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Dec 2, 2005. Kansas City Star reporter/columnist Joyce Smith.
Posted on Thu, Nov. 05, 2009 11:21 PM
Cityscape | KC area restaurants cited for violations
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The Kansas Department of Agriculture has cited area restaurants for six or more critical health-code violations.
•Captain D’s Seafood, 7525 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., had nine critical violations during a follow-up inspection Oct. 7. They included raw fish stored on top of cooked rice in a walk-in cooler, and no hair net or restraint used by a food worker.
“Those that could be corrected on-site at the time of the inspection were corrected on-site,” said owner Brian Studdard. “Those items related to the facilities, like grout on the kitchen floor, have since been corrected.”
•Chapala Mexican Restaurant, 105 S. Clairborne Road, Olathe, had eight critical violations during an Oct. 1 inspection following a complaint. They included white cheese dip and cooked pork kept at unsafe temperatures, and cooked meat and other foods with no date mark.
“My employees are going to health classes to get the best training they can and fix the problem,” said manager Vincent Delapaz.
The restaurant was re-inspected Oct. 21 and had one critical violation.
•China Cafe, 11942 S. Strang Line Road, Olathe, was issued civil penalties of $1,400 for violations of the Kansas Food Service and Lodging Act.
The owner had no comment.
•Denny’s, 10480 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, had seven critical violations during an Oct. 20 routine inspection. They included lemons in a cooler starting to decompose, and egg whites kept at unsafe temperatures.
“Everything was corrected on-site,” said general manager Philip Guthra.
•Granny’s Chicken Ranch, 1340 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kan., had nine critical violations during an Oct. 6 routine inspection. They included a dishwasher handling dirty utensils then clean utensils without a hand wash in between, and food kept at unsafe temperatures.
“I didn’t see anything on the report that was of any great concern, and all violations have been corrected,” said co-owner Guy Tamburello.
The restaurant was re-inspected Oct. 23 and had one critical violation.
•Mac’s Place, 580 S. Fourth St., Edwardsville, had 15 critical violations during an Oct. 6 routine inspection. They included five to 10 live flies in the kitchen, and beef patties at unsafe temperatures.
Owner Mike MacDonald said he thought he was following department guidelines.
The restaurant was re-inspected Oct. 23 and had five critical violations.
•Minsky’s Pizza, 12920 State Line Road, Leawood, had 10 critical violations during a Sept. 21 routine inspection. They included no hand soap in the women’s restroom, and dressing held beyond the allowable time.
“My linen company didn’t do a good job of checking on the soap, and that was corrected on the spot,” said owner-operator Michael Burr. “We make our Thousand Island fresh, once a week, and they didn’t take the old sticker off, but we discarded it anyway. Now every day we pretend it’s ‘health inspector’ day.”
•Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 7262 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., had seven critical violations during a Sept. 29 inspection following a complaint. They included raw beef steaks stored over cooked chicken in a cooler, and dead beetles on the premises.
“All those items have been addressed and taken care of,” said general manager Jeff Murff.
The restaurant was re-inspected Oct. 19 and had one critical violation.
•Price Chopper, 7201 W. 151st St., Overland Park, had eight critical violations during an Oct. 6 standardization inspection (two inspectors). They included barbecued beef and other food kept at unsafe temperatures, and meat loaf dated incorrectly.
Cityscape runs Tuesdays and Fridays. To reach Joyce Smith, call 816-234-4692 or send e-mail to jsmith@kcstar.com.
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