Kansas, Kansas City restaurant health inspections for Nov. 21

Here are area restaurants with 7 or more priority or critical health code violations, with highlighted links to some original public record reports by city or county health inspectors.

Restaurants correct most violations at the time of the original inspection or shortly thereafter. Links to the follow-up inspections show how each establishment has corrected or is working to correct any remaining violations.

If an inspection or follow-up report needs clarification, restaurant and grocery store owners can call Joyce Smith at 816-234-4692 or email her at jsmith@kcstar.com. The Star will post appropriate responses online in the same online locations as the original report.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture cited these operations for 7 or more priority health code violations (direct links are not available):

▪ Pig & Finch Gastropub, Park Place, 11570 Ash St., Leawood, had 12 priority violations during a Nov. 15 inspection following a complaint.

▪ Chili’s Grill & Bar, 1710 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kan., had 10 priority violations during a Nov. 13 routine inspection.

▪ Wolf-es, 842 Osage, Kansas City, Kan., had 9 priority violations during a Nov. 7 routine inspection.

▪ Aloha Chopstix, 4316 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, Kan., had 8 priority violations during a Nov. 7 follow-up inspection.

▪ Asian Garden, 1103 E. Santa Fe St., Olathe, had 8 priority violations during a Nov. 17 routine inspection.

▪ Austins Bar & Grill, 11180 S. Lone Elm Road, Olathe, had 8 priority violations during a Nov. 14 routine inspection.

▪ C-Store, 6828 Kaw Drive, Kansas City, Kan., had 8 priority violations during a Nov. 18 routine inspection.

▪ New Fried Rice King, 748 A Washington Blvd., Kansas City, Kan., had 7 priority violations during a Nov. 1 licensing inspection.

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

The Kansas City Health Department cited these operations for 7 or more critical health code violations:

▪ Tanner's Bar & Grill, 7425 Broadway, had 11 critical violations during a Nov. 8 routine inspection.

▪ Teocali Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, 2512 Holmes Road, had 10 critical violations during a Nov. 9 routine inspection.

▪ Jose Pepper's, 9050 N.E. Barry Road, had 9 critical violations during a Nov. 10 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a Nov. 16 follow-up inspection.

▪ Peking Garden, 5930 Wilson Road, had 8 critical violations during a Nov. 9 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a Nov. 16 follow-up inspection.

▪ Ted’s Cafe Escondido, 8300 N. Booth Ave., had 8 critical violations during a Nov. 8 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a Nov. 14 follow-up inspection.

▪ The Melting Pot, Country Club Plaza, 450 Ward Parkway, had 10 critical violations during a Nov. 4 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a Nov. 18 follow-up inspection.

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

This story was originally published November 21, 2016 at 9:37 AM with the headline "Kansas, Kansas City restaurant health inspections for Nov. 21."