Wichita inspections: Roaches, mold and dirt around freezer, old meat, bug in bourbon
A motel, a hot dog cart, a hookah cafe, a bakery and five other restaurants failed their Kansas Department of Agriculture food and lodging safety inspections last week. Their violations include a roach infestation, dirt and mold around a freezer, old deli meats and sauces, missing window screens and food stored at unsafe temperatures, a check of Sedgwick County’s non-compliant inspections from Oct. 10-16 shows.
One business also got cited after an inspector found a bug floating in a bottle of bourbon, according to the reports. Another got cited when an inspector discovered a hand-washing sink couldn’t be used because it was filled with teapots.
Information about the nine non-compliant businesses, compiled Oct. 18, appears below with a summary of the problems inspectors noted on their reports. More details, including specific violation descriptions and survey dates, are posted in The Eagle’s online searchable, non-compliant restaurant and hotel inspection database at www.kansas.com/databases.
More than 20 businesses surveyed last week passed their inspections with few or no violations. You can see those at www.foodsafety.kda.ks.gov/FoodSafety/Web/Inspection/PublicInspectionSearch.aspx.
Failing an inspection doesn’t necessarily mean a business has to close; that’s rare. Most violations are minor and are immediately corrected on site.
Businesses fall out of compliance with state rules when they have too many violations or certain types of problems that can increase the risk of a customer contracting a food-borne illness, or when a problem can’t be fixed right away, such as plumbing issues and pest infestations.
When a business fails, it’s usually inspected again within 10 days.
To complain about conditions anywhere that serves or sells food to the public, email kda.fsl@ks.gov or call 785-564-6767.
Recent out-of-compliance inspections
Auntie C’s Restaurant, 425 E. 61st St. North, Ste. 1B in Park City — Seven violations for cook not washing hands, storing raw chicken on top of raw beef in cooler, wrong discard date on cooked potatoes and meat, old sauce, employees need another sink for hand-washing, no sanitizer in dishwasher, plumbing issue. Follow-up inspection scheduled for Oct. 25.
Bann Thai Restaurant, 3811 W. 13th St. in Wichita — Two violations for not having equipment to test the strength of dish sanitizer, no paper towels for hand drying at sink. Follow-up inspection scheduled for Oct. 26.
Country Kitchen, 915 E. 53rd St. North in Wichita — Eight violations for not marking containers of meat and stuffing with their preparation dates, hash browns kept at unsafe temperatures, container of salsa verde not marked with preparation date, old Hollandaise and nacho cheese sauces, old deli meats, ice build up on freezer door, mold and dirt on outside of freezer, sanitizer in dish water not strong enough, no paper towels or other hand drying supplies at sinks. Follow-up inspection scheduled for Oct. 21.
Hot 2 Trot (mobile unit), 2243 S. Osage in Wichita — One violation for not having water available in the cart. Follow-up inspection scheduled for Oct. 24.
Logan’s Roadhouse, 2424 N. Maize Rd. in Wichita — One violation for an insect in a bottle of Jim Beam bourbon. Follow-up inspection scheduled for Dec. 14.
N&J Cafe & Bakery, 5600 E. Lincoln in Wichita — Inspected as both a food processor and a food establishment. At least three violations for not having an employee training record readily available, blank thermometer calibration logs. Follow-up inspection scheduled for Oct. 29.
Regency Inn, 6125 W. Kellogg Dr. in Wichita — Three violations for missing window screens in rooms, roaches in rooms and around the back of refrigerator and evidence of roaches along headboards and TV stand. Follow-up inspection scheduled for Oct. 25.
When Pigs Fly Bar-B-Que, 7011 W. Central, Ste. 116 in Wichita — Three violations for storing bologna at an unsafe temperature, old baked beans, water not hot enough at bathroom sink. Follow-up inspection scheduled for Oct. 24.
Wichita Hookah Cafe, 6249 E. 21st St. N., Ste. 124 in Wichita — Two violations for not having equipment to test the strength of dish sanitizer, hand-washing sink couldn’t be used because it was filled with teapots. Follow-up inspection scheduled for Oct. 29.
This story was originally published October 21, 2021 at 4:17 AM.
