Feb. 23-29 inspections: Roaches, bed bugs, moldy walls and dried urine at local hotels
Editor’s note: The Eagle is posting out-of-compliance inspections weekly this year.
Health inspectors found bed bugs, roach-infested rooms, “dried urine along the rim” of a toilet and other violations at eight Sedgwick County businesses deemed out of compliance last week.
A list of the establishments — which includes several hotels and motels but also two upscale downtown restaurants — appears below with a summary of the problems Kansas Department of Agriculture inspectors noted on their reports. The list was compiled March 4.
Forty businesses surveyed Feb. 23-29 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.
Businesses that are out of compliance typically have follow-up inspections within 10 days.
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:
Afton Motel, 855 S. Broadway in Wichita — Twenty violations for not having a working washing machine or handwashing sink in laundry room, no single-use gloves for staff, old mattress and wire frames on property, broken or cracked room windows, no window screens, no GCFI outlets in bathrooms or kitchens close to sinks, missing outlet and junction box covers, missing backflow prevention device, new linens stored on bathroom shelves, no evacuation routes posted in rooms, missing smoke detectors, holes in doors and soiled walls that need painted, stained carpets, rooms in poor repair including missing mirror and damaged sheetrock, trash and food under chair cushion, no daily housekeeping service, few or no bath towels provided, hair in bathroom sink and shower, old bar soap in room, missing secondary locks in rooms, kitchen appliances soiled
Country Side Inn, 803 S. Broadway in Wichita — Twenty violations for missing window screens, missing or broken GCFI outlets in bathrooms and kitchens, missing light bulbs, bed bugs, no records showing carbon monoxide or smoke detectors are tested twice annually, no evacuation routes posted in rooms, fire extinguisher in hallway tested nearly three years ago, ripped and stained carpets, rooms and furniture damaged and in disrepair, missing fixtures, worn and damaged toilets and tub, yellow stains on towels, holes and stains on pillowcases and bedspreads and “pink and blue stains” on fitted bed sheet, trash in rooms, stained box springs and mattresses, “ketchup packets left in the fridge” in one room, dirty microwaves, live bed bugs found in one room that also had a bed with bed bug spotting on its mattress and box spring
Days Inn Hotel by Wyndham Wichita North, 901 E. 53rd St. N. in Park City — Nine violations for broken GCFI outlet and plug-in cover, broken smoke alarms in rooms, “pink stains along the back of the toilet and dried urine along the rim of the toilet,” hair and dust in dresser drawer, stained bedding and box springs, dirty microwaves, bed bugs
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Wichita East, 411 S. Webb Rd. in Wichita — Five violations for food at unsafe temperatures on breakfast service, waffle batter sitting in sanitizer sink, digital food thermometer more than 10 degrees off, no handwashing sink in kitchen
Petroleum Club of Wichita, 100 Broadway Ste. 900 in Wichita — Three violations for employee not washing hands, food not marked with opening or preparation date, no handwashing sink at bar where mixed drinks are served
Regency Inn, 6125 W. Kellogg in Wichita — Thirty-five violations for using Lysol disinfectant to clean guests’ ice bins, no single-use gloves in laundry room, chemicals not labeled, stained carpets and broken and damaged ceiling tiles, mold in first-floor ice machine, no window screens in several rooms, ice machine not plugged into a GCFI outlet, missing outlet covers and smoke detector, breaker box switches not labeled, broken emergency and exit lights, missing light bulbs, appliances plugged into extension cords, broken and damaged bathroom fans, dirty HVAC filters, guest rooms with moldy walls, no carbon monoxide detector by gas water heaters, no evacuation diagrams in rooms, no record of carbon monoxide or smoke detector testing, missing second-floor fire extinguisher, fire extinguisher in utility closet not tested for nearly 12 years, holes in guest room wall, furniture stained and in disrepair, dirty and missing dresser drawers, stained washcloths in guest rooms, ripped and stained bedding, broken lock chain in one room, dirty and rusted microwaves
Siena Tuscan Steakhouse, 104 S. Broadway in Wichita — Twelve violations for not marking food with opening or preparation date, improper food storage, food at unsafe temperatures, old aioli dressing, no variance to use sodium nitrate to cure pork bellies, dirty equipment, no hand drying supplies, unlabeled chemicals
Trail Motel, 827 S. Broadway in Wichita — Ten violations for broken windows, no GFCI outlets in kitchen, missing outlet cover, refrigerator plugged in with extension cord, rooms infested with roaches, missing or broken carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, bed bugs
This story was originally published March 6, 2020 at 10:50 AM.
