The Kansas Department of Agriculture has cited area restaurants for six or more critical health-code violations. Most of the violations are corrected at the time of the inspection.
Captain D’s Seafood, 7525 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., had nine critical violations during a follow-up inspection Oct. 7. They included raw fish stored on top of cooked rice in a walk-in cooler, and no hair net or restraint used by a food worker.
“Those that could be corrected on-site at the time of the inspection were corrected on-site,” said owner Brian Studdard. “Those items related to the facilities, like grout on the kitchen floor, have since been corrected.”
Chapala Mexican Restaurant, 105 S. Clairborne Road, Olathe, had eight critical violations during an Oct. 1 inspection following a complaint. They included white cheese dip and cooked pork keptan at unsafe temperatures, and cooked meat and other foods with no date mark.
“My employees are going to health classes to get the best training they can and fix the problem,” said manager Vincent Delapaz.
The restaurant was re-inspected Oct. 21 and had one critical violation.
China Cafe, 11942 S. Strang Line Road, Olathe, was issued civil penalties of $1,400 for violations of the Kansas Food Service and Lodging Act.
The owner had no comment.
Denny’s, 10480 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, had seven critical violations during an Oct. 20 routine inspection. They included lemons in a cooler starting to decompose, and eggs whites kept at unsafe temperatures.
“Everything was corrected on-site,” said general manager Philip Guthra.
Granny’s Chicken Ranch, 1340 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kan., had nine critical violations during an Oct. 6 routine inspection. They included a dishwasher handling dirty utensils then clean utensils without a hand wash in between, and food kept at unsafe temperatures.
“I didn’t see anything on the report that was of any great concern, and all violations have been corrected,” said co-owner Guy Tamburello.
The restaurant was re-inspected Oct. 23 and had one critical violation.
Mac’s Place, 580 S. Fourth St., Edwardsville, had 15 critical violations during an Oct. 6 routine inspection. They included five to 10 live flies in the kitchen, and beef patties at unsafe temperatures.
Owner Mike MacDonald said he thought he was following department guidelines.
The restaurant was re-inspected Oct. 23 and had five critical violations.
Minsky’s Pizza, 12920 State Line Road, Leawood, had 10 critical violations during a Sept. 21 routine inspection. They included no hand soap in the women’s restroom, and dressing held beyond the allowable timeframe.
“My linen company didn’t do a good job of checking on the soap, and that was corrected on the spot,” said owner-operator Michael Burr. “We make our Thousand Island fresh, once a week, and they didn’t take the old sticker off, but we discarded it anyway. Now every day we pretend it’s ‘health inspector’ day.”
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 7262 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., had seven critical violations during a Sept. 29 inspection following a complaint. They included raw beef steaks stored over cooked chicken in a cooler, and dead beetles on the premises.
“All those items have been addressed and taken care of,” said general manager Jeff Murff.
The restaurant was re-inspected Oct. 19 and had one critical violation.
Price Chopper, 7201 W. 151st St., Overland Park, had eight critical violations during an Oct. 6 standardization inspection (two inspectors). They included barbecued beef and other food kept at unsafe temperatures, and meat loaf dated incorrectly.
“Everything was corrected on-site and we are prepared for the next inspection,” said deli manager Tyler Belshe.
The grocery was re-inspected Oct. 22 and had one critical violation.
Salty Iguana, 10478 S. Ridgeview Road, Olathe, had seven critical violations during a Sept. 2 routine inspection. They included food kept at unsafe temperatures and an employee eating in the kitchen.
“The whole temperature thing was resolved, basically, immediately. We just got a huge delivery right before he came in,” said general manager Jeff Spencer. “The employee, that was a no-no, — it was right before we opened.”
Salty Iguana was re-inspected Sept. 16 and had no critical violations.
Scoreboards Bar & Grill, 9596 Quivira Road, Lenexa, had eight critical violations during a Sept. 2 inspection following a complaint. They included two live cockroaches in the bar area and four on the floor behind a freezer, and raw beef stored above ready-to-eat luncheon meat in cooler.
“I’m not real happy with my pest service,” said Sandi Klusman, general manager.
Scoreboards was re-inspected Oct. 5 and had no critical violations.
Thomas James, 7652 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., had seven critical violations during a Sept. 23 routine inspection. They included no paper towels or hand soap in the employee bathroom, and a frayed and torn conveyer belt the surface of a doughnut conveyor belt was frayed and torn.
“The violations were unacceptable and were fixed on-site that day,” said Luke Collier, chief executive officer of the doughnut shop. “Employees also were educated on a few of the other issues.”
Thomas James was re-inspected Oct. 14 and had no critical violations.
Wild Bill’s (formerly WildFire) Legendary Steakhouse & Saloon, 1843 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kan., had seven critical violations during an Oct. 6 follow-up inspection. They included live fruit flies in the bar, kitchen and food-storage area, and live house flies in a food storeroom.
“I just took over the kitchen two weeks ago. Since then we have brought in another pest-control company to make sure it is all clean,” said chef-kitchen manager Chris Dressel.
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In Kansas City
The Kansas City Health Department cited these restaurants:
During a routine inspection Oct. 6, the deli area at St. John Market, 3701 St. John Ave., was temporarily closed because of a sink backup. Also, barbecue sandwiches were being prepared using an unapproved outdoor grill, which appeared to be damaged and rusted, and numerous live flies were observed throughout the establishment.
It was re-inspected Oct. 12 and had no critical violations.
Texas Tom’s, 5522 Independence Ave., was temporarily closed Oct. 7 because of multiple critical and noncritical violations, including food kept at unsafe temperatures and mold on the guard of an ice machine and the top inside of the machine.
The restaurant was re-inspected a couple of hours later, had one critical violation, and was allowed to reopen.
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