Recent inspection reports from food service operations in Lucas County.

No violations:

Circle K, 2460 Navarre, Oregon, inspected Feb. 10.

Ed’s Bar and BBQ, 10151 Maumee-Western, Monclova Township, inspected Feb. 10.

Sylvania Diner, 5623 Alexis, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 10.

Gyro Town, 6732 Sylvania, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 10.

Dawg House 419, 820 Royalton, Waterville, inspected Feb. 10.

Rehabilitation Hospital of Northwest Ohio, 1455 W. Medical Loop, inspected Feb. 10.

Long John Silver’s, 1814 W. Alexis, inspected Feb. 10.

Domino’s, 1440 Secor, inspected Feb. 10.

Cheers Sports Eatery, 7131 Orchard Centre, Holland, inspected Feb. 11.

Jed’s Express, 2554 Parkway Plaza, Maumee, inspected Feb. 11.

Flatrock Brewing Co., 3100 Main, Maumee, inspected Feb. 11.

Rosary Care Center, 6832 Convent, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 11.

Lourdes University Athletic Complex, 6832 Convent, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 11.

Marcel’s Restaurant, 6600 Sylvania, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 11.

Classic Cafe, 6742 Sylvania, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 11.

King’s Chef Chinese Restaurant, 6746 Sylvania, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 11.

The Strip, 135 S. Byrne, inspected Feb. 11.

The Dorise-Brown Fitness & Learning Academy, 547 S Reynolds, inspected Feb. 11.

Organic Bliss Deli & Bakery, 3723 N. King, inspected Feb. 11.

4 Seasons Lounge/​Hookah Lounge, 5470 Monroe, inspected Feb. 11.

Great American Cookies/​Pretzel Time, 3100 Main, Maumee, inspected Feb. 12.

Bay Cafe, 2801 Bay Park, Oregon, inspected Feb. 12.

Red Lobster, 4990 Monroe, inspected Feb. 12.

La Candelaria Mexican Store, 2625 Airport, inspected Feb. 13.

El Centroamericano Mexican Restaurant, 3439 Hill, inspected Feb. 13.

Cinemark Franklin Park 16, 5001 Monroe, inspected Feb. 13.

Burger King, 33 S. Reynolds, inspected Feb. 13.

Domino’s, 406 S. Wheeling, Oregon, inspected Feb. 14.

Jack’s Superette, 56 Howard, Curtice, inspected Feb. 14

Top Shotz, 5860 Lewis, inspected Feb. 14.

Magic Wok, 5145 Monroe, inspected Feb. 14.

Kiddie Kollege Childcare Campus, 5142 Ryan, inspected Feb. 14.

Jimmy John’s, 4133 Talmadge, inspected Feb. 14.

Grumpy’s, 34 S. Huron, inspected Feb. 14.

Golden Koi Restaurant, 3550 Executive Parkway, inspected Feb. 14.

Downtown Johnny’s, 513 Jefferson, inspected Feb. 14.

Team Toledo Ice House, 1258 W. Alexis, inspected Feb. 15.

Lyte House Burgers & Billards, 2114 W Alexis, inspected Feb. 15.

Ice House Bar, 1258 W. Alexis, inspected Feb. 15.

Nakama Japanese Steak House & Sushi, 465 W Dussel, Maumee, inspected Feb. 28.

Violations:

Mayberry Diner, 8253 Mayberry Square, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 10. Two types of cheese slices in stacks, a large container of pooled eggs, and raw shell eggs were left out of refrigeration and were holding at unsafe temperatures. Employees stated this was normal procedure and they found nothing wrong with it (repeat violation). Chemicals and toxic items were stored with single-service food-contact items in cabinets under the front counter. An employee did not wash his hands at the handwashing sink after handling jars of suspected marijuana buds. Raw foods including steaks were stored improperly above ready-to-eat foods in the walk-in cooler (repeat violation). Soups were cooled improperly in sealed containers in the walk-in cooler. Mashed potatoes left out on the front prep line and the main cook line were holding at unsafe temperature. The walk-in cooler failed to maintain proper refrigeration temperature and numerous foods inside it were too warm (repeat violation). A case and a half of raw shell eggs in the walk-in cooler were too warm. Hard-boiled eggs, hot dogs, Feta cheese, tzatziki sauce, lunch meats, and soups lacked date marks (repeat violation).

