Jan. 19-25 inspections: Roach in cookie shop, ‘foul-smelling liquid’ in ice cream maker
Editor’s note: This year, The Eagle is planning to post out-of-compliance restaurant inspections weekly.
Health inspectors found roaches in a mall cookie shop, “foul-smelling liquid” in an ice cream machine and other violations at 14 Sedgwick County businesses deemed out of compliance between Jan. 19 and Jan. 25.
A list of the businesses, which include a popular Old Town bistro and a south side BBQ joint, appears below with a summary of the problems Kansas Department of Agriculture inspectors noted on their reports.
Violations are common and usually fixed immediately. Businesses fall out of compliance when they have a certain number or type of violation or ones that can’t be corrected right away like a plumbing issue. Examples of violations include serving food that’s more than a week old, pest infestations and employees mishandling food.
For more details on last week’s violators, search The Eagle’s non-compliant inspection database. If you want to see all inspections, simply hit “Search.” The most recent data uploaded appears first. You can search past inspections by name, address, date or violation using keywords like “roach” or “mold.”
To complain about conditions at a business, email kda.fsl@ks.gov or call 785-564-6767.
Cevicheria y Botanas La Isla, 1935 N. Broadway in Wichita — Eight violations for employee not washing hands, having food that was cooked off site, employee not wearing gloves when cutting fruit, improper food storage, no sanitizer testing kit on site, employee banged a butcher knife on the trash can then left it on a counter
Dollar General Store, 2424 S. Broadway in Wichita — Four violations for evidence of mice at the checkout counter including chewed up chip and candy packages, rodent droppings and chewed up sunflower seeds on Pepsi coolers, detergent and household cleaner stored by plates and snack trays, air freshener stored by cups
Dollar Tree, 19950 W. Kellogg Dr. in Goddard — One violation for water not being hot enough in restrooms
Great American Cookies in Towne East Square mall, 7700 E. Kellogg Dr. in Wichita — One violation for roaches
Hog Wild Pit BBQ, 630 E. 47th St. S. in Wichita — Four violations for coleslaw at unsafe temperatures, misdated chicken and turkey, issue with soda carbonator, sanitizer bucket stored by food wrap
La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant, 1138 N. Nelson Dr. in Derby — Nine violations for condenser fans leaking onto pan of green chiles, improper thawing procedure for seafood, food at unsafe temperatures, open jar of minced garlic left unrefrigerated for three days, food made off site, food not marked with correct opening or preparation dates, old habanero sauce, pan and colander in hand washing sink, bleach bottle touching sugar, petroleum jelly stored by raw food
Larkspur Bistro and Bar, 904 E. Douglas in Wichita — Fourteen violations for employees not washing hands, sale date not listed on mussel tags, improper food storage, waitress cutting bread without gloves, several foods at unsafe temperatures, food not marked with opening or preparation date, old pistachio sauce, meats cooked to order not marked on menu, dirty equipment, no sanitizer in dishwasher, Sparkle detergent stored next to dry rice
Le Monde Cafe and Deli, 602 N. West St. in Wichita — Seven violations for improperly thawing seafood, improper food storage, food at unsafe temperatures, “layer of ice on the back of the condenser,” inaccurate thermometer, meat slicer blade “soiled with biofilm buildup,” dirty equipment, unlabeled chemicals, glass cleaner hanging on silverware tray, bleach stored next to olive oil
Leeker’s Family Foods, 6223 N. Broadway in Park City — Seven violations for improper food storage, food at unsafe temperatures, grocer has no variance for using Sure Cure in jerky and summer sausage or for how its packages these meats, no backflow prevention device on faucet in meat slicing room, unlabeled chemicals, uncovered rodent bait block in storage area
New Asian Super Buffet, 7607 E. Douglas in Wichita — Four violations for “teenage roach” inside Mongolian grill room, rodent droppings in water heater room, employee handled raw squid and duck then touched hard-boiled eggs, employee washing hands without soap or water, employee used ice scoop to stir vat of raw duck then put the scooper back without washing it
Poke Mix, 8918 W. 21st St. N. in Wichita — Four violations for spam musubi (spam, eggs and rice dish) not marked with preparation time, no food thermometer in restaurant, shaved ice machine “soiled with sticky food residue,” ice cream machine “soiled with foul-smelling liquid inside the vat,” restaurant missing backflow prevention device at mop sink
The Seafood Shop, 9747 E. 21st St. N. in Wichita — Seven violations for employee not washing hands, no sell date marked on shellfish tags, not having a letter from Ahi Tuna supplier saying the fish is sashimi grade and parasite-free, food thermometers were not working right and staff didn’t know how to calibrate them, dirty equipment, no soap at kitchen hand washing sink, wasp killer labeled for external use only stored under front counter
Starbucks Coffee, 1600 S. Rock Rd. in Wichita — Three violations for whipped cream at unsafe temperature, no paper towels or hand drying supplies at sink, “approximately 31 fruit flies” on wall above sink
Sumo by Nambara, 11233 E. 13th St. N. in Wichita — Twelve violations for employee not washing hands, improper thawing process for seafood, improper food storage, food at unsafe temperature, dirty equipment, “no measurable concentration of chlorine sanitizer” in bar dishwasher, unusable hand washing sink at sushi bar, no soap in employee restroom or bar sink, no paper towels for drying hands
Fifty-eight businesses passed their inspections last week with few or no violations. You can see those at www.foodsafety.kda.ks.gov/FoodSafety/Web/Inspection/PublicInspectionSearch.aspx.
