Lucky Lou's American Grill

Inspector notes: Observed a bottle of beer with a lime stored in the ice container of the bar used to serve drinks. Ice used as an exterior coolant may not be used as an ingredient in any food/drinks. Discussed using an alternate cooler with ice designated for use as a coolant to prevent potential contamination. Bottle was removed from the ice

Inspector notes: Observed ribs wrapped in plastic on a speed rack in the walk-in refrigerator with kegs. Internal temperature of ribs were measured to be 46-49*F. Per kitchen staff, the ribs were cooked the night prior, wrapped in plastic wrap for storage and placed in the walk-in cooler. The ribs had not been removed from the walk-in since night prior or used. Racks of ribs were stacked two high and was placed directly below a different tray in the rack with little space in between. Discussed the temperature and time benchmarks with kitchen staff and discussed the importance of actively monitoring that food cools from 135*F to 70*F within 2 hours, and then down to 41*F within 4 hours after. Discussed leaving foods unwrapped during cooling process and arranging food on the rack in a way that promotes the circulation of heat. Improperly cooled ribs were voluntarily embargoed by the kitchen staff

Inspector notes: No certified food protection manager present during time of inspection. A Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) is required to be on the premises during all hours of operation. Discussed having another staff member other than the floating manager get certified for redundancy

Inspector notes: Observed floor drain near ice machine with a pump installed to dispense wastewater to the mop sink. Per kitchen staff, the floor drain was not properly draining. All plumbing must be maintained in good repair at all times. **2nd consecutive violation** A re-inspection is scheduled for Friday, 9/5/25 to follow-up. Please repair the floor drain so that it properly drains waste produced by the ice machine

Inspector notes: Observed black organic matter growing on the back scaffolding of the ice machine near dishwasher. Discussed cleaning the ice machine with a frequency that prevents the accumulation of organic matter. Must clean physical facility prior to next routine inspection

Inspector notes: Observed several spray bottles across establishment without common working name of chemicals on the containers. Person in charge labeled working containers with a permanent marker during inspection. Please ensure that all working containers used for chemicals are properly labeled with the common name of the chemical

Inspector notes: Observed floor drain near ice machine with a pump installed to dispense wastewater to the mop sink. Per kitchen staff, the floor drain was not properly draining. Observed a build-up of black organic matter on the mop sink and walls where the wastewater line was dispensing. All plumbing must be maintained in good repair at all times. Please ensure that the wastewater line is dispensing into the mop sink in a way such that the water is not causing a build-up on the walls until repairs can be made to the floor drain

Inspector notes: No certified food protection manager present during time of inspection. A Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) is required to be on the premises during all hours of operation. Discussed having another staff member other than the floating manager to get certified

Inspector notes: In the front bar service area. noted consumable ice container had bottles of beer pushed in it. discussed a strategy to ensure consumable ice is not contaminated. staff removed beer bottles. use a of a designated separate container for cooling beverage bottles reviewed. corrected

Inspector notes: Checked the main kitchen dishwasher for sanitizer. noted 0ppm for available chlorine. reviewed with kitchen staff. sanitizer drum was empty. kitchen staff, added a new drum and serviced the sanitizer. chlorine at 50 ppm established. corrected

Inspector notes: Facility cooks and cools chicken, noted 6 plastic tubs of cooked chicken, without a use by date. informed kitchen staff. mcesd use by date policy reviewed. staff provided a use by date sticker for all rte/tcs food pans in the walk-in cooler. corrected

Inspector notes: Inthe back food prep. room, found 5 spray bottles filled with chemicals, assorted colors. discussed with kitchen staff regarding chemicals requiring an identification label. staff removed all, marked as degreaser, chlorine, Fabulose and cleaners. all sprays bottles were labeled during the inspection. corrected

Inspector notes: Observed in the dry food pan storage, multiple employee clothes, jackets, bags in contact with clean food pans. showed kitchen staff. suggested to utilize a designated area just for employee personal items. all removed by staff. corrected

Inspector notes: Please ensure the food service operation has a certified food manager on duty. available resources on esd.maricopa.gov reviewed