Feb. 2-15 inspections: Foaming ice cream that reeked, worker opened cheese with mouth
Editor’s note: The Eagle is posting out-of-compliance restaurant inspections weekly this year.
Health inspectors found cockroaches, foaming ice cream that reeked of spoiled milk, an employee who opened a cheese package with her mouth and other violations at 23 Sedgwick County businesses deemed out of compliance over the past two weeks.
A list of the establishments — which includes several restaurants and dollar stores, an upscale hotel, a downtown club and an elementary school — appears below with a summary of the problems Kansas Department of Agriculture inspectors noted on their reports.
More than 100 businesses surveyed Feb. 2-15 passed their inspections with few or no violations. You can see those at www.foodsafety.kda.ks.gov/FoodSafety/Web/Inspection/PublicInspectionSearch.aspx.
Violations are common and usually fixed immediately. Businesses fall out of compliance when they have a certain number or type of violation that can lead to food-borne illnesses or ones that can’t be corrected right away, like a plumbing issue. Violations include serving food that’s more than a week old, pest infestations and employees mishandling food.
For more details on the violators, search The Eagle’s non-compliant inspection database. To see all businesses, simply hit “Search.” The most recent data uploaded appears first. You can also 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.
Inspections Feb. 2-8:
Birrieria La Nieta De Villa, 2943 S. Hillside in Wichita — Five violations for food at unsafe temperatures, salsa not marked with opening or preparation date, no hand drying supplies in bathroom, roaches, unlabeled chemical bottles
Black Elementary School, 1045 N. High in Wichita — Two violations for food at unsafe temperatures, water not hot enough in bathroom used by food service employees
Dollar General Store, 1919 E. Pawnee in Wichita — One violation for having no hot water in store; an employee told the inspector that a water heater had been delivered
Dollar General Store, 2424 S. Broadway in Wichita — One violation for having “two live mice on sticky traps under the candy counter”
El Mexico Cafe, 2544 S. Seneca in Wichita — Fourteen violations for employee not washing hands, moldy lemons, spoiled beef, improper food storage, food at unsafe temperatures, salsa and cooked meat not marked with preparation date, menu not clearly marked with foods that pose a potential health hazard when served undercooked, no sanitizer testing kit, dirty equipment, water not hot enough at handwashing sink, plumbing issue, chemical bottles not labeled with contents, chemicals stored by food wrap items
HomeGoods, 2864 N. Maize Rd. in Wichita — One violation for not having hot-enough water at bathroom sinks
Hyatt Regency Wichita, 400 W. Waterman in Wichita — Eight violations for improperly thawing fish, cook used fingers instead of thermometer to check whether chicken was cooked, fruit not covered, food at unsafe temperatures, food not marked with preparation date, old sausage and beef crumbles, old creme brulee, food thermometer out of calibration
Jimmie’s Diner, 1519 S. George Washington Blvd. in Wichita — One violation for food at unsafe temperatures
Long John Silver’s, 547 S. Rock Rd. in Wichita — Two violations for food at unsafe temperatures, water not hot enough at kitchen handwashing sinks
Subway, 2255 N. Greenwich in Wichita — Three violations for food at unsafe temperatures, sanitizer not strong enough, water not hot enough at storage area and men’s restroom sinks
Super Express, 2849 W. 13th N. in Wichita — Two violations for food at unsafe temperatures, no sanitizer testing kit, employees use a towel or water to clean nozzles instead of sanitizer
Walt’s Klassics Old-Fashioned Hamburgers, 2420 S. Oliver in Wichita — Eight violations for employee licking finger to separate and grab deli paper, employee not washing hands, food not marked with opening or preparation dates, ice cream in machine was foaming and “smelled like spoiled milk,” employee touched food that was ready to serve to customers with her bare hands, food at unsafe temperatures, no food thermometer or sanitizer testing kit in restaurant, mouse feces by soda machine and “on the back of refrigerators”
Inspections for Feb. 9-15:
The Anchor, 1109 E. Douglas in Wichita — Five violations for food at unsafe temperatures, old feta cheese and sauces, food not marked with preparation date, using sous-vide (low-temperature, long-cooking) preparation without approved plan, spaghetti noodles not labeled with allergen information
Auntie C’s Restaurant, 425 E. 61st St. N. in Park City — Five violations for food at unsafe temperatures, food kept in non-food grade containers, broken utensils, restaurant using too much bleach to clean tables and food preparation areas
Braum’s Ice Cream, 1261 S. Rock Rd. in Wichita — Six violations for employee opening cheese package with her mouth, food at unsafe temperatures, melted rubber spatulas, manager didn’t know when certain equipment was last tested, insect spray stored on counter by condiments
Cafe Bel Ami, 229 E. William in Wichita — Seven violations for improper food storage, food at unsafe temperatures, food not dated with opening or preparation date, batteries dead on only food thermometer in restaurant, no sanitizer testing strips in facility, glass cleaner hanging over drink boxes
Dairy Queen, 18503 W. Kellogg Dr. in Goddard — Two violations for dirty equipment, water not hot enough in restrooms
Dollar General Store, 221 W. 47th St. S. in Wichita — Four violations for unlabeled and severely dented food cans for sale, over 100 pieces of mouse feces in storage room, soap and chemicals stored over food service items
Oak and Pie, 2244 N. Greenwich Rd. in Wichita — Eight violations for employee washing hands at sink that didn’t have hot-enough water, employee not washing hands after touching raw chicken, food at unsafe temperatures, old whipped cream, no consumer advisory warning on menu about undercooked meats and raw eggs, dirty equipment, grill utensils not sanitized between uses, water not hot enough at kitchen handwashing sink
Petroleum Club of Wichita, 100 N. Broadway in Wichita — Nine violations for improper fish thawing procedures, cook washed hands by dipping them in a bucket of sanitizer, improper food storage, food at unsafe temperatures, ranch dressing and cream gravy not marked with preparation or opening date, old chicken salad and queso, no hot water in the employee bathrooms, no handwashing sink in bar area
Playa Azul, 111 N. Washington in Wichita — Thirteen violations for employee not washing hands, improper food storage, food at unsafe temperatures, food not dated with opening or preparation date, dirty equipment, shrimp thawing in sink that is directly plumbed to the sewer, unlabeled chemicals, can of gasoline stored on shelf in employee bathroom, liquid medicines stored over food containers
Sabor Latin Bar and Grill, 309 N. Mead in Wichita — Nine violations for dates not marked on bag of mussels, improper food storage, food at unsafe temperatures, food not marked with opening or preparation date, food thermometer was reading 102 degrees too high, dirty equipment, little to no water pressure at hot water value in handwashing sink, water in employee bathroom not hot enough
Walt’s Klassics Old-Fashioned Hamburgers, 2420 S. Oliver in Wichita — One violation for mice; inspector found more than 120 rodent droppings that “looked very dark and fresh” around the grill, fryer and refrigerator
Woodspring Suites - Wichita Airport, 7525 W. Taft in Wichita — Three violations for not have carbon monoxide detector in boiler room where there are gas water heaters, no signs inside hotel saying its pet friendly
