Gnats in liquor, fly on sushi, roaches, license issue at Wichita KS restaurants
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- Six Wichita-area businesses failed food safety and lodging inspections June 29 to July 5.
- Violations included a fly on sushi, cockroaches and sanitizing failures in kitchens.
- Non-compliant sites usually face reinspection in 10 days to address safety deficiencies.
Gnats in liquor bottles at an upscale restaurant, living and dead cockroaches, flies in the kitchen of a sushi spot, missing sanitizers and hand-washing supplies, unlabeled chemical bottles and more are among violations Kansas Department of Agriculture inspectors discovered during recent food safety and lodging inspections in the Wichita area.
Each week, The Eagle adds to its searchable database of failed inspections from Sedgwick County. Six restaurants, hotels and other businesses were non-compliant with state regulations from June 29 to July 5.
Inspectors found few or no violations at more than 40 other locations deemed compliant with food safety and lodging rules.
Inspections are meant to protect the public from foodborne illnesses and other health risks. Locations can fail if they have too many problems, certain types of violations or issues that can’t be fixed right away. Violations are common. Most of the time, businesses correct issues in front of an inspector.
Examples of things that can be addressed immediately are serving food that’s more than a week old, employees mishandling ingredients and dirty kitchens. Issues that take longer to correct include pest infestations, power outages and plumbing problems.
It’s rare, but a business may be temporarily shut down over violations.
Places that fail are usually reinspected within 10 days.
The list in this report was compiled on July 8 using information available from the state on that date. It covers Sedgwick County only.
But you can search food and lodging inspection results elsewhere in Kansas at https://foodsafety.kda.ks.gov/FoodSafety/Web/Inspection/PublicInspectionSearch.aspx.
Out-of-compliance inspections
6S Steakhouse, 6200 W. 21st St., Wichita — Five violations on July 2 during a routine inspection. Bottle of Artist Blend Scotch Whiskey with gnat inside, water bottles stored in salad mix, five to seven gnats flying around liquor bottles at bar, final rinse at high-temp dish machine wasn’t hot enough to sanitize dishes, raw tuna wasn’t kept cold enough. Next inspection: July 12.
Advanced Fresh Concepts (AFC) Sushi at Dillons, 13415 W. Maple, Wichita — Two violations on July 2 during a routine inspection. Between 20-30 flies in kitchen and ware washing areas landing on surfaces that touch food, one fly landed directly on a sushi roll. Next inspection: July 12.
El Basurero Sports Bar, 2118 N. Broadway, Wichita — Two violations on July 1 during an expired license inspection. Live cockroaches behind drink cooler and on wall in men’s restroom, multiple dead cockroaches along baseboard of shared wall with neighboring restaurant, dead cockroaches in glue trap, facility was operating with an expired license. Next inspection: July 13.
Jimmy’s Egg, 12938 E. 21st St., Suite 140, Wichita — One violation on June 30 during a follow-up inspection. No measurable concentration of chlorine sanitizer in ware washing machine after three attempts to prime the system; the rinse temperature wasn’t hot enough. Next inspection: Aug. 30.
Karmelkorn Shoppe at Towne East Square, 7700 E. Kellogg Dri., Wichita — Five violations on July 3 during a follow-up inspection. No sanitizer available, no paper towels or soap at hand-washing sink near the three-compartment sink, no written plan for vomiting or diarrhea incident cleanup, no test strips available to measure sanitizer concentration. Next inspection: Sept. 3.
Wichita Sports Forum, 2668 N. Greenwich Road Court, Wichita — Two violations on July 3 during a routine inspection. Hot water at the three-compartment sink reached only 75 degrees, four unlabeled spray bottles containing chemical cleaners and sanitizers. Next inspection: July 13.
Where to complain
If you see problems at a food or lodging establishment, you can file a complaint.
To notify the state about unsavory or questionable conditions anywhere that serves or sells food to the public, email kda.fsl@ks.gov or call 785-564-6767. You can also file a complaint at www.foodsafetykansas.org.
To report an illness you think was caused by a restaurant, food or event where food was served, contact the Kansas Department of Health and Environment at 877-427-7317 or www.foodsafetykansas.org.
Complaints about conditions at hotels and motels can be submitted at www.agriculture.ks.gov/public-resources/comments-complaints/lodging-complaint.
For more information about foodborne illnesses, visit www.foodsafety.gov.
Note: Sometimes addresses listed — especially for mobile vendors and food trucks — are not where food is actually served to the public. Contact those establishments directly for specific service locations.
The violation summaries were compiled and drafted with the help of AI tools. They were fact-checked for accuracy and edited by Wichita Eagle journalists.