The Rib Cage, 138-144 Chesterfield, Maumee, inspected Feb. 10. Cooked ribs were stored improperly below raw meats (repeat violation). The chemical dish machine did not dispense chlorine sanitizer at the required concentration. Drain plumbing for the mop sink and bar ice bins lacked air gaps to prevent backflow (repeat violation).

Mancy’s Bluewater Grille, 461 W. Dussel, Maumee, inspected Feb. 10. A large container of whipped butter was holding at room temperature. Herb butter in a cook line make table and both lettuce and cocktail sauce in the cocktail bar make line were too warm (repeat violation). The high-temperature dish machine did not get hot enough during final rinse to sanitize wares (repeat violation). Drain plumbing at multiple locations lacked required air gaps to prevent backflow (repeat violation).

Koto Buki, 5577 Monroe, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 10. The ice machine’s interior chute guard was dirty with black buildup. Rust from shelves inside the walk-in cooler flaked onto food. The prep sink’s drain plumbing lacked a sufficient air gap to prevent backflow.

Georgios Grill, 5577 Monroe, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 10. Yellow buildup was beneath the Hobart mixer’s spindle and the meat slicer was dirty with food debris.

Chandler Cafe, 5648 N. Main, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 10. The prep-top cooler at the far end of the upstairs line was not working properly and foods inside were too warm.

American Legion Auxiliary, 5580 Centennial, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 10. Employees were not verifiably informed of their duty to report illnesses relevant to food safety. The can opener blade was dirty with food residue. Sterno containers were stored improperly above single-use food-contact items. Drain plumbing for the ice machine and bar ice bin lacked air gaps to prevent backflow.

S&G, 7349 Central, Sylvania Township, inspected Feb. 10. Several items were stored improperly in the handwashing sink by the three-bay sink (repeat violation). The ice machine’s interior was dirty with buildup (repeat violation). Nacho cheese and chili in warmers were not hot enough. The three-bay sink’s sprayer dangled into the middle sink bay, creating a backflow hazard.

The Wyck Lounge, 5345 Heatherdowns, inspected Feb. 10. A drink shelf was drying improperly in the hand-washing sink by the ice machine. Black buildup was present near the top water distribution pipe at the ceiling in the back of the ice machine (repeat violation). The ice machine and ice bins’ drain plumbing had no air gaps to prevent sewage backflow (repeat violation).

Sushi Yoshi, 5236 Monroe, inspected Feb. 10. A pan was stored improperly in the front hand-washing sink (repeat violation). House-made spicy mayonnaise, a cracked egg, and butter with pepper added were left out at room temperature. Cooked noodles were left out at room temperature (repeat violation). A cracked egg was left out at room temperature. Two containers of Yum Yum sauce were held past their marked expiration date.

Steak ’n Shake, 4121 S. Reynolds, inspected Feb. 10. No person-in-charge qualified in food safety was present during inspection. The sanitizer was too weak. Noodles, tomatoes, milk, and chili in cold-holding were too warm (repeat violation). The correct sanitizer for the Flavor Burst was not available in the facility.

Penn Station East Coast Subs, 4798 Monroe, inspected Feb. 10. The person-in-charge failed to ensure employees maintain safe food temperatures during hot and cold storage. Lots of tubs of cooling french fries were left out at room temperature and some tubs were covered and stacked atop each other (repeat violation). Blanched french fries left out of refrigeration were too warm (repeat violation). A food handler failed to wash their hands after touching a computer screen and then donning gloves to work with food. Fountain beverage nozzles were dirty with buildup.

Hamburger Mary’s, 329 N. Huron, inspected Feb. 10. Chlorine sanitizer in the dish machine tested at 0 ppm.

Grape Leaf Express, 5236 Monroe, inspected Feb. 10. A bucket was stored improperly in the basin of the hand-washing sink in the back of the kitchen. The ice machine’s slide was dirty with buildup. A chemical spray bottle had no label (repeat violation). The mixer’s blade was no longer smooth and easy to clean.

The Grove at Oakleaf Village, 4220 N. Holland-Sylvania, Sylvania Township, inspected Feb. 10. Three of four dish machines in the satellite kitchens did not work properly to sanitize wares, either by not dispensing sanitizer or not getting hot enough during final rinse. The two chemical dish machines lacked visual means or audible alarms to indicate supply levels for detergent and sanitizer. A chub of raw ground beef in the food prep sink was holding at room temperature. A sanitizer bucket was stored in the hand-washing sink for the Cherry Neighborhood satellite kitchen. The ice machine’s interior drop plate was dirty with buildup. Beef gravy in the main kitchen’s reach-in cooler was held past its marked expiration date.

