Here are the food service inspections reported by the Onondaga County Health Department from May 1 to 7:

UNSATISFACTORY INSPECTIONS

Thee Diner

6043 State Route 31, Cicero, NY 13039

Inspection done 10:50 a.m. May 3, 2022

Reinspection is Required

Critical violations: Approximately 18-20 precooked link breakfast sausage found in cold holding in food pan on ice at 52 to 58 degrees. According to the cook, the sausage has been in this pan on ice for about one hour and forty five minutes (corrected returned to cooler).

One half food pan of cooked chicken and mushrooms temped at 99 to 101 degrees while sitting on a kitchen table. The pan is covered with plastic wrap and aluminum foil. The food depth is approximately one and a half inches. According to the employee, the food was removed from cooking about 45 minutes prior and left uncovered in order to cool until just recently when it was covered. The second pan contained about eight stuffed peppers at a temperature of 130 degrees and was cooling uncovered. It was subsequently covered in the same manner with plastic wrap and foil. According to the employee the peppers were removed from the oven around 30 to 45 minutes prior (corrected - both food pans partially uncovered to let heat escape and returned to walk-in cooler at 39 degrees.

Approximately 2 to 3 pounds of cooked hash brown potatoes stored in a plastic food pan at 95 to 110 degrees and were being served with other breakfast food. According to the cook, the potatoes had been in the food pan for approximately 45 minutes to one hour (corrected - potatoes were reheated to 165 degrees minimum and allowed to cool uncovered at room temperature until they reached 120 degrees then put into cooler).

Violations: Squeeze bottles containing sauces, condiments, and food additives are not properly labeled as to contents.

Scoop used in flour bin stored with handle touching the product (corrected).

Cases of single service items stored directly on floor in basement.

Several low coolers missing accessible thermometers.

Meat slicer blade guard not clean with food residue.

Underside of flip-top on the main sandwich cooler not clean with food soil.

Interior and exterior of grey plastic bins holding clean sanitized utensils not clean with food and environmental soil. Green wire rolling racks not clean with accumulated food soil/grease.

Exterior of bulk flour bin not clean likely due to handling. Lower shelf under flat grill not clean with accumulated food soil/airborne grease.

Hand wash sink not working, shut off due to leak in supply pipe.

Single service towels missing at three-bay sink which is used as a temporary hand wash sink (corrected).

Basement floor near boxed beverage rack has mildew.

OPERATING ACCEPTABLY

The following establishments were inspected but no violations were found:

Arad Evans Inn (The), 7206 East Genesee Street, Manlius
Arrowhead Golf Course, 7185 East Taft Road, Cicero
Bob Barkers Mobile Unit, Onondaga County
Bosco’s Village Pub, 201 Cogswell Avenue, Geddes
Byblos Street Grill Food Truck, 223 North Clinton Street, Syracuse
Center of Grace, 8219 Market Place, Bldg. 10, Manlius
Cicero Senior Center/Community Center, 5924 Lathrop Drive, Cicero
Commons Cafe Commissary, 310 East Genesee Street, Manlius
Coppertop Tavern (The), 905 North Main Street, Cicero
Doubletree Hotel Syracuse, 6301 State Route 298, DeWitt
Dunkin Donuts, 977 East Brighton Avenue, Syracuse
Dunkin Donuts, 3915 South Salina Street, Syracuse
Dunkin Donuts, 4886 West Seneca Turnpike, Onondaga
Dunkin Donuts, 501 East Genesee Street, Manlius
Dunkin Donuts, 5865 Route 31, Cicero
Dunkin Donuts, 6238 Thompson Road, DeWitt
Dunkin Donuts, 7645 Oswego Road, Clay
Erawan Thai Restaurant, 2724 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse
Everest Kitchen, 6059 East Taft Road, Cicero
Farm Girl Juicery, 7265 Buckley Road, Clay
Geddes Baking Co. & Pastry Shop, 421-423 South Main Street, Cicero
Gemelli’s Pizzeria, 4543 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse
Holiday Inn & Suites, 400 Seventh North Street, Salina
Hungers for Hope of CNY, 5858 East Molloy Road, DeWitt
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville, 1 Destiny USA Drive, L323, Syracuse
Kim’s Family Diner, 8319 Brewerton Road, Cicero
Modern Malt, 7687 Frontage Road, Cicero
Northern Pines of Cicero, 6722 State Route 31, Cicero
Onondaga Hill Presbyterian Church, 4797 Makyes Road, Onondaga
Panera Bread, 3409 Erie Boulevard East, DeWitt
Panera Bread, 5663 East Circle Drive, Cicero
PEACE Senior Nutrition @ Villa Scalabrini Apartments, 825 East Willow Street, Syracuse
Pitcher Hill Community Church, 605 Bailey Road, Salina
Redwood Diner, 121 East Manlius Street, DeWitt
Sno Top, 315 Fayette Street, Manlius
St. John the Baptist Church, 406 Court Street, Syracuse
Sweet Yummy, 10303 Destiny USA Drive, Syracuse
Timberbanks Golf Club and Marina, 3536 Timber Banks Parkway, Lysander
Toss ‘n’ Fire Mobile Unit 1, Onondaga County
United Church of Fayetteville, 310 East Genesee Street, Manlius
Vietnamese Noodle House, 709 North Main Street, Suite 3, Clay
Yards Grille, 5648 Green Lakes Park Drive, Manlius

VIOLATIONS CORRECTED

The following establishments were found to have corrected violations cited at previous inspections:

Cold Stone Creamery, 9655 Destiny USA Drive, Syracuse
Popeye’s Restaurant, 3609 Brewerton Road, Salina

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Restaurant inspections: Improper cooling at popular diner; 42 satisfactory; 2 corrected previous violations