MCDONALD'S #2888

The only handwash station at the cooking area was blocked off by a portable AC unit. [CA] Ensure the handwash station is accessible at all times. [COS] Staff relocated the A/C unit to unobstruct the handwash station.

1. A dead cockroach was observed on the wall near the water heater. 2. A hatched cockroach egg sack (ootheca) was observed on the wall in the staff room. [CA] Clean and sanitize area of dead cockroaches or old droppings. Provide pest control as necessary.

1. The restrooms lack handwash reminder signs for staff. [CA] A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands shall be posted at all handwashing stations used by food employees. 2. The posted Environmental Health permit is not for the food operation but the Hazardous Materials permit. [CA] The health permit issued by this department shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the food facility. Display the food health permit.

Repeat Violation: The three compartment sink faucet is leaking. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.

The meat cooler and convection oven are in disrepair. [CA] Ensure to maintain equipment in good repair. Repair, replace, or service the equipment.

Repeat Violations: 1. There are several holes in the facility (under the cash register, along cables and piping on the ceiling). 2. There are several pieces of cove base tiling that are in disrepair and detaching from the wall. Near the walk in cooler and second drive through window. 3. There are several areas of the FRP on the wall in disrepair near the walk in cooler. 4. There is a large accumulation of grease and food debris under cookline equipment. [CA] Ensure to maintain the floors, walls, and ceilings of the facility clean and in good repair.

Repeat Violation: Facility is storing extra boxes of food related equipment such as to go bags, boxes, and other food contact materials in the outdoor refuse enclosure. [CA] Food or food related equipment shall be stored in an approved fully enclosed food facility. Move them inside and cease using the refuse area as storage for food and food related equipment. [COS] The open box of to go bags was discarded. Other items were moved inside.

One of the A/C units liquid waste was flowing into the handwash station at the cook line. [CA] Liquid waste shall be disposed of through the approved plumbing system and shall discharge into the public sewerage or into an approved private sewage disposal system. [COS] The waste hoses were reloacted to the floor sink under the ice cream machine.

Facility is storing extra boxes of cups and children meal toys in the outdoor refuse enclosure. [CA] Food or food related equipment shall be stored in an approved fully enclosed food facility. Move them inside and cease using the refuse area as storage for food and food related equipment.

1. The prep sink waste pipe is rusted and in disrepair. 2. The three compartment sink faucet is leaking. [CA] Repair plumbing fixture and maintain in clean and good repair.

1. There are several holes in the facility (under the three compartment sink, under the cash register, along cables and piping on the ceiling). 2. There are several pieces of cove base tiling that are in disrepair and detaching from the wall. [CA] Ensure to maintain the floors, walls, and ceilings of the facility clean and in good repair.

1. Major Violation: The mop sink directly adjacent to the three compartment sink was not draining and was actively filling up when the only three compartment sink is in use. [CA] Food facility shall not operate if there is sewage overflowing or backing up in the food facility. The food facility, or impacted areas, shall remain closed until all plumbing problems have been corrected and all contaminated surfaces have been cleaned and sanitized. 2. Minor Violation: Staff were disposing gray water from the mop sink into the first basin of the three compartment sink. [CA] Waste water shall be disposed of in the janitorial sink or toilet facility.

1. In the kitchen area, at the hand sink next to the cook line equipment, the paper towel dispenser was in disrepair. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels. [COS] PIC changed the batteries in the dispenser at time of the inspection. 2. In the drive through area, at the hand sink inbetween the drive through window and ware washing area, the soap dispenser was in disrepair. [CA] Provide handwashing cleanser in dispenser at handwash stations at all times. [COS] PIC changed the hand soap dispenser from a battery operated one to a push one at time of the inspection.

There is a large opening on the wall behind the soda machine. [CA] Repair holes in structure and maintain in good repair to prevent pest harborage.

1. In the kitchen area, on the floor behind the undercounter pie oven, a nymph was observed on a fry. 2. In the front of house area, near the frappe and milkshake machine, observed two adult cockroaches and a nymph. 3. In the dining area, on the ceiling above the self-serve soda dispensers an accumulation of cockroach droppings were observed on the ceiling tiles. 4. An accumulation of cockroach droppings were observed on the ceiling tiles above the lockers. Note: Facility receives monthly pest control from EcoLab. Pest control reports dated on 11/27/24 and 12/24/24 both indicate no cockroach activity and treatment with both bait and crack and crevice pesticide. [CA] The premises of each food facility shall be kept free of vermin. A food facility shall not operate when there is a vermin infestation that has resulted in the contamination of food contact surfaces, food packaging, utensils, food equipment, or adulteration of food(s). The food facility shall cease operation of the food facility immediately. The food facility shall remain closed until: there is no longer evidence of a vermin infestation; all contaminated surfaces have been cleaned and sanitized; and contributing factors such as cleaning, repairs, and the elimination of harborages have been resolved. Contact inspector to schedule a re-inspection at (408) 918 - 2726 or Alexander.Alfaro@deh.sccgov.org. 5. Small flies are present throughout the facility in the dining room, restroom, kitchen area, front bar area. No direct contamination of food contact surfaces were observed. [CA] Ensure to maintain the facility free of animals, pests, and vermin. Provide pest control as necessary.

Facility is using Time as a Public Health Control for burger assembly ingredients (tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, etc) and observed the following: 1. Food items were not time marked. 2. Food items were being used past their time mark for discard. [CA] When time only, rather than time and temperature is used as a public health control, PHFs shall be time marked to indicate when item is removed from temperature control, discarded if not consumed or served within 4 hours, and written procedures shall be readily available for review. [COS] All items were discarded as facility was closed. See K23 for more details on closure.

Pipings behind the soda and coffee machines have an accumulation of food debris and are dirty. [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.