Five Kansas restaurants temporarily shut down for health code violations
The Kansas Department of Agriculture cited these operations for imminent health hazards. They were temporarily closed to correct the issues and have since reopened.
▪ Arby’s, 22410 W. 66th St., Shawnee, had three priority violations during a Sept. 24 routine inspection. It was temporarily shut down when it did not cease operations and notify the KDA of the imminent health hazard of a roach infestation.
It had one priority violation when the inspector found live roaches during a Sept. 25 reopening inspection. It had no priority violations during a Sept. 26 reopening inspection and was allowed to reopen.
In a statement, the company said: “Upon notification, immediate action was taken by our local management with our pest control company to resolve the issue, and we were able to reopen on September 27.”
▪ Lucky Chinese Buffet, 7818 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., had 11 priority violations during a Sept. 26 inspection following a complaint. It was temporarily shut down when it did not cease operations and notify the KDA of the imminent health hazard of a roach infestation.
It had no priority violations during a Sept. 27 reopening inspection and was allowed to reopen.
“I corrected that and I have two new pest control companies,” said Jackie Song, manager.
▪ Pizza Street, 7399 Quivira Road, Shawnee, had seven priority violations during a Sept. 24 inspection following a complaint. It was temporarily closed when it was not holding pizza at correct temperatures on the buffet line or ingredients in cold holding. All products were discarded.
It had no priority violations during a Sept. 25 reopening inspection and was allowed to reopen.
“The walk-in cooler went down and when that happens you have to close the restaurant, according to the health code,” said Mike Delaney, general manager. “We closed down and as the guy was working on the cooler, the pizza on the buffet remained there for a couple of hours and that’s why it wasn’t up to temp. Normally pizza isn’t on the buffet for more than 20 to 25 minutes.”
▪ Sonic Drive-In, 13485 Switzer Road, Overland Park, had five priority violations during a Sept. 25 inspection following a complaint. It did not cease operations and notify the KDA of the imminent health hazard of a gross insanitary conditions due to a fly infestation. The inspector said more than 25 flies were landing on food contact surfaces and employees were “regularly waving flies away from their faces.”
It had no priority violations during a re-inspection later that day and was allowed to reopen.
Sonic issued this statement: “The Sonic franchisee who owns and operates this drive-in takes employee safety and food safety very seriously. Following an inspection on September 25, the drive-in was temporarily closed, and the franchisee handled and resolved the noted issues immediately. The drive-in was re-inspected, and it reopened later that afternoon.”
▪ Subway, 701 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, had two priority violations during a Sept. 28 inspection when it did not cease operations and notify the KDA of the imminent health hazard of a gross insanitary conditions, including live roaches.
It had no priority violations during a Sept. 