Tootsie's Bar & Grill

Year by year

Inspections

1. Aug 24, 2026 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES

     Non-food contact surfaces of equipment are unclean: finger pulls/handles of True cooler in kitchen, hand wash sink basins and aprons, and perimeter of kitchen floor needs a good degrease/clean.

     Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

     Code WFC 4-601.11(C)

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     CROSS CONTAMINATION

     Food is not protected from cross contamination. In True two door upright cooler, a container of raw eggs is stored over a container of diced ham.

     Correction: During storage, preparation, holding, and display, keep raw animal foods separate from each other and from ready-to-eat foods so that cross contamination is prevented. Unwashed fruits and vegetables have to be separated from raw animal ready-to-eat foods and washed produce. If there is question of possible contamination, discard ready-to-eat foods.

     Code WFC 3-302.11

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

     Sliced turkey being cold held is not datemarked.

     Correction: Discard foods that are not datemarked, improperly datemarked, or held past the alloted 7 days.

     Code WFC 3-501.18

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

     The sanitizer concentration for chlorine in the bar dish machine is at 0 ppm.

     Correction: Use test strips to measure proper sanitizer concentration and adjust the concentration accordingly. Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer.

     Code WFC 4-501.114

2. Jun 25, 2025 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     CLEAN - FOOD CONTACT SURFACES

     Drip shield in ice machine has visible mildew.

     Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.

     Code WFC 4-601.11(A)

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     COOLING METHODS

     Sausage gravy in True two door upright cooler - container of product was placed in cooler with a lid on it; as product was cooked just prior to start of inspection, it was still above 135F and ok to restart the cooling process with the lid removed. Product depth was appropriate at around 3 inches.

     Correction: Adjust methods to assure that food is rapidly cooled from 135 degrees F to 41 degrees F or less within six hours, provided the food cools from 135 degrees F to 70 degrees F within two hours. TCS foods prepared from ambient temperature ingredients shall be cooled within four hours to 41 degrees F or less. Use one or more of the following methods based on the type of food being cooled: (1) Placing t

     Code WFC 3-501.15

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING

     Raw shell eggs are held on counter during breakfast service. Operator discarded.

     Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.

     Code WFC 3-501.16

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     THERMOMETER - MISSING INDICATING

     Thermometer in two door upright cooler is missing in True two door upright cooler.

     Correction: Provide or reposition thermometer so that it is located in the warmest part of the refrigeration unit and is easily visible.

     Code WFC 4-204.112

3. Jan 30, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     CROSS CONTAMINATION

     Food is not protected from cross contamination. In the walk in cooler at end of the bar, raw hamburger and raw bacon are stored above ready to eat foods, pickles and sliced tomatoes.

     Correction: During storage, preparation, holding, and display, keep raw animal foods separate from each other and from ready-to-eat foods so that cross contamination is prevented. Unwashed fruits and vegetables have to be separated from raw animal ready-to-eat foods and washed produce. If there is question of possible contamination, discard ready-to-eat foods.

     Code WFC 3-302.11

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN

     Some surfaces in the kitchen are soiled including walls behind food prep tables, door and handles of coolers, floor of kitchen. Grease hood in kitchen has some buildup; sticker from cleaning service on the side of the hood indicated a cleaning is due in February 2024.

     Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

     Code WFC 6-501.12

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     SANITIZER TEST KIT

     The test kits for the chlorine sanitizer for the dish machines and quaternary ammonia for a surface sanitizer are expired (2018)

     Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.

     Code WFC 4-302.14

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     STORAGE - SINGLE-SERVICE

     To-Go containers stored behind the bar are not stored upside down and are subject to potential contamination.

     Correction: Store single-use and single-service articles in a clean, dry location a minimum of 6-inches off the floor.

     Code WFC 4-903.11

4. Jan 26, 2022 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     GOOD REPAIR - PLUMBING

     Kitchen hand sink drain line in disrepair or improperly installed. Air break observed.

     Correction: Repair the plumbing system to conform to the State Uniform Plumbing Code. Provide direct connect drain line (no air gap or air break).

     Code WFC 5-205.15

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     PHYSICAL FACILITY - DESIGN

     The design of the acoustic ceiling tiles in the grill area at the bar is not easily cleanable.

     Correction: Provide floors, walls, and ceilings that are designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable. Replace ceiling tiles in immediate area of the gill to be cleanable (not acoustic).

     Code WFC 6-201.11

5. Oct 7, 2019 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

6. Feb 6, 2018 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

7. Sep 2, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

8. Jun 21, 2016 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

9. Jun 10, 2016 Pre-inspection · Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.