Coffee X-Change (February)
8501 E. Broadway
- History: Mostly “good” and “excellent” ratings over the years. Failed an inspection in 2006.
- What the inspector saw: Rodent droppings were seen throughout the restaurant in a Feb. 25 inspection, one of eight critical violations that earned a “provisional” rating. “Observed employee handle the bottom of an ice bucket which had been stored on the floor. Without washing his hands, the employee scooped powdered vanilla-flavored mix from a bin,” the inspector wrote. There were also issues with cross-contamination of raw foods and dishes with food debris stored as clean.
- Follow-up: Passed March 7.
- Response: “The health inspector has been back. We’re new management now and we did not take over until after this provisional was given,” said manager
- Mary Helton
- . “When he came back three days after the provisional ... he went ahead and reinspected and we have passed. He said everything was taken care of.”
