Orange County Health/Restaurant Inspections Sept. 16-30

Orange County Health Inspector James Scales made the following inspections on area businesses from Sept. 16-30:

Mi Casa Mexican Grill, 110 Strickland Dr., Orange - Pre-opening inspection. No score.

Dupont Cafeteria, 2379 FM 1006, Orange - Employee drinks without lids/straw; outside of all storage shelves/equipment needs to be cleaned; Dupont scored 97. Storage shelves rusted, need to repair/replace area behind fryers needs to be cleaned of old grease. Score - 93

Sonic #4788, 11786 N. Hwy. 62, /Mauriceville - Need to cover all foods inside reach-in freezers; floors throughout, especially in kitchen area near fryers needs to be cleaned of old food and grease; inside reaching coolers needs to be cleaned of old foods. Score - 93

Valero Kwick Stop #2, 1427 Strickland Dr., Orange - Inside of cappuccino machine needs to be cleaned of old foods. Need to repair or replace missing/broken floor tiles in back storage area. Score - 97

Crystal Seafood, 1609 16th St., Orange - Need to date and cover all foods inside coolers/freezers; no sanitizer was found inside restaurant; no certified food manager on staff; area and vents above fryers need to be cleaned of old grease; outside of all equipment needs to be cleaned of old foods. Score - 83

Exxpress Mart #21, 20871 S. Hwy. 62, Orange - Several gnats found at drink station; air vents/returns need to be cleaned of buildup of dust. need to clean all dead insects out of light shields throughout the store; inside of storage cabinets need to be cleaned of old syrup. Score - 94

Best Price Motel, 2610 IH-10 W., Orange - Found sausage at unsafe temperatures; several gnats found at dish sinks; need to clean storage cabinets and equipment of old foods. Score - 89

Donut Hole, 1613 16th St., Orange - Found sausage/boudain/eggs at unsafe temperatures. Score - 95

Sunrise Donuts, 2830 Western Ave. B, Orange - Found sausage/boudain/eggs at unsafe temperatures; using same pan liners to bake kolaches. Score - 91

Tracy Seafood and Wing, 715 Texas Ave., Suite 1, Bridge City - Need to date all foods inside coolers/freezers. Score - 96

Denny's Restaurant, 7112 IH-10 W., Orange - Need to date and cover all foods inside coolers/freezers; front reach-in cooler holding water, need to repair; entire kitchen - floors, vents above fryers and storage shelves need to be cleaned of old foods; found couple clean dishes with old foods still on them; floors in kitchen need to be repaired of broken floor tiles. Will follow up on cleaning. Score - 86

Peggy's on the Bayou, 2682 E. Roundbunch Rd., Orange - Faucet at hand-washing sink dripping water and needs to be repaired; pipes under three compartment sink dripping water into bucket and needs to be repaired. Score - 97

Happy Donuts, 1081 N. Main St., Vidor - Eggs/sausage/boudain found at unsafe temperatures; need to date all foods inside cooler/freezer; storing raw dough inside "Wind Fresh" laundry detergent plastic bucket; gaskets need to be replaced on reach in coolers; vents above fryers need to be cleaned of old grease; floors and walls throughout needs to be cleaned of old food/dirt. Score - 81

Nolan Food Store, 585 IH-10 W., Vidor - Need to label/date all foods inside cooler; ice scoop found laying on top of boxes of syrup; cappuccino machine needs to be cleaned of old foods. 93

Wright's Bar-B-Q Catering, 1096 N. Main St., Vidor - Inside of walk-in cooler and walls inside prep room need to be cleaned of old foods. Score - 97

Best Western Plus Orange, 165 E. Courtland St., Vidor - Score - 100

Popeye's Chicken #4763, 952 N. Main St., Vidor - Faucets dripping water at base, need to repair; missing floor grout/tiles found throughout, need to repair; floors and equipment throughout needs to be cleaned of old foods; will followup on floor and cleaning. Score - 94

Gateway Travel Plaza/Spindletop Restaurant, 22895 IH-10, Vidor - Ownership change, no score.

Homsi's #3, 7247 IH-10 E, Orange - Hair restraints needed; employee using cell phone in kitchen; restaurant is storing cracklin's inside cardboard box without liner; towels needed at the hand-washing sink; area around fryers needs to be cleaned of old grease; floors throughout need to be cleaned of old foods; air vents/returns need to be cleaned; water was found dripping from ceiling tiles inside kitchen; drive thru window does not close, need to repair. Score - 86

Econo-Lodge Inn and Suites, 255 texas Ave., Bridge City - Score - 100

Raceway #6945, 500 texas Ave., Bridge City - Hair restraints needed, store name and address are needed on all bags of ice sold at store; store currently having hot water issues, only hot enough for hand washing - store given 1 hour to correct issues; mold found on drink dispensers and outside of equipment needs to be cleaned of old grease. Score - 85

Kwick Stop Valero #1, 2000 Texas Ave., Bridge City - Store name and address are needed on all bags of ice sold at store; pulled several expired (2014) foods from shelves; gaskets need to be replaced on the coolers and several dead roaches found; need to replace damaged ceiling tiles throughout. Score - 86

Donut Palace, 190 W. Freeway, Vidor - Found sausage/eggs/boudain at unsafe temperatures; using same pan liners to bake kolaches; defrosting sliced ham inside hand washing sink; walls and inside cappuccino machine needs to be cleaned of old foods. Score - 85

Schnitzel, 950 S. Main St., Vidor - Need to date all foods inside coolers/freezers; towels needed at the hand washing sink; no certified food manager on staff; area around grill/fryers need to be cleaned of old foods/grease. Score 87

Senor Toro #2, 2308 Lutcher Dr., Orange - Couple dead roaches found; faucets dripping water at base of faucet, ned to repair; inside of coolers/freezers and walls/ceilings need to be cleaned of old foods. Score - 91