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March 2024 by M Steele
They REALLY Need To Clean Up Their Store Before I Go Back In There After The Latest Health Inspection?Zavotski Custom Meat & Deli, 2600 W. Sylvania, inspected Jan. 30. The person-in-charge did not ensure employees cook food to proper temperatures or check with food thermometers. Employees were not properly trained in food safety, including allergy awareness. The person-in-charge could not state safe cooking temperatures and times or explain the relationship between safe food temperatures and prevention of foodborne illness. The person-in-charge could not explain correct procedures for cleaning and sanitizing or how to comply with a hazardous analyst critical control point plan. The person-in-charge did not ensure employees cool foods properly. A large rack blocked access to the hand-washing sink in the men’s restroom. Raw shell eggs were stored improperly above ready-to-eat foods in the back cooler by the deli line. Foods in the walk-in freezer lacked covers and were exposed to multiple condensate leaks and frost buildup in the freezer. Loose green onions and mushrooms were stored improperly in a container that held other foods in packaging. The meat grinder had rough/split welds and the cheese slicer had exposed screw heads, with food debris embedded in recessed areas of both. The backroom prep table by the smoker and the reduced-oxygen packaging machine were dirty with food debris. Employees were instructed improperly that the deli’s cheese and meat slicers need thorough cleaning only at the end of the day, rather than at least every four hours. The chicken marinade tumbler gasket was dirty with a mold-like substance and food debris. The can opener’s piercing blade was dirty with food and debris buildup. A weld on the large Hobart mixer was rough and had old dried meat in the welded area. The meat-cutting table and its cutting boards were dirty. Whole meat roast was being cooked improperly, with 130-degree internal temperature not held for the required 112 minutes. Production sheets were missing or had incomplete information for logging proper cooling of roast beef, corned beef, and pastrami. House-made marinade stored in the meat-cutting room was too warm and had no date mark. Deviled-egg/potato salad was date-marked improperly. Open cheese in the deli case, including low-moisture mozzarella, Muenster with peppers, and hot pepper jack, lacked required date marks. A large jug of a chemical marked “Caustic” had no other labeling and was stored improperly in a storage trailer with equipment and single-use items. Corned beef in reduced-oxygen packaging was not labeled properly. Reduced-oxygen packaging was used for Havarti cheese without proper documentation. A proper training plan for employees was not included in the hazardous analyst critical control point plan for use of reduced-oxygen packaging. In-house packaged foods lacked required allergen declarations with their labeling. Meat trays and containers were cracked, broken, and split. House-made marinade was stored in hollow-handled jugs that cannot be cleaned thoroughly. The sausage-making cart had a large, rough bead of caulk applied that could not be kept clean. The deli cheese slicer was broken and had been repaired with screws that could not be kept clean. The large Hobart meat grinder had welding inside the meat chute that could not be kept clean.
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January 2024 by scott knaggs
Awesome Polish dinners! If you haven't had one you should definitely try it! There meats are top notch as well.
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January 2024 by A Davis
Great deli.
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November 2023 by El P.
I've been coming for 2-3 years now and regularly spend $200 a visit. Their deli is awesome, their meats section is really good in both selection and price. LOVE their specialty areas, and the fact I can get dressing all year round.. Lastly but not least, the people/staff there are so friendly and helpful. I could go to other delis and save a few bucks, but I like these folks.Rick H
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November 2023 by Claire Oldem
I got spoiled meat from this place. Never shopping here again.
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October 2023 by Lisa Gargas
So many unique choices! We love them all. The chicken burgers are off the charts. The brats are so delicious ? keep tantalizing our palettes!
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October 2023 by Laurie Pacer
Ordered our first Polish dinners of the season. Well organized, and I'll be back to shop again before next month's dinner!
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October 2023 by Melissa Grisdale
Visiting from out of town and heard great things! Absolutely amazing quality and nice workers.
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July 2023 by Su Opansky
This immediately became our go-to place for the absolute best meats in town! Just big enough to meet all your needs but still small enough to keep that Mom-&-Pop feel. Not much more pricey than the meat department at any grocery store, but the quality here is always 10 times better.The variety packs are great for a small family, and watch for their B.O.G.O. sales! The deli section has individual serving meals WAY better than any Stauffer's TV dinner, AND the labels don't read like some college chemistry exam. And just wait until you try their desserts!!!A friendly and knowledgeable staff is cherry on the Sundae. They really know their stuff, and they get to know you so stopping in to shop is like visiting friends.Hands down, the best place in town!
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June 2023 by Carrie Griggs
Was just there, Nick was helping us out. In a time where customer service has been hard to find, Nick was polite, very helpful, and had a wonderful smile!! Thank you Nick!!
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June 2023 by Pam Priest
Quality Control Issues: I ordered two gourmet burgers from the same tray. Probably a 2 oz. difference in weight. Come on, now. I know you have scales.
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January 2023 by Betty Tylutki
Stuffed cabbage rolls were great, especially with the sweet and sour kupusta ( if i spelled that right ). Definitely going back for more.
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January 2023 by sklocinski
Couldn't even eat the kielbasa. It was so salty and my first bite had a hair! This is the 3rd time now. I bought filets that were subpar on freshness and ribs that turned grey in 2 days. Never again.
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December 2022 by John Coates
Always liked Zavotskis , bought a few buy one get one meat packages and the steaks were all rotten I’m very very disappointed with theirs and will never shop here again was unthawed one day
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November 2022 by JF 1
Well, first time experience was FAR from great. ?Friend bought ready to eat meat loaf TODAY 6/16/22 with a sell by date of TODAY 6/16/22. Got home and saw it had mold spores on it and called. I went with him to return it. He was polite and courteous and just wanted a refund. The manager said “Well you can go get another one!” Reasonably so, my friend stated that he’d rather the money back and was disgusted by the mold spores on his food. The CASHIER apologized and said how sorry they were, the “MANAGER” looked at my friend like he had insulted her personally and her meatloaf, lol. It was absolutely wild the way the situation was handled. No apology, no replacement + refund, just a sour look and $5.99.Buyer beware when buying meats here. ? ?
