects, rodents present
  • Effective measures not used to control entrance
  • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
  • Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
  • Premises littered, unnecessary equipment, living quarters not completely separated for food service operations
  • Miscellaneous, economic violation, chocking poster, training

Non-critical violations

The Rockton House, 34 Lyon Street in Amsterdam

• Inspection date: September 4
• Violation:
  • Effective measures not used to control entrance

The Inn of Lake George, 12 McGillis Avenue in Lake George

• Inspection date: September 5
• Violation:
  • Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (i.e. food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food container double stacked)

Ephratah Rod & Gun Club, 372 Route 67 in Fort Plain

• Inspection date: September 5
• Violations:
  • Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (i.e. food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food container double stacked)
  • Pesticide application not supervised by a certified applicator

Ceasars Pizza, 253 North Main Street in Gloversville

• Inspection date: September 5
• Violations:
  • Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (i.e. food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food container double stacked)
  • Non-food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
  • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
  • Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans

Hilton Garden Inn, 125 South Broadway in Saratoga Springs

• Inspection date: September 6
• Violations:
  • Improper thawing procedures used
  • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained

No violations

• Pizza by Dominick, 1969 New Scotland Road in Slingerlands. Inspected on September 3.
• Dunkin', 990 East Main Street in Cobleskill. Inspected on September 3.
• McDonald's, 132 Delaware Avenue in Delmar. Inspected on September 3.
• Arby's, 798 East Main Street in Cobleskill. Inspected on September 3.
• The State Room. 100 State Street in Albany. Inspected on September 3.
• Taco Bell, 776 East Main Street in Cobleskill. Inspected on September 3.
• Yaddo, 312 Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs. Inspected on September 5.