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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.

May 1–5, 2006

BBC Snack Shop, 628 E. Kearney; No violations found.

Best Western – Coach House Inn, 2535 N. Glenstone; Critical violations found: 2. *Some evidence of mice (Must cleanup area and take actions to minimize mice). *Unlabeled spray bottles of cleaners (Must label spray bottles with common name of products). Noncritical violations found: 3.

Bisset School, 3014 W. Calhoun; Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 1.

China King, 2123 W. Republic Road; Inspection done due to complaint. Permit suspended and business closed; musty smell coming from under soda machine in sump pump area. Critical violations found: 6. *Employee scratched nose and did not wash hands before going back to work, employee picked up utensil off the floor and did not wash hands before going back to cook line (Employees must wash hands after contaminion and before returning to work with food). *Cooked rice at 100 F out on counter, pork at 60 F, fried chicken at 70 F (Potentially hazardous foods must be cooled in appropriate time frames). Refrigerated immediately. *Raw tub of chicken at 58 F on table, eggs at 61 F on counter (Potentially hazardous foods must be cold held at 45 F or below). Refrigerated immediately. *Can opener coated with food debris, utensils put away coated with food debris (Utensils must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized). *Employee dropped utensil on floor and rinsed off with water and put it back into use (Utensils when contaminated must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized). *Employees using unclean three-vat sink to wash dishes, clean drain board coated with chicken debris (Washing area must be cleaned before using to wash, rinse, and sanitize dishes). Noncritical violations found: 12.

China King, 2123 W. Republic; Reinspection. Permit reissued at 9 a.m. Advised owner that following requirements would have to be done to reopen: Documentation of cook and cool-down temperatures kept for cooked chicken and smoked pork. Lots of utensils not cleaned appropriately; observed them washed, rinsed, and sanitized before reissuing permit. Discussed proper hand washing and observed employees wash hands. Rice will be held at 140 F or above instead of attempting to cool down. Discussed covering any open containers of food out on counters overnight. Advised owner that will be doing spot checks once a week until assured that problems have been corrected. No violations found.

Cold Stone Creamery, 900 E. Battlefield; Critical violations found: 1. *Sanitizer bucket found with no sanitizer (Maintain 200 ppm concentration). Corrected on site. Noncritical violations found: 2.

Comfort Inn, 2815 N. Glenstone; Frozen containers are being utilized to keep cream cheese and butter at proper temperature. No violations found.

Dining By Design, 1330 E. Cherry; Critical violations found: 2. *No chlorine detected in final rinse on chemical dishwasher. Suspect the chlorine is old and needs to be replaced with fresh chemical. Must hand-sanitize in the sinks in the meantime. *Slicer was cleaned but still contained some bits of deli meat. Noncritical violations found: 4.

Dining By Design, 1330 E. Cherry; Reinspection. Corrections: changed chemical on dishwasher, measured 50 ppm. Test strips available. Slicer appears clean. No violations found.

Drury Campus Exchange, 900 N. Benton; Critical violations found: 1. *One unlabeled spray bottle (Requires working containers to be clearly and individually labeled). Corrected by labeling. Noncritical violations found: 3.

Evangel University Cafeteria – Crusader Hall, 1111 N. Glenstone; Hot water was 116 F at 10:55 a.m. and 133 F at 11:04 a.m. Critical violations found: 2. *Dishes were not reaching proper temperature during wash-rinse-sanitize process (Discontinued washing dishes until hot water was functional at 11:04 a.m.). *Hot water was out of service - just in last 30-45 minutes. Started using paper and boiler was turned back on after leak repaired (Must ensure adequate hot water is available or make repairs during off hours). Noncritical violations found: 2.

Evangel University Student Union – The Joust, 1111 N. Glenstone; Hot water was 133 F at 11:05 a.m. Critical violations found: 1. *Hot water was out of service - just in last 30-45 minutes. Started using paper service and boiler was turned back on after leak was repaired (Must ensure adequate hot water is available and to make repairs during off hours). Noncritical violations found: 1.

Giorgio’s Pizza, 400 South; Follow-up to opening. Critical violations found: 2. *Open drink cup in kitchen (Must have lid and straw). Cup was removed. *No sanitizer in wipe cloth bucket, solution proper strength at sink, bucket needs to be changed. Noncritical violations found: 5.

Grandview Golf Course, 1825 E. Norton; Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 1.

Greene Valley School, 1601 E. Pythian; Critical violations corrected. No violations found.

Hardee’s, 3465 W. Chestnut; Prep area cleaned and slicer cutting board clean this morning. Roast beef in warmer at 180 F. No violations found.

Healthy Weight Supermarket, 1366 E. Republic; Manager said he will have a pest control company visit this afternoon. Reinspection on 5/8/06 to confirm roaches have been eliminated. Critical violations found: 1. *Several roaches found in utility sink (Provide additional measures of pest control to eliminate this problem). Noncritical violations found: 0.

