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Three restaurants with 5 violations: Ada County food service inspections Dec. 17 - Dec. 23

Central District Health conducts annual inspections of food service establishments in Ada County. The violations listed correspond to various risk factors that are often associated with foodborne illness. Any additional items are evaluated during inspection. For details, go to Central District Health website. The Southwest District Health makes similar inspections in Canyon County.

A Tavola, 1515 W Grove Street, Boise — 8*

Antonio’s Kitchen, 11277 W Ustick Road, Boise — 10*, 21*

Antonio’s Kitchen 1, 11277 W Ustick Road, Boise — 2*

Bamboo Sushi, 8053 W Emeral Street, Boise — 2*, 14*, 15*, 23*

Barbacoa Restaurant, 276 Bobwhite Court, Boise — 15*

Big Beantz Tacos, 105 E Carlton Avenue, Meridian — 10*

Chartwell’s Catering, 1910 University Drive, Boise — 16*

Chiang Mai House, 4898 W Emerald Street, Boise — 2*, 10*, 16*, 21*, 24*

China Grand Buffet, 10498 W Fairview Avenue, Boise — 15*, 16*, 21*, 22*, 23*

Lolita’s Tacos, 2578 S Barrington Lane, Boise — 15*

Mandarin Palace, 5020 W Franklin Road, Boise — 15*, 16*, 21*, 22*, 23*

Matador Restaurant, 215 N 8th Street, Boise — 10*

Owyhee Tavern, 1109 Main Street, Boise — 23*

Panda Garden, 2801 W Overland Road, Boise — 15*, 16*, 22*

Papa Joe’s, 1301 S Capitol Boulevard, Boise — 10*

Red Lion Boise Downtowner, 1800 W Fairview Avenue, Boise — 10*

Taj Mahal, 150 N 8th Street Suite 222, Boise — 8*, 23*

Tepanyaki Japanese Steak House, 2197 N Garden Street, Boise — 10*, 15*, 28*

Wild Plum Events, 1621 N Orchard Street, Boise — 2*

Wok Inn Noodle, 4912 W Emerald Street, Boise — 8*

*Violation(s) corrected.

Key to Violations

1: Insufficient food safety knowledge.

2: Certified Food Protection Manager — accredited course.

3: Illness/communicable disease reporting required.

4: Improper restriction and exclusion of ill food service employees.

5: Insufficient cleanup procedure.

6: Eating, drinking, tasting, or tobacco use in food preparation area.

7: Food worker with discharge from eyes, nose and/or throat.

8: Incorrect hand washing practices.

9: Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food.

10: Inadequate hand washing facilities.

11: Food not from an approved source.

12: Food received in unsafe condition.

13: Food not safe for consumption.

14: Inadequate record keeping of seafood/shellfish and fish.

15: Improper separation and protection of food.

16: Improper cleaning and sanitizing of food contact surfaces.

17: Food returned and reserved.

18: Incorrect cook temperature and cook time.

19: Incorrect reheating of food — temperature/time.

20: Incorrect food cooling process.

21: Food not at proper hot holding temperature.

22: Incorrect cold holding temperature of food.

23: Incorrect use-by date marking of food.

24: Insufficient record of time as a safe food control.

25: Improper consumer advisory for under-cooked or raw food served.

26: Pasteurized or thoroughly cooked food required.

27: Incorrect use of food additives.

28: Toxic items not properly stored/labeled.

29: Special food processing plans not available/not followed.

Inspected with no major risk factor violations

A Brighter Day Coffee, 3824 E Darlington Dr, Meridian

Ansot’s Basque Chorizos and Catering, 560 W Main Street, Boise

Arid Club - Restaurant, 1137 W River Street, Boise

Base Camp Pong and Axe, 815 W Ann Morrison Park Drive, Boise

Big Beantz Tacos, 105 E Carlton Ave, Meridian

Boise Racquet and Swim, 1116 N Cole Road, Boise

Bombay Grill, 928 W Main Street, Boise

Chartwell’s Extra Mile Arena, , Boise

Chicken in a Barrel BBQ, 521 E 41 St suite B, Garden City

Cinder Wines, 107 E 44th Street, Garden City

Cottonwood Grille, 913 W River Street Suite 300, Boise

Grazing Gems, 48 E Fairview Ave, Meridian

Grubz N Grindz, 5891 N Streamline, Garden City

Heatherwood Retirement Community, 5277 W Kootenai Street, Boise

Ideal Grocery Store, 1100 N Orchard St, Boise

il Sugo Italian Kitchen, 1407 W McMillan Road Suite 130, Meridian

Jack In The Box 6040, 1124 S Vista Avenue, Boise

Jacksons 251, 3353 S Federal Way, Boise

Lively Restaurant, 505 W Bannock Street, Boise

Loose Screw Beer Co, 105 E Carlton Ave., Meridian

Love Boardie, 1772 N Lopez Way, Eagle

Matty G’s, 6565 W Fairview Ave, Boise

Pastry Parlor, 10804 W Fairview Ave STE 105, Boise

Pizza Piou, 2024 Special Events - Multiple, Boise

Renaissance Culinary Ctr Cafe Renaissance, 1303 E Central Drive, Meridian

Residence Inn Boise Downtown City Ctr, 400 S Capitol Boulevard, Boise

Rocky Mountain Grizz Grill, 5450 N Linder Road, Meridian

Sarah’s Bagel Cafe Idaho, 840 W Idaho Street, Boise

Say Cheese Boise LLC, 7609 W Overland Road Suite 130, Boise

Spice Indian Cuisine, 3223 E Louise Drive Suite 106, Meridian

Super Bronco Mexican Food, 5513 Creswell Avenue, Boise

Tacos Don Nacho, 4427 W Lakehazel Road, Meridian

The Lively, 2024 Special Events - 1 Day Single, Boise

White Rabbit, 4 N Latah Street, Boise

Woodstock, 1963 W Kingswood Court, Meridian

Yen Ching Restaurant, 305 N 9th Street, Boise

Vincent Medina
Idaho Statesman
Vincent Medina is a service journalism reporting intern at the Idaho Statesman. He grew up in Los Angeles county, California, and was previously a summer reporting intern at The Sacramento Bee before accepting an extension in Boise. If you like reading stories like his, please consider supporting his work with a digital subscription.
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