Cousins Submarines INC

Year by year

Inspections

1. Jan 26, 2026 Follow Up · No items found

   No violations cited.

2. Jan 22, 2026 Routine · 1 priority, 1 priority foundation, 2 core
   • Serious Priority

     REHEATING FOR HOT HOLDING

     Meatballs was improperly reheated. Meatballs that were cooled down after being hot held the previous day were in the hot hold pan at 122F during the reheat process after 3 plus hours.

     Correction: Adjust procedures and methods to properly reheat food. Reheated TCS foods are required to reach 165F or higher within 2 hours during the reheat process.

     Code 3-403.11

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     WAREWASHING - SANITIZING SOLUTION - TESTING DEVICES

     A quat test kit that is available for checking sanitizer concentrations is expired as of 11/30/25. Also, they are using a QT 40 strip but need to be using a QT10 strip. Kay Quat II is a first generation quat and a QT10 strip is to be used with this where 200ppm is the recommended usage and not 150ppm.

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

     Code 4-302.14

   • Not serious Core

     PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - COVERED CONTAINERS OR WRAPPING

     Three pails of red sauce on the lower shelves in the walk in freezer were observed to be uncovered.

     Correction: All foods that are not part of a cooling process shall be covered at all times to prevent cross-contamination. Food shall be discarded if suspected of cross-contamination.

     Code 3-302.11 (A) (4)

   • Not serious Core

     WIPING CLOTHS - USE LIMITATION - CLOTHS FOR WIPING COUNTERS STORED IN SANITIZER

     The red buckets of sanitizer were tested at 100ppm of quat. A cloth towel is used for wiping that is stored in the bucket. Possibly the condition of "quat binding" is occuring where the type of cloth used is absorbing some of the quat, causing the solutions to test below the minimum required, 200ppm.

     Correction: Cloths used for wiping counters and equipment shall be stored in a sanitizing solution in between uses at 200-400ppm. Suggest changing to a different type cloth used and switch to a micro fiber type cloth. Can also try, at the start of the day, fill the bucket and place the cloth in the solution, let sit for a couple of minutes, dump the quat solution out and refill with fresh quat solution.

     Code 3-304.14 (B) (1)

3. Apr 21, 2025 Routine · No items found

   No violations cited.

4. Oct 8, 2024 Routine · 2 core
   • Not serious Core

     PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - HAIR RESTRAINTS

     Employee noted working in food preparation/cooking area without a hair (beard) restraint.

     Correction: Provide employees working in food preparation and cooking areas with effective hair restraint (hat, hair net, beard restraint, etc.).

     Code 2-402.11

   • Not serious Core

     CLEANING, FREQUENCY AND RESTRICTIONS

     The air vents located on the ceiling above the 4 compartment sink are dusty.

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

     Code 6-501.12

5. Jan 19, 2024 Routine · No items found

   No violations cited.

6. Jun 6, 2023 Routine · 1 core
   • Not serious Core

     CLEANING, FREQUENCY AND RESTRICTIONS

     Various screen monitors in the kitchen have a collection of dust on the top and backs of the monitors.

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

     Code 6-501.12