Wichita inspections: Roaches, grease, dirty meat grinder, no hot water, leaky faucet
Seven businesses in the Wichita area, including a barbecue joint, a dinner theater venue, a mall food court vendor, two supermarkets, a hotel and a food truck, were out of compliance after recent Kansas Department of Agriculture food and lodging safety inspections, a check of May 22-28 reports shows.
Information about the Sedgwick County businesses and their violations, compiled June 2, appears below with a summary of the problems inspectors noted on their reports. More details, including specific violation descriptions, are posted in The Eagle’s searchable database of non-compliant restaurant and hotel inspections at www.kansas.com/databases.
Business owners who want to clarify or comment on inspection results that appear in the list can contact Eagle reporter Amy Renee Leiker at 316-268-6644 or aleiker@wichitaeagle.com. Comments will be added to online stories.
More than 70 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 in front of an inspector.
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.
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:
The Angry Elephant, 756 N. Tyler in Wichita — Three violations on May 25 for not keeping ranch and salsa cold enough, broken soap dispenser, no paper towels next to hand-washing sink. Next inspection: July 25.
Crown Uptown Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas in Wichita — Five violations on May 22 for not labeling a can of whipped cream with its opening date, no probe-style food thermometer on site, no equipment to test strength of sanitizer, corroded and leaking sink faucet, no paper towels at kitchen hand-washing sink. The venue was in compliance during its June 1 follow-up inspection.
Dairy Queen Treat/Orange Julius in Towne East Square food court, 7700 E. Kellogg Dr. in Wichita — Four violations on May 25 for a plumbing issue, no soap at hand-washing sink, roaches, “build up of food and grease debris” throughout restaurant. Next inspection: June 4.
Dillons, 615 N. Maize in Wichita — One violation on May 23 for not having hot water at bathroom sink. Next inspection: July 23.
Mainstay Suites Wichita Northeast, 3141 N. Webb in Wichita — One violation on May 23 for not having a fire extinguisher in the boiler room. Next inspection: July 23.
Mi Mexico Lindo Market, 2652 N. Arkansas in Wichita — Eleven violations on May 25 for not labeling commercially packaged potato chips in English, holding cooked corn at room temperature, hot foods for sale weren’t kept warm enough, several foods including cakes and sweetbreads not labeled with common names or ingredient or allergen information, raw menudo stored in trash bag in freezer, “build-up of food debris inside the meat grinder and along the wheel of the bandsaw,” not sanitizing cutting board, no soap at hand-washing sink, unlabeled chemical bottles. Next inspection: June 4.
Rockin’ Ricos Sno Balls food truck, 624 N. Tanglewood Road in Derby — Three violations on May 26 for employee handling money then making a snow cone without washing hands, no equipment to test strength of sanitizer, no hot water in establishment. Next inspection: July 26.
