October 2023 food inspection reports for Monroe County released by health department

Monroe County’s health department has released the reports for inspections of food service operations that were conducted in October 2023

A bit under half (49 of 104) of the places that were inspected in October had no violations.

Recording at least one non-critical violation, but no critical violations were 19 establishments. Recording at least one critical violation were 36 establishments.

Summaries of the inspections completed in March are now available on a list which is published on the health department’s website.

Here’s a raw list of those establishments that had zero violations: AFC Sushi @ Kroger J-928; AFC Sushi @ Kroger J-960; Bangkok Thai Cuisine; Ben’s Soft Pretzels; Bloomington Gourmet Catering; Boneyard Barbeque; Bucceto’s Smiling Teeth East; Café Bali; Carsons BBQ & Catering; Chicago Pizza of B’ton Eville; Chipotle Mexican Grill #1804; Dairy Queen South; Elli-May’s Smoked BBQ; Gables Bagels; Grandview Elementary School; Hardee’s of Bloomington #3; Hive; Hoosier Hills Food Bank; Jeanette Moving Catering; Jr. Davis Vending Inc; Kady Lynn Auctions; Little Italy Market; Lost Farm Meal Service; Mamas Duke Hawaiian Barbeque; Marco and Polo Eurasian Food LLC; McAlister’s Deli; McDonalds # 166106 Ellettsville; Monroe County Correctional Center; Mother Bear’s Pizza West; Olive Garden #1587; Oliver Winery; One World Catering @ Woolery Mill; Pappy Snack; Pantry 279; Phat Daddy BBQ; Pili’s Party Taco # 2; Pinoy Garden Café; Pizza Pantry – Ellettsville; Rush Hour Station; Segovia; Shaggys Concessions; Speakeasy Pizza Knucklehead 2.0; Tab’s Kitchen; Village Pantry # 5384; Wendy’s # 103 – West; Wilkes Concessions #1 – Soda; Wilkes Concessions # 2 – Bakerman; Wilkes Concessions # 3 – Fishking; Wilkes Concessions # 4 Building.

Starting in December 2022, The B Square has compiled the food service inspections into a single Google Sheet, and plotted out the locations for each establishment on a color-coded map.

The critical and non-critical violation numbers for each restaurant and descriptions are included in each row of the Google Sheet, as well as each location plotted on the map. (Click on a dot, and the information associated with that location will appear in the left sidebar of the map.)

The most recent month of inspections is what’s currently displayed on the map. To make the layers from previous months visible, toggle them on in the left sidebar.

Here’s the boilerplate wording for the difference between a critical and a non-critical violation from the Monroe County Health Department’s website:

Critical violations are defined as those that are likely to directly contribute to a foodborne disease. The most common and most dangerous critical violations are various degrees of temperature abuse. Potentially hazardous foods must be kept at or above 135º F or at or below 41º F. Failure to do so, or failure to cook food to the proper temperature or cool cooked food quickly (within 6 hours) to below 41ºF, is the leading cause of foodborne illness.

Non-critical violations are those that have contributing factors, but are generally not the primary cause of an outbreak.

Color Coded Map
(The color coding scheme goes like this: Green=Zero violations; Yellow=At least 1 non-critical violation but no critical violations; Red=At least 1 critical violation.) The dots on the map are grouped by month as separate layers. Different layers can be toggled on and off separately.