Heritage Cafeteria No. 3, 1364 E. Battlefield; Manager was instructed to monitor the hot-holding temperatures on the steam tables more closely. Critical violations found: 2. *Roast beef on steam table found at 125 F internally (Reheat to 165 and hold at or above 140). Corrected to 173 F. *Can opener blade is not clean. (Wash, rinse, and sanitize on a more frequent basis). Corrected on site. Noncritical violations found: 8.

Holiday Lanes, 1111 W. Kearney; Inspection performed at facility’s request to obtain liquor license. Approval to sell bottled beer from refrigerated cases east of kitchen and store liquor in locked storage room north of kitchen. No violations found.

Java and a Little More, 933 E. Central; Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 2.

Kyojin, 2734 S. Campbell; Reinspection. Corrections: knives in use being stored on cutting boards between use; no open drink cups observed in kitchen; pest control company was here 4/29/06 to treat facility, no live roaches observed; slicer blade cleaned and left apart; no cigarette butts found in kitchen; sliced cooked roast on buffet 41 F, in pan down in ice and ice up around sides; two copies of consumer advisory posted at sushi bar. Due to high number of noncritical violations will return for another inspection in 30 days. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 8.

Lighthouse Lanes, 350 S. Glenstone; Reinspection. All violations corrected, inside ice machine clean and sanitized. No violations found.

Lucys Chinese Food II, 2456 E. Sunshine; Reinspection. Critical violations corrected, chemicals stored in designated area, metal cracked ice scoop replaced with new plastic scoop. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 2.

McAlister’s Deli, 1460 E. Primrose; Management is to provide a timeline for correction of the coving problem, since it has been a violation more than once. Critical violations found: 1. *Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous chicken in walk-in was not properly labeled with a seven-day discard date. Corrected on site. Noncritical violations found: 2.

McGregor School, 1221 W. Madison; Dishwasher sanitizing, refrigeration all at 41 F or below. No violations found.

Mr. Yen’s, 4117 S. National; Reinspection. Visited site with Gary Alexander from Priority Pest Control. Insect problem has been corrected. Continued pest control will be required to eliminate any future problems. Mr. Yen’s is now being treated by Priority Pest Control two times a month, instead of the previous once a month. Critical violations found: No violations found.

New Covenant Academy, 3304 S. Cox; Dish machine sanitizing, sanitizer in three-vat sink OK, all refrigeration at 41 F or below. Critical violations found: No violations found.

OTC Café, 1001 E. Brower; Critical violations found: 3. *Chicken and tuna salad at 46 F (Requires potentially hazardous food to be cold-held at 41 degrees or below). Discussed corrective measures. Corrected by discarding. *Can opener not clean (Requires food-contact surfaces to be washed, rinsed, sanitized and air-dried at frequency to be clean to sight and touch). Corrected by removal to dish-wash area. *Tongs not clean and stored with clean utensils in drawer (Requires food-contact surfaces to be washed, rinsed, sanitized and air-dried). Corrected by removal to dish-wash area. Noncritical violations found: 5.

Pizza Haus, 940 S. National; Pre-opening inspection. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 1.

Pizza Hut, 1815 N. Glenstone; Critical violations found: 1. *Food dicer had dried-on vegetable debris (Must be cleaned and sanitized more frequently). Noncritical violations found: 5.

Sbarro’s Italian Eatery, 2825 S. Glenstone; Critical violations found: 6. *Eight pre-cooked pizzas sitting out at room temperature. These are reheated in oven before putting on front line but must either maintain temperatures of 140 F or use time as a control. *Using ice to keep cold temperatures on chicken, but product is 48 F (Potentially hazardous foods must maintain 41 F or less). *Metal-stem thermometer contained dried on food debris when removed from holder. Thermometer was cleaned and holder left to soak. *Unclean cutting glove. *No back-flow prevention device on threaded faucet at mop sink. *Mouse droppings found in prep room. No receipts of pest control visits. Covered bait station almost empty. Noncritical violations found: 10.

Sbarro’s Italian Eatery, 2825 S. Glenstone; Reinspection. Corrections: Store has developed in-house policy to use time as a control for pre-baked pizzas. Pest control company treated facility 5/3, observed receipts from previous months treatments. New metal stem thermometer is clean in storage. Back-flow prevention device on mop sink threaded faucet. Cutting glove has been replaced with new ones. New double-walled freezer pans used for chicken; temperature below 40 F. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Sonic Drive-In, 1642 E. Republic; Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 2.

Southside Senior Center, 2215 S. Fremont; Critical violations found: 1. *Hand-washed items not getting sanitized when chlorine in third sink is less than 50 ppm. Added two additional caps of bleach to bring it up to 50-100 ppm. Noncritical violations found: 2.

Starbucks, 1935 S. Campbell; Follow-up to opening inspection. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.

Steak and Ale, 1935 S. Glenstone; Critical violations found: 1. *Dishwasher sanitizer is weak – 10 ppm. Corrected at 50-100 ppm. Noncritical violations found: 5.

Subway, 330 W. Plainview; Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 2.

Subway – TCBY, 3860 W. Chestnut; Reinspection. Droppings cleaned up and no new ones. Temperatures good today. Critical violations found: 1. *Bread mats still not free of food debris (Wash, rinse, and sanitize). Noncritical violations found: 0.

