On the Record 6

Listed here are the restaurant health inspections conducted by the Springfield-Greene County Health Department. Restaurants are inspected for critical and noncritical violations of state standards. According to the Springfield-Greene County inspection code, critical violations are “more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination, illness and/or injury.” And noncritical violations, “although important to the overall food hygiene of the establishment, do not necessarily present an immediate threat to food contamination, illness and/or injury.” The number of both critical and noncritical violations are given and specific critical violations are listed. *Denotes a critical violation.

July 21–30, 2008

Applebee’s; 1855 E. Primrose St.; Discussed risk assessment. Critical violations found: 1. *Inside of ice machine is not clean. (Clean this food-contact surface on a more frequent basis.) Noncritical violations found: 3.

Applebee’s; 1855 E. Primrose St.; Reinspection. Previously listed critical violation has been corrected. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Burger King; 1220 E. Republic Road; Discussed risk assessment. Critical violations found: 1. *Inside of ice machine has mold growth. (Clean and sanitize this food-contact surface on a more frequent basis.) Noncritical violations found: 4.

Burger King; 1220 E. Republic Road; Reinspection. Previously listed critical violation has been corrected. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Cox Walnut Lawn; 3535 S. National Ave.; Discussed date labels and risk assessment. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Galloway Station; 4211 S. Lone Pine Ave.; Reinspection. All violations corrected. All foods cold-holding and hot-holding adequately; no further signs of flies; walk-in cooler cold-holding adequately. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Go Convenience No. 16; 2959 N. Grant Ave.; Actifed Cold & Allergy expired 05/2008. Critical violations found: 1. *BBQ Rib sandwich held at 109 F. (Potentially hazardous hot foods must be held at 135 F or above.) Food discarded. Noncritical violations found: 4.

Hardee’s; 3312 E. Chestnut Expwy.; Critical violations found: 2. *Can opener not clean. Cleaned and sanitized. *Ice scoop holder not clean. Cleaned and sanitized. Noncritical violations found: 1.

Hooters of Springfield; 2010 E. Independence St.; Reach-in cooler drawers may not be used until the cooling unit has been repaired. Re-inspection will confirm the cooler is holding below 41 F. Critical violations found: 1. *Several potentially hazardous food items found stored between 51 F and 55 F in the cooler drawers under the grill. (Maintain a cold holding temperature below 41 F for these potentially hazardous foods.) Several pans of potentially hazardous food items were voluntarily discarded and denatured. Noncritical violations found: 2.

Hooters of Springfield; 2010 E. Independence St.; Reinspection. Previously listed critical violation has been corrected. Suggested monitoring and documenting the actual temperature of coolers, rather than just marking a check next to the temp log. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

IHOP; 3804 S. Glenstone Ave.; Critical violations found: 2. *Back of meat slicer not clean. Corrected. *Few knives stored unclean in rack and in crevice between make tables. Corrected. Noncritical violations found: 4.

Kum & Go No. 465; 5384 S. Campbell Ave.; Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 1.

Kum & Go No. 479; 510 W. Republic Road; Discussed risk assessment. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 1.

Kum & Go No. 484; 1306 W. Sunshine St.; Reinspection. Critical violation noted on the previous inspection has been corrected. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Kum & Go No. 476; 2161 E. Republic Court; Discussed risk assessment. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 2.

Kum & Go No. 482; 3352 E. Sunshine St.; Reinspection. Critical violations corrected: soda nozzles and inside ice machine clean and sanitized; date-marking policy in place. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Marco’s Pizzeria; 400 South Ave.; Reinspection. I spoke with Bug Zero employee Connie. She informed me they had been there 7/20/08 and sprayed. Mark stated he has an employee that is allergic to the spray so he had to wait until her day off to have the restaurant treated, which was Monday. I will follow up about five days after the next treatment as advised by Bug Zero. I will also inspect Bugsy Malone’s, since it is connected to this restaurant and likely has a roach problem as well. Critical violations found: 1. *Live roaches observed under bar and in kitchen. Noncritical violations found: 1.

Missouri Entertainment and Event Complex – Arena; 3001 N. Grant Ave.; Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Missouri Entertainment and Event Complex – E-Plex Concessions East; 3001 N. Grant Ave.; Critical violations found: 1. *Ice shield inside machine contained mold. Cleaned before leaving. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Missouri Entertainment and Event Complex – E-Plex Concessions West; 3001 N. Grant Ave.; Critical violations found: 1. *Mold growth inside ice machine. (Empty ice, wash, rinse and sanitize.) Corrected. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Missouri Entertainment and Event Complex – Root Beer Stand East; 3001 N. Grant Ave.; Using time as control on corn dogs and documenting time. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Mexican Villa South; 2755 S. Campbell Ave.; Reinspection. These violations were cited as a result of a complaint investigation. Critical violations found: 1. *Four gnats were observed under counter near dish sprayer and dry storage area. (Must take actions to minimize gnats.) Noncritical violations found: 3.

Mexican Villa South; 2755 S. Campbell Ave.; Reinspection. Only one gnat was observed under dish line – substantially corrected. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 1.

