Feb. 16-22 inspections: Foodborne illness inquiry at upscale eatery, hotel bed bugs
Editor’s note: The Eagle is posting out-of-compliance restaurant inspections weekly this year.
Health inspectors found dead insects in liquor bottles, undercooked chicken, a bed bug infestation and other violations at eight Sedgwick County businesses deemed out of compliance last week. One of the spots — an upscale eatery in Bradley Fair — was the subject of a foodborne illness investigation.
A list of the establishments — which includes restaurants, an Old Town club and a west-side hotel — appears below with a summary of the problems Kansas Department of Agriculture inspectors noted on their reports. The list was compiled Feb. 26.
At least 60 businesses surveyed Feb. 16-22 passed 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 foodborne illnesses or ones that can’t be corrected right away, such as plumbing issues. 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. Email aleiker@wichitaeagle.com with comments or questions about The Eagle’s database.
Out of compliance inspections:
All American Dave’s (inside Genesis Health Clubs), 1551 N. Rock Rd. in Wichita — Nine violations for not labeling food with preparation or discard dates, improper food storage, dirty equipment, no backflow prevention at mop sink, dishes in handwashing sink, no hand drying supplies
Dave & Buster’s, 2644 N. Greenwich in Wichita — Three violations for food at unsafe temperatures, milk not dated with opening date, water at employee bathroom sink not hot enough
El Picosito, 107 W. 21st St. N. in Wichita — Five violations for food at unsafe temperatures, dirty equipment, water not hot enough at handwashing sink, unlabeled chemical bottle, chemicals stored incorrectly
Howard Johnson Express Inn by Wyndham Wichita Airport, 6575 W. Kellogg in Wichita — Eleven violations for not having single-use gloves in the laundry room or sink to sanitize ice bins, emergency exit signs don’t light up, hotel is serving breakfast without a food license, bed bugs, no carbon monoxide detectors or ones that don’t work in several rooms, no record of smoke alarm testing, missing evacuation diagram in one room, ripped mattress, “red liquid spilled inside the fridge” in a room
The Kitchen, 725 E. Douglas in Wichita — Four violations for old sausage gravy, butter not labeled with time it was removed from refrigeration, water not hot enough at bathroom sinks, unlabeled chemical bottle
New Good Fortune Chinese Restaurant, 709 N. Baltimore in Derby — Nine violations for employee not washing hands, improper food storage, food at unsafe temperatures, green onions and frozen chicken stored in plastic “Thank you” bags instead of food-safe containers, issue with ice drainage, missing part on soda carbonating device
Redrock Canyon Grill, 1844 N. Rock Rd. in Wichita — A foodborne illness investigation revealed five violations for improper seafood thawing procedures, chef touched prepared salad with bare hands, undercooked rotisserie chicken, no hand drying supplies at one handwashing sink
XY Bar, 235 N. Mosley in Wichita — Five violations for dead bugs in liquor bottles, dairy product with no opening or discard date, water not hot enough in men’s bathroom, no backflow prevention on mop sink, broken soap dispenser at bar sink