Subway Sandwiches and Salads, 1923 E. Kearney; Reinspection. Drink dispenser heads were clean at this time. New spray bottle is being used for water. Person in charge was knowledgeable of food safety. Also new employee has gone through training DVD since inspection. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 1.

TCBY, 1907 S. Glenstone; Critical violations found: 2. *Inside ice machine ice chute not clean (Clean and sanitize). *Few soda nozzles not clean; cleaned and sanitized. Noncritical violations found: 5.

TCBY, 1907 S. Glenstone; Reinspection. Critical violations corrected, soda nozzles and ice machine chute clean and sanitized. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 3.

Tech Snak, 1930 S. Glenstone; Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 1.

The Artisan’s Oven, 1832 S. Ingram Mill; No violations found.

The Tamale King, 1342 W. Sunshine; Inspection done due to complaint. Advised owner that will return on Thursday for reinspection and if any criticals remain at that time permit will be suspended. Will require food safety school to be done within two weeks with all food employees. Critical violations found: 10. *Person in charge unable to demonstrate knowledge of food safety (Person in charge must be able to demonstrate knowledge of food safety). Will conduct education within 2 weeks. *Employees not washing hands when switching between tasks (Once hands are contaminated, must wash with warm water, soap, and dry with paper towels). *Employee moved raw meats to shelf above cooked products in refrigerator (Raw, potentially hazardous foods must be stored in refrigeration in a manner that will prevent cross-contamination). Meats moved to bottom shelf of refrigerator. *Employee reheating meat in steam table (Potentially hazardous foods must be reheated to 165 F within 2 hours and then held hot at 140 F or above). Reheated to 165F immediately. *Small refrigerator in kitchen at 53 F, refrigerator in storeroom at 61 F (Refrigeration must hold at 45F or below). *Tamales in plastic tub at 110-125 F (Potentially hazardous foods must be held hot at 140 F or above). Tamales discarded immediately. *Raw beef out on counter at 58-60 F, shredded cooked beef at 55 F and refried beans at 55 F in refrigeration (Potentially hazardous foods must be held cold at 45 F or below). Raw beef moved to refrigerator and shredded beef and refried beans discarded. *Food being used past expiration date (Potentially hazardous foods must be marked with use-by date and discarded when past that date). *Employee rinsed out pan in dirty vat of three-vat sink and put back into use (Food-contact surfaces must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized once contaminated). *Mouse droppings in storeroom (Clean up droppings and continue to use pest control measures to rid premises of pests). Noncritical violations found: 9.

The Tamale King, 1342 W. Sunshine; Reinspection. Will use freezer to chill tamales and will reheat in microwave. Raw meat being stored in refrigerator. Three-vat sink clean and set up appropriately today. Mouse droppings cleaned up today. Employees observed washing hands at appropriate times. Still some trouble with date marking but observed it corrected and knew it was newly prepared foods since Tuesday. Meats at proper temps today on cook line, did not observe any food put into steam table to reheat. Six noncriticals corrected. Will be doing spot checks weekly to observe maintenance of changes made today. Will provide educational info in Spanish and will check back to make sure info was passed on to people in kitchen. No violations found.

Tropical Breezes Cafe & Juice Bar, 1730 E. Republic; Discussed pest control. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 3.

Tropical Smoothie Café, 3811 S. Campbell; Critical violations found: 2. *Potentially hazardous, ready-to-eat roast beef in walk-in cooler not properly labeled (Label all potentially hazardous, ready-to-eat food with a seven-day discard date). *No sanitizer found in sanitizing bucket for wiping cloths. Corrected to 100 ppm concentration of bleach. Noncritical violations found: 2.

Village Inn, 2036 S. Glenstone; Critical violations found: 2. *Produce knives stored unclean (Clean and sanitize prior to storage). *Evidence of gnats under three-compartment sink drain (Pest control and clean). Noncritical violations found: 8.

Village Inn, 2036 S. Glenstone; Reinspection. Critical violations corrected, produce knives clean and sanitized prior to storage, no further signs of gnats in produce sink drain. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 3.

Westport Elementary, 415 S. Golden; Dishwasher sanitizing, sanitizer at 200 ppm. Refrigerator at 41 F or below. No violations found.

Westside Optimist Club, 3250 W. Grand; No violations found.

What-A-Weenie Gourmet Hotdoggery, 1639 E. Sunshine; Follow-up to opening inspection. No violations found.

Whole Health Natural Foods, 3242 S. National; Discussed importance of having the correct concentration of sanitizer and monitoring it with test strips. Critical violations found: 2. *Slicer in rear of building is not clean (Clean and sanitize after each use). Corrected on site. *Sanitizer concentration found greater than 200 ppm. Corrected on site. Noncritical violations found: 3.

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.

May 1-5, 2006

Early Childhood Center, 720 N. Main, Republic; No violations found.

McDonald’s, 895 U.S. Hwy 60 E, Republic; Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 2.

Strafford Middle School, 201 McCabe, Strafford; No violations found.

Willard East Elementary, 518 Kime, Willard; No violations found.[[In-content Ad]]