The Andover Health Division regularly inspects restaurants and stores that serve and sell food. Andover News reviewed reports from health inspections conducted during the month of February.
This month’s reports include inspections of all public schools in Andover.
It’s important to note it’s not unusual for a restaurant to have a few minor infractions in a report.
“The reports do not always reflect the nuances of the regulations, and very few establishments will have ‘no violations’,” Andover Public Health Director Thomas Carbone said last year, when we started posting inspection reports. “Our inspection program is designed to assist the establishments in providing a safe product for their customers; compliance with the food code is the best way to ensure that safety.”
Andover News publishes reports monthly. Look for March’s inspection reports in early April.
The reports below are broken into four categories: restaurants, stores, schools, and other establishments, which can include schools, daycare centers, nursing homes, hotels and other facilities that serve food.
View previous months’ inspection reports.
Restaurants
Andover Deli, 22 Andover Street on Feb. 15:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- Plastic utensils not in compliance with local ban.
Karma, 209 North Main Street, on Feb. 15:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- Certified Food Protection Manager [no certified food handler at the time of inspection].
- Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events.
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible [no hand soap or paper towels in sushi area/appetizer area, no drying provisons at hand sink located in back of the kitchen next to the prep sink and back door].
- Proper date marking and disposition.
- Insects, rodents, & animals not present [observed TMTC rodent droppings behind cook line, next to grease interceptor, outside walk in holding liquor and veggies and under sushi bar station].
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display [observed multiple rice noodle buckets on the floor next to prep sink. Many buckets of food items in walk in and freezer floor].
- Wiping cloths; properly used and stored [observed many wipe cloths in cook line not in sanitizer. Explained to PIC that they need to be held in sanitizer between uses].
- Non-food contact surfaces clean [floors and in between equipment have food and grease debris].
- Anti-choking procedures in food service establishment.
Karma, 209 North Main Street, on Feb. 24:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- None.
McDonald’s, 193 North Main Street, on Feb. 15:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events [no kit at the time of inspection].
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible [Both handsinks, one located by frying station and the other located behind grill station not meeting required temp. and pressure].
- Proper date marking and disposition [observed happy meal sized plain milk dated used by 2/14/23 COS-discarded].
- Hot & cold water available; adequate pressure.
McDonald’s, 193 North Main Street, on Feb. 24:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- None.
Raagini Indian Bistro, 209 North Main Street, on Feb. 24:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible.Food in good condition, honestly presented, safe, & unadulterated [uncovered pot of cooked cauliflower and peppers on floor infront of ware washing area hand sink].
- Proper cold holding temperatures [sliced tomatoes in buffet area with no cold holding methods].
- Proper date marking and disposition [expired curry leaves in deli unit refrigerator in cookline. (Discarded)].
- Insects, rodents, & animals [rodent droppings noted all throughout the kitchen. Fruit flies noted in bar area and in buffet display].
Stores
CVS, 68 Main Street, on Feb. 15:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- Proper date marking and disposition.
Schools
Andover High School, 80-100 Shawsheen Road, on Feb. 2:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- Non-food contact surfaces clean [hood crates have dust built up].
Bancroft Elementary School, 15 Bancroft Road, on Jan. 25:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- None.
Doherty Middle School, 50 Bartlet Street, on Jan. 25:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- None.
High Plain Elementary/Wood Hill Middle School, 333 High Plain Road/11 Cross Street, on Feb. 9:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- Food in good condition, honestly presented, safe, & unadulterated [2 black bean can severely dented-COS]
- Single-use/ single service articles: properly stored and used [single Use utensils at self-service line loosely stored in bin not protected from contamination. Please store handle side up].
Sanborn Elementary School, 90 Lovejoy Road, on Feb. 8:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- 2 oz portion cups holding cranberries, non- compliant with polystyrene ban lids are complaint.
Shawsheen School, 18 Magnolia Avenue, on Feb. 8:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- Spork and straw packets are non-compliant with polystyrene ban.
South Elementary School, 55 Woburn Street, on Feb. 3:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- Proper date marking.
- Insects, rodents, & animals [evidence of rodent in dry storage area, old and new rodent droppings observed].
West Elementary School, 60 Beacon Street, on Feb. 10:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- Non-food contact surfaces clean.
West Middle School, 70 Shawsheen Road, on Feb. 2:
Areas where establishment was out of compliance:
- Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used.