Doughnut shop needs different fly traps, confectioner needs deep clean after inspection

A local doughnut shop will have to buy a different style of fly trap after an inspection last week. A local candy maker will need to do some deep cleaning before its next routine inspection as well.

Ellianna's Donut Shop, 1105 Grindstone Parkway, Suite 101, was using ribbon-style adhesive fly traps during the June 26 routine inspection. A discussion was held a discussion with management about the correct type for food businesses. They either are a cylinder type with tray on the bottom or a UV with with an adhesive pad. The ribbon-style trap was removed during the inspection.

Routine inspections happen two to three times per year based on priority and location of Columbia restaurants, PHHS previously has said. Follow-up inspections happen if a critical violation is found. Restaurants usually can correct noncritical violations by the next routine inspection. Reports are from June 26 through Monday.

Ellianna's also had to come up with a different solution to displaying its maple bacon bars and sausage kolache, as these are considered potentially hazardous foods. Both were in unrefrigerated display cases and an inspector notes potentially hazardous food has to be stored either at 135 degrees or above, or 41 degrees or below. Barring that, anything potentially hazardous must be discarded after four hours.

So, timestamps were added to the maple bacon bars, and two kolaches were labeled with "for display only" while the rest were put in a refrigerator. An inspector also found an unshielded lightbulb in a food preparation area. This noncritical violation can be corrected by the October routine inspection.

The inspector was provided a June 5 invoice regarding a broken pane of a double pane window near the drive-thru, but a glass company has not yet come out do to the repair. The inspector suggested keeping the food manager certificate that is valid through September 2025 for the shop's owner onsite, as well as one for the store manager.

Coffee shop also has fly trap issue

The Scooter's Coffee location at 5 Old Highway 63 S. also was having a fly trap issue June 25, but there were other more critical plumbing concerns.

An inspector found a fly trap that had an accumulation of dead flies. A discussion was held with management about this noncritical violation, suggesting removal of traps on a more frequent basis to prevent accumulation as well as purchasing multiple traps for various locations throughout the shop.

The coffee shop's air conditioning unit is leaking, causing water to pool in the basement. An air gap is required between an inlet pipe and a floor drain at a prep sink. There wasn't one. Plumbing and drains also are leaking wastewater into the basement causing rusting and corrosion around plumbing. These must be fixed by a July 9 reinspection. One issue corrected during the inspection was the concentration of sanitizing solution at a three-basin sink. It wasn't strong enough. The inspector also found deep scratching and scoring inside of ice chest. A discussion was held with management on resurfacing the ice chest interiors to keep food contact surfaces smooth and easy to clean. In-use wiping towels if they come into contact with water or food must be stored in sanitizing solution. A discussion was held on this with management. If they are dry, they can be stored outside.

Deep cleaning needed at downtown candy store

The Candy Factory, 701 Cherry St., in downtown Columbia will update its equipment cleaning schedule after it was inspected June 27.

A majority of the violations are noncritical and can be addressed by a December routine inspection.

Food items were being stored on the floor rather than six inches above; there was a lack of identification labeling on food storage containers, e.g. sugar, salt; there was excessive buildup of food debris and splatter on floors, walls, windowsills, not in use equipment, nonfood contact surfaces, an entire dish in the caramel making room and there was excessive dust buildup on a second floor ceiling vent, among other issues.

A deep cleaning is needed to prevent the excessive buildup on equipment so it doesn't attract pests, the report notes. Management agreed to increase equipment disassembly and deep cleaning frequency from three times per year to every other month and to conduct more frequent cleaning of easily accessible nonfood contact surfaces.

Candy displays also need sliding door panel closures, a missing door on production line machinery needs replacement instead of cardboard box attached with tape, which is not smooth or easy to clean. Broken floor tiles on the second floor near the office need replacement or repair. Mechanical ventilation in second floor bathroom needs replacements since it is nonfunctional, and a missing ceiling tile on the second floor near a dry storage area needs replacement.

The shop will need to add a drip catching tray under a condenser in the walk-in freezer, which will need routine removal, defrosting and cleaning. The inspector found the dripping condenser was causing ice buildup on food.

Most critically needed, though, is the cleaning of popcorn making equipment not in use and stored in the office. Any equipment not in use must be thoroughly cleaned, as storing equipment that is soiled or has food debris can attract pests, the report notes.

Other recent inspections

Other recent inspections mostly were restaurants and other eateries correcting previous violations. There were a couple routine inspections and two had no violations during inspections.

TGI Fridays, 3030 I-70 Drive SE, had no violations June 26, but a discussion was held on buildup found on the walk-in freezer floor. The Panera Bread location at the Columbia Mall also had no violations at its routine inspection Monday.

All previous critical and noncritical violations by McDonald's locations at Business Loop 70 E and on Clark Lane; Fazoli's, 1114 I-70 Drive SW; To Go Sandwiches, 308 S. Ninth St; and Hot Box Cookies, 1013 E. Broadway were found corrected after reinspections in the last week.

Labeling was a critical issue during routine inspections for other eateries last week.

Two chemical storage bottles in different locations of Broadway Brewery, 816 E. Broadway, did not have labels June 27. This was corrected. There also was an unshielded light bulb in a walk-in cooler, but that can be corrected by an August routine inspection.

A bottle of oil in a food preparation area did not have a label Monday at Crumbl Cookies, 21 Conley Road, Suite R. Food on display at a cash register also was uncovered and had no "for display only" signage. Food displays must be protected from contamination. Butter that was marked with "keep refrigerated" was sitting out at room temperature and management noted it was part of product testing. An inspector will need product testing results by July 4 before they can consider the violation corrected. Hand washing sink access also was blocked either by boxes or kitchen equipment. An label was added to a chemical spray bottle at a mop sink. The back door of the bakery also was not fully sealing. This must be fixed by the next routine inspection to prevent entry of insects or rodents.

Nothing Bundt Cakes, 2900 Trimble Road, Suite 103, can clean soiling and buildup in a walk-in cooler door gasket and floor found June 28 by a December routine inspection.

Charles Dunlap covers local government, community stories and other general subjects for the Tribune. You can reach him at cdunlap@columbiatribune.com or @CD_CDT on X, formerly Twitter. Subscribe to support vital local journalism.