Steak Escape, 1385 Conant, Maumee, inspected Feb. 11. Employees were not verifiably informed of their duty to report illnesses relevant to food safety. Drying racks were sticky to the touch, so items stored touching the drying racks were not clean.

Le Petit Gourmet, 6546 Weatherfield, Maumee, inspected Feb. 11. The slicer’s cutting surfaces were dirty with dried food residue.

Airport Pizza, 6825 Spring Valley, Holland, inspected Feb. 11. Raw shell eggs were stored improperly above ready-to-eat foods in the three-door reach-in cooler.

Wings & Grill, 519 S. Reynolds, inspected Feb. 11. Employees were not verifiably informed of their duty to report illnesses relevant to food safety (repeat violation). Chicken and rice in cold holding were too warm. Gyro meat holding on the prep-top table was too warm.

S&G, 1401 South, inspected Feb. 11. Utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment were not properly sanitized.

Seared, 3455 W. Alexis, inspected Feb. 11. Food and butter were left on the mixer’s food-contact surfaces. Items in the walk-in cooler were not date marked properly. Old stickers were not removed and replaced with the correct date. Pasta on the speed rack and on the walk-in cooler’s floor lacked proper date marks.

Paddy Jack’s, 6725 Central, inspected Feb. 11. Taco meat had been held past seven days. Pork and mushrooms had incorrect date marks (repeat violation).

Mancy’s Italian Grill, 5453 Monroe, inspected Feb. 11. The prep-top cooler’s top left section was too warm (repeat violation).

Domo Sushi, 6725 W. Central, inspected Feb. 11. Raw shrimp and raw fish were stored improperly above vegetables in the walk-in cooler.

Charlie’s Restaurant, 6945 W. Central, inspected Feb. 11. The person-in-charge did not ensure employees properly sanitized equipment and utensils. An employee was washing dishes in the dish machine below the required temperature. An employee washing the slicer in the prep sink could not explain proper washing procedures. The slicer’s blade was dirty with buildup (repeat violation). The dish machine did not get hot enough to sanitize during the final rinse. An employee washed dishes without the booster turned on. Rinse water tested below 160 degrees at the surface of equipment (repeat violation). Working chemical containers lacked labels (repeat violation). Several food containers were melted and no longer easily cleanable (repeat violation).

Ralphie’s, 3005 Navarre, Oregon, inspected Feb. 12. The can opener blade was dirty with buildup. Gnats were present at the bar and underneath the beer dispenser (repeat violation).

Zane’s Lebanese Grill, 4900 N. McCord, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 12. A sponge at the handwashing sink indicated the sink was being used for purposes other than handwashing. Sticker residue was on food containers. Several food items had no ingredient label or allergens. Rusty shelves were inside the walk-in cooler.

The Village Inn, 4984 Holland-Sylvania, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 12. Sticker residue was on food containers. Black build-up was on the ice chute inside the ice machine (repeat violation). Food containers are no longer smooth and easily cleanable. No air gap was present at the prep sink and a pipe was inside the drain.

Rosie’s Fine Foods, 606 N. McCord, inspected Feb. 12. Raw beef was stored over ready-to-eat lobster (repeat violation). The cookline hand sink was blocked by brooms and a trashcan. The hand sink by the pizza station was blocked by a trash can, brooms, and speed rack. Bread pans are no longer easily cleanable and must be discarded (repeat violation). Poisonous or toxic materials were improperly stored.

Mayberry Diner, 3606 W. Sylvania, inspected Feb. 12. A large trash can blocked access to the back hand sink. A pitcher and a spatula were stored in the front counter hand-washing sink. The chemical dish machine was not dispensing chlorine sanitizing solution.

Drunken Nacho, 855 S. Holland-Sylvania, inspected Feb. 12. The hand sink was blocked by a chair and brooms (repeat violation). Buildup was on the potato cutter (repeat violation). Buildup was inside the ice machine (repeat violation). Taco meat from Jan. 27 and pico de gallo from Feb. 2 had not been discarded after being held for seven days (repeat violation).

