See the 10 Wichita KS-area restaurants & food sellers that failed recent inspections
Ten Wichita-area businesses were deemed out of compliance during Kansas Department of Agriculture food and lodging safety inspections conducted Aug. 14-20, reports show.
Among problems inspectors found: old ground beef, bugs flying around and landing on food and equipment at a pizza joint and an ice cream store, raw chicken wings stored on the floor, dirty dicers, clutter, foods that weren’t kept cold enough, and items for sale that were missing ingredient and allergen lists on their packages.
Information about the Sedgwick County businesses and their violations, compiled Aug. 26, 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. Businesses are listed alphabetically at the end of this article.
More than 40 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 in front of an inspector when they’re found.
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 Alley Indoor Entertainment, 11413 E. 13th St. in Wichita — Ten violations during an Aug. 18 inspection that was the business’ first operational inspection after it was licensed. Cited for employee making sandwich with bare hands, bowls of macaroni-and-cheese and tray of cooked wings weren’t labeled with preparation dates, pans of cooked chicken and beef weren’t labeled with preparation dates, old ground beef, no testing kit for measuring strength of sanitizer in dishwasher, no soap or sanitizer in dishwasher, dirty dicers, unlabeled chemical bottles, spray bottles stored next to food dicers where they could be contaminated. Next inspection: Aug. 28.
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 320 S. Ridge Road in Wichita — Four violations during an Aug. 18 inspection prompted by a complaint. Cited for pork ribs that weren’t kept cold enough in cooler, refrigerated foods including prime rib and cheeses weren’t kept cold enough, dirty produce dicer, storing utensils in water drip pan that didn’t contain any water. Next inspection: Aug. 28.
Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Store, 2201 N. Rock Road in Derby — Two violations during an Aug. 16 inspection prompted by a complaint. Cited for “buildup of old milk splatter” on the back splash of milk dispenser, flies around milk dispenser and shake mix area. Next inspection: Aug. 26.
Burger King, 2309 S. Seneca in Wichita — Two violations during an Aug. 18 routine inspection. Cited over refrigerated items including deli ham and lettuce that weren’t kept cold enough because a cooler wasn’t working right, no testing kit on site to measure strength of sanitizer used in wiping cloth bucket. Next inspection: Aug. 28.
Domino’s Pizza, 7825 E. Harry in Wichita — Five violations during an Aug. 19 routine inspection. Cited over flies landing on raw pizza dough and powdered sugar shaker, refrigerated foods including cheese weren’t kept cold enough, front door was propped open because the air conditioning wasn’t working but it let bugs in the building, “winged insects” landed on equipment and food. Next inspection: Aug. 29.
KS Smoke Shop & Grocery, 5701 E. Lincoln in Wichita — Five violations during an Aug. 17 routine inspection. Cited for storing raw beef patties above an opened bag of French fries in refrigerator, raw beef and lamb gyro stored on top of tote containing sandwiches and other ready-to-eat foods, raw chicken wings and raw beef patties stored on floor, ranch dressing stored at room temperature, several refrigerated foods weren’t kept cold enough including onion rings and cheeses, no testing strips to measure strength of sanitizer, “large accumulation of clutter” in back storage room and by bathroom. Next inspection: Aug. 27.
Mi Mexico Lindo Market, 2652 N. Arkansas Ave. in Wichita — Three violations during an Aug. 16 follow-up inspection. Cited for not labeling several foods including salsas and cornbread with ingredient or allergen information, “old food debris” on meat saw. Next inspection: Oct. 16.
Road Runner Mexican Fast Food #2, 5255 N. Maize Road in Maize — Nine violations during an Aug. 15 inspection prompted by a complaint. Cited over employee who washed hands at the wrong sink, salsas and nacho cheese cups weren’t labeled with preparation dates, jalapeno peppers stored in plastic T-shirt bag instead of food-grade containers, food thermometer didn’t work correctly, hot-water knob at kitchen sink didn’t work correctly, business was storing insecticide rated for residential-only use, bottle of Pepto Bismol stored above food preparation area. Next inspection: Aug. 25.
Supplement World, 552 N. Ridge Road in Wichita — Six violations during an Aug. 18 routine inspection. Cited for not labeling almond milk with package opening date, leaving scoops in containers of smoothie toppings where handles touched food, no probe-style food thermometer or testing strips for sanitizer, unlabeled chemical bottles, current food license wasn’t posted. Next inspection: Aug. 28.
Tacos Pina food truck, 1207 S. Fern in Wichita — Nine violations during an Aug. 20 routine inspection. Cited for employee touching cooked tortillas for a burrito with bare hands, refrigerated foods including cheese and beef weren’t kept cold enough in coolers, packaging for churros was missing information including ingredient and allergen lists, no sink or washing machine available for cleaning and sanitizing equipment while the business was serving food out of a tent-and-table set up, no food thermometer or testing kit available for measuring concentration of sanitizer. Next inspection: Sept. 17.
