Grays Harbor County Division of Environmental Health has changed their format for releasing Restaurant/Health inspections. They now have a searchable database that does show the most recent inspections and we here at GHScanner have gone through those to make this "Recent Grays Harbor Resturaunt Inspections ".
Please keep in mind, these reports are just being made public and most establishments have most likely already corrected most issues that they faced. This is all the information we are provided with, so please do not ask much more as far as what the violations were for etc... For more information you can contact the Grays Harbor County Division of Environmental Health at (360) 249-4222 or
For October, the biggest highlight was BURGER KING, Elma—with a complaint. Here is what the Department of Health said in regard to the complaint!
Complaint inspection conducted today - A customer received a lemonade that tasted like urine. We reviewed video footage with time stamps and talked with management. Several camera angles in the kitchen area, drive thru, and drink station show no evidence of tampering. Complaint focused inspection only - full routine conducted in August. Red blue form not filled out. No other issues observed during inspection.
Denny's had an inspection on October 1st with some red points advising the following
A food worker was observed washing hands for 7-8 seconds. HW sink in the kitchen was blocked by a spatula used for the grill. Food thermometer was initially unavailable and not being used. A probe thermometer was found at the end of the inspection. Probe thermometer must be cleaned and sanitized before use. ALL equipment, handles, gaskets, flooring, floor drains, and walls throughout the kitchen have accumulations of dirt, grime, and debris.
About The Inspections
These establishments include restaurants, food and espresso carts, coffee places, delis, the fresh food sections in grocery stores, temporary events where food is sold, and more.
There are nearly 500 permitted food service establishments in Grays Harbor County. The majority of these establishments have two unannounced inspections per year. Some food service establishments will receive at least one unannounced inspection annually and any restaurant may request a special educational session.
The purpose of the inspections is to assure that the food is being handled properly from preparation through serving. Inspectors observe kitchen workers' food handling practices, assure equipment is working properly, take food temperatures, inspect refrigerators and storage areas, assure water temperatures, and correct level and use of sanitizers. Any problem found is written up, and the manager is taught the correct procedure or method immediately.
There are two types of violations recorded on the inspection report.
"Red critical violations" are those food handling practices that, when not done properly, are most likely to lead to food borne illnesses. These food handling practices include:
- controlling temperature, such as cooking meats to the right temperature to kill food borne disease germs, keeping food hot enough until it is served, and keeping food cold enough
- cooling food properly, washing hands, and using utensils instead of bare hands on "ready to eat" food
- storing food
- serving practices
"Blue violations" are primarily maintenance and sanitation issues that are not likely to be the cause of a food borne illness.
Each violation has a numerical value based on its risk of foodborne illness. Therefore, there are more points given for red critical violations than for blue violations. Whenever possible, violations found during the inspection are corrected immediately. Red critical items found during the inspection must be corrected immediately. Examples would be re-heating a food to 165° F, putting it into the refrigerator or discarding the food.