Panera Bread; 2535 N. Kansas Expwy.; Reinspection. Discussed using time as public health control if 41 F or below cannot be maintained on these foods. Critical violations found: 1. *Chicken and various other meats held at 50 F or above. (Potentially hazardous foods must be held at 41 F or below.) Time as public health control procedures will be used for meats prepped at 10 a.m. today and other meats were discarded. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Papa John’s Pizza; 1037 S. Glenstone Ave.; Critical violations found: 3. *Make table meats not cold holding adequately, at 56–58 F. Discarded. *Leak at waste line under hand sink. (Maintain in proper repair.) *Spray chemical bottle stored hung above icing containers. Moved chemicals to designated area. Noncritical violations found: 1.

Plaza Towers Café; 1736 E. Sunshine St.; This inspection was conducted in response to a complaint of bare-hand contact with food after handling money, bugs in bagels, and a twist tie in a served plate of biscuits of gravy. No insects were observed in wrapped bagels. We discussed bare-hand contact with ready to eat foods. Critical violations found: 2. *Improper thawing – hot water was used to thaw shrimp and it was 55 F sitting on the counter. Promptly discarded. *Sanitizer solution too strong – it tested 200 ppm. (50-100 ppm chlorine solution is required.) Noncritical violations found: 0.

Price Cutter Plus Seafood No. 50; 3260 E. Battlefield Road; Reinspection. Critical violation corrected, no further signs of flies. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Rib Shack; 2963 E. Chestnut Expwy.; Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 4.

San Francisco Oven; 1845 E. Sunshine St.; Reinspection. Critical violation corrected, no further signs of flies. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 1.

Steak Out; 550 E. Chestnut Expwy.; Critical violations found: 4. *Employee drinking from open cup in food prep area. (Employees must use a closed container handled to prevent contamination of hands, food and equipment.) Corrected by verbal education. *Sour cream and shredded cheese in glass door cooler held at 52 F. (Potentially hazardous cold foods must be held at 45 F or below.) *Cleansing skin cream stored in reach-in cooler on food storage shelf. (Store toxic materials separate from food and food contact items.) Item removed. *Sanitizer too strong in three-vat sink. (Sanitizing solution must be 50-100 ppm chlorine.) Noncritical violations found: 7.

Steak-N-Shake; 3247 E. Battlefield Road; Critical violations found: 2. *Deflector in ice machine not clean. Cleaned and sanitized. *Few utensil items stored unclean. Corrected. Noncritical violations found: 4.

Subway; 2734 E. Chestnut Expwy.; Critical violations found: 1. *Inside ice machine deflector not clean. Cleaned immediately. Noncritical violations found: 1.

Subway; 2721 N. Kansas Expwy.; Critical violations found: 3. *Employee eating at food prep table. Repeat violation. (Employees must use a designated eating area that is not a food prep area.) Corrected. *Open employee beverages on food prep table. (Employees must use a closed container handled to prevent contamination of hands, food and food contact equipment.) Corrected. *Veggie patties not date marked. Repeat violation. (Potenitally hazardous ready-to-eat foods must be marked with a seven-day discard date that includes the date they are removed from the freezer.) Corrected. Noncritical violations found: 6.

Sushi With Gusto; 3260 E. Battlefield Road; Reinspection. Critical violation corrected, no further signs of flies. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Toasters Breakfast House Café; 333 E. St. Louis St.; Reinspection. All previous critical items corrected. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Ziggies’s Café; 4228 S. National; Reinspection. Sausage, turkey and ham are now being kept between 36 F and 40 F. Facility may discontinue documenting temperature log as specified on previous reinspection. Critical violation has been corrected. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

County Restaurant Health Inspections

Listed here are the restaurant health inspections conducted by the Springfield-Greene County Health Department. Restaurants are inspected for critical and noncritical violations of state standards. According to the Springfield-Greene County inspection code, critical violations are “more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination, illness and/or injury.” And noncritical violations, “although important to the overall food hygiene of the establishment, do not necessarily present an immediate threat to food contamination, illness and/or injury.” The number of both critical and noncritical violations are given and specific critical violations are listed. *Denotes a critical violation.

July 21–30, 2008

Bair’s All American Sports Grill; 1644 E. U.S. Hwy. 60, Republic; Critical violations found: 5. *Hands are not being washed before putting on gloves and after talking on cell phone. *Open drink cup next to cook line. (OK to have cup with lid and straw.) *Not dating ready to eat potentially hazardous foods – wings cooked Tuesday are not date marked. *No sanitizer in final rinse of chemical dish washer. Fixed before leaving. Check daily with strips. *Fly larvae in soda gun holster. Cleaned before leaving. Noncritical violations found: 6.

Bair’s All American Sports Grill; 1644 E. U.S. Hwy. 60, Republic; Reinspection. Corrections: Chemical dishwasher dispensing proper amount of chemical; no open drink cups in kitchen; soda gun appears clean; employees washing hands as necessary. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Cody’s; 5505 S. Hwy. FF, Battlefield; Reinspection. Corrections: Ice machine appears clean; still working on getting hand sink in front reinstalled. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 3.

El Charro; 1668 E. Hwy. 60, Republic; Reinspection. Corrections: Walk-in holding at 43 F. Keep checking two times per day to monitor temperatures; using ice baths on food in cooler to speed up cooling process. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

KFC/Long John Silvers; 843 U.S. Hwy. 60 E, Republic; Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 2.

Republic Aquatic Center Concession Stand; 711 Miller Road, Republic; Critical violations found: 1. *Several flies in food area. Noncritical violations found: 5.