Area restaurants temporarily shut down by the health department for July 24

The Kansas City Health Department temporarily shut down several restaurants recently for health code violations. Most have since reopened.

▪ Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque, 1727 Brooklyn, had 14 critical violations during a routine inspection on June 30 and it temporarily shut down due to live roach activity throughout the restaurant.

It had 6 critical violations during a July 2 follow-up inspection, 2 critical violations during a July 4 follow-up inspection, and no critical violations during a July 7 follow-up inspection.

A company official said all violations have been corrected, new management has been brought in and the restaurant has reopened.

▪ Carmen’s Bites, 6307 Brookside Plaza, mobile unit was temporarily shut down after a routine inspection on June 27 when cooling units and freezers weren’t holding food at the proper temperatures.

Restaurant officials couldn’t be reached for comment.

▪ El Charritos Taqueria, 3831 Independence Ave., had 14 critical violations during a June 23 routine inspection. After a July 1 follow-up inspection, it was temporarily shut down for “noncompliance on violations during its third follow-up inspection.”

Restaurant officials couldn’t be reached for comment.

▪ KC Smoke Burgers, 431 Westport Road, mobile unit, had 8 critical violations and was temporarily shut down when a make-table/cooler unit was not holding the proper temperatures during a June 5 inspection.

It had no critical violations during a June 12 follow-up inspection.

Officials with KC Smoke Burgers did not return phone calls.

▪ Los Alamos Market y Cocina, 1667 Summit St., was temporarily closed on June 26 for cooking without electricity during a power outage and food was “out of temperature for a long period.” The cooked food was discarded.

It had no critical violations during a follow-up inspection on June 29 and allowed to reopen.

The owner said he has purchased a generator in case there is another power outage.

For complete Kansas City area reports, visit: http://www.inspectionsonline.us/foodsafety/mousakansascity/search.htm and then search under the establishment’s name.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture temporarily shut down the following operations for health code violations:

▪ Con Sabor A Mexico, 503 N. Sixth St., Kansas City, Kan., had 6 priority violations during a June 30 routine inspection and was temporarily shut down due to live roaches and rodent activity. The restaurant provided a pest control invoice with a service date of June 19.

It had no priority violations during a July 1 re-opening inspection and was allowed to reopen. It had 2 priority violations during a July 14 follow-up inspection.

“The exterminator was not doing it correctly. They come every 15 days and after that we haven’t hired that guy anymore and we hired a new guy,” said Jose Montoya, manager. “We’ve cleaned the restaurant and we have not had any problems, not at all.”

▪ J’s Fish & Chicken Market, 3012 N. 27th St., Kansas City, Kan., had 7 priority violations during a June 2 inspection for an expired license. It had 3 priority violations during a June 25 , including a walk-in cooler not holding the proper temperature. The market was temporarily banned from serving food.

It had no priority violations during a June 26 re-opening inspection and was allowed to re-open.

A restaurant official declined to comment.

▪ Powerplay Family Entertainment Center, 13110 W. 62nd Terrace, Shawnee, had 9 priority violations during a July 13 inspection following a complaint, including dozens of dead roaches throughout the facility and 18 live roaches. The buffet service, kitchen, prep area and warewashing areas were temporarily closed due to the roach activity.

It had 2 priority violations during a July 14 re-opening inspection and was allowed to reopen.

Powerplay officials did not return phone calls.

▪ Stop Shop, 6865 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., had 6 priority violations during a July 7 routine inspection, including fresh mouse droppings and no water at the handsink and was temporarily closed.

The person in charge said employees washed their hands in the 3-compartment sink or in the bathroom.

It had no priority violations during a re-opening inspection, also on July 7, and allowed to reopen.

“We corrected the problem in 30 minutes,” said Imad Haq, owner.

▪ Wilson’s Pizza & Grill & Grocer, 1801 Quindaro, Kansas City, Kan., had 8 priority violations during a June 5 routine inspection.

It had 5 priority violations during a June 25 follow-up inspection and it was temporarily closed when food wasn’t held at the proper temperatures. It no priority violations during a June 26 re-opening inspection and was allowed to reopen.

“We had a whole lot of rain and all kinds of power outages were going on and my power just came on about 8 a.m., 9 a.m. that morning and they came in,” said Gary Wilson, owner.

For complete Kansas health inspections, visit: http://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/food-safety-lodging/inspection-results

This story was originally published July 24, 2015 at 2:00 AM with the headline "Area restaurants temporarily shut down by the health department for July 24."