Wichita inspections: Rodent droppings, old lasagna, smoke detectors don’t work
Nine businesses, including several restaurants, motels and a gas station, failed their Kansas Department of Agriculture food and lodging safety inspections from March 27 to April 2, a check of inspection results for Sedgwick County shows.
Information about the businesses and violations, compiled April 8, 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 searchable database of non-compliant restaurant and hotel inspections at www.kansas.com/databases.
More than 50 businesses surveyed during the same time period 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:
AFC Sushi, 3707 N. Woodlawn in Wichita (inside Dillons) — One violation on March 20 for not recording acidification PH levels of sushi rice that is used to make rolls. The business was deemed in compliance during a follow-up inspection on April 5.
Baymont Inn & Suites, 12111 E. Central Ave. in Wichita — Sixteen violations on March 29. They include washing dishes incorrectly, unlabeled chemical bottle, no cleaning or sanitizing solution or towels for guests in fitness room, individual ice cube trays in freezers of some rooms, broken emergency lighting, no paper towels in laundry room sink, no records showing that carbon monoxide detector had been tested, no emergency management plan, no fire extinguisher in laundry or boiler rooms, broken smoke detector, smoke detectors aren’t checked regularly, no logs showing smoke detector testing, rodent droppings in kitchen sink cabinet, “heavy layer of a white powder behind and under the headboards of each room inspected,” no sign posted at front desk alerting guests that the motel is pet-friendly. Next inspection: April 8.
Casey’s General Store, 103 W. Patriot Ave. in Derby — Two violations on March 28 for old sausage patties and a broken spatula. Next inspection: May 28.
Heritage Inn of Wichita, 4539 S. Broadway in Wichita — Twelve violations on April 1. They include trash and debris in the parking lot, pile of carpet and debris including a piece of chair near empty dumpster, no window screens on some rooms, build-up of dust on heating and cooling units in some rooms, no carbon monoxide detector in utility room where water tanks and furnace are located, no records of carbon monoxide and smoke detector checks, smoke detector didn’t work in one room, sticky spot on floor of one room, dirt and debris under chair cushion and throughout dresser and night stand drawers in rooms, missing ice bin liner in at least one room. Next inspection: April 11.
Hibachi Boy, 1220 N. Rock Rd. Ste. 400 in Derby — Five violations on March 29. They include thawing eel and tuna improperly, not enough sanitizer in wiping cloth bucket, old rice noodles, sushi rice wasn’t marked with the time it should be thrown away, unlabeled chemical bottle. Next inspection: May 29.
Magic Boba Tea, 2601 S. Seneca in Wichita — Three violations on March 28 for not marking gallon of milk with opening date, no probe-style food thermometer, not having equipment to test strength of chlorine sanitizer. Next inspection: April 8.
Shape’N It Up Nutrition, 841 N. Tyler Rd. Ste. 100 in Wichita — Two violations on April 1 for an employee rinsing a blender after it was sanitized and the business not having a hand-washing sink behind the smoothie bar. Next inspection: April 11.
Slider Shak, 4628 S. Seneca in Wichita — Seven violations on March 31. They include storing raw chicken over raw beef in cooler, not using enough sanitizer in bucket of wiping cloths, food including pork and cheeses stored at unsafe temperatures, pork gravy not labeled with preparation date, plumbing issue, unlabeled chemical bottle. Next inspection: April 11.
YaYa’s Eurobistro, 8115 E. 21st St. in Wichita — Ten violations on April 1. They include dented cans in storage area, shell stock tags not being kept with shellfish, shell stock tags not marked with the date of sale, raw meats stored above ready-to-consume items in cooler, foods kept at unsafe temperatures, old lasagna, not disclosing on menu which items can be ordered undercooked, dirty pans and dicer, no paper towels at bar hand-washing sink, bucket of sanitizer stored on top of breadcrumbs in kitchen. The restaurant was deemed in compliance during a follow-up inspection on April 5.
This story was originally published April 11, 2022 at 4:11 AM.