Rick’s City Diner, 5333 Monroe, inspected Feb. 12. The person-in-charge was unable to demonstrate knowledge by having no critical violations (repeat violation). A food handler touched diced tomatoes and toast without wearing gloves. A pitcher was being filled at the kitchen hand-washing sink and then stored in its basin (repeat violation). An ice toter was hanging on the front counter hand sink (repeat violation). Containers of soup and trays of raw bacon were uncovered inside the walk-in cooler. Pans of cooked omelettes were stacked upon each other without any kind of barrier between them to prevent contamination. The chemical dish machine was not dispensing chlorine sanitizer at 50-100ppm (repeat violation). Home fries inside the walk-in cooler were 54 degrees and had been fully cooled the day before. Cut honeydew, cut cantaloupe, and blocks of Feta cheese sitting out that were not being processed were all at 52-57 degrees instead of being refrigerated. Bottles of chemicals were stored above the clean dish area in the warewashing room (repeat violation). Food thermometers are not accurate.

Stone Cut Bistro, 4332 W. Central, inspected Feb. 13. The person-in-charge was not ensuring employees properly sanitized equipment and utensils and monitoring sanitizer parameters. The three-bay sink at the bar was not set up correctly, with the sanitizer solution in the middle bay between the wash and rinse solutions. The designated hand sink at the bar was being used as a dump sink. The hand sink had a strainer and other items in it. The ice scoop at the bar was stored in a container that had black slimy build-up. Cream in the right-hand cooler at the bar was not cold enough.

Steak Escape, 5001 Monroe, inspected Feb. 13. Buildup was inside the ice machine. Chili inside the walk-in cooler that had been cooled was not date marked.

Casual Pint at Westgate, 3550 Executive Parkway, inspected Feb. 13. A towel was stored in the kitchen hand sink and ice was dumped into the bar hand-washing sink. A covered container of beer cheese was cooling in the walk-in cooler when it should have been vented/​uncovered.

Al Smith’s Place, 3550 Executive Parkway, inspected Feb. 13. A tub of hash browns was sitting out at room temperature and too warm. The True one-door cooler was holding milk, whipped topping, and whiskey sauce too warm. The salad prep top cooler was holding sour cream and ranch dressing too warm. Ice was in the hand sink basin which is strictly for hand washing and not to be used as a dump sink. Raw shell eggs were stored above cabbage in the walk-in cooler. The chlorine sanitizer in the wipe cloth bucket was too strong.

El Salto, 5817 Monroe, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 13. Buildup was inside the ice machine (repeat violation). A pan of rice stored inside the oven was not warm enough. Containers of salsa stored in a pan at the wait station were too warm and there was water in the bottom of the pan.

Maumee Elks #1850, 137 W. Wayne, Maumee, inspected Feb. 13. The ice machine nearest the kitchen had black buildup on its ceiling and had no air gap in its drain plumbing to prevent backflow (repeat violations). The back ware washing machine failed to dispense chlorine at the required concentration (repeat violation). Employees were not verifiably informed of their duty to report illnesses relevant to food safety.

Wish Upon a Star, 5105 Glendale, inspected Feb. 14. Items were being poured down the hand-washing sink and a knife was in the hand sink.

The Crescent at Oakleaf Village, 4230 N. Holland-Sylvania, inspected Feb. 14. Expired foods in the walk-in cooler included corned beef dated Feb. 6-12, house-made poppy seed dressing dated Feb. 1, and house-made horseradish sauce dated Jan. 7. Some lunchmeats in the walk-in cooler had no date marking (repeat violation).

Fresh Thyme Market, 5105 Monroe, inspected Feb. 14. A container was stored improperly in the produce room hand-washing sink.

Doc Watson’s, 1515 S. Byrne, inspected Feb. 14. No person in charge was present in the food facility during the inspection. The ice machine’s baffle was dirty with buildup (repeat violation). Sausage and diced ham in cold holding were too warm (repeat violation). Temperature-controlled foods lacked date marks. Consumer advisories about the risks of consuming raw or undercooked animal foods were not provided.

Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing at Sylvania, 5757 Whiteford, Sylvania, inspected Feb. 14. Quaternary ammonium sanitizing solution was too strong in the three-bay sink and wipe-cloth bucket.

Ohio Skate of Maumee, 1370 Conant, Maumee, inspected Feb. 15. The ice machine’s slide was dirty with orange buildup. Drain plumbing for the ice machine and ice bin lacked air gaps to helpi in the prevention of backflow (repeat violation).

First Published March 17, 2025, 4:00 a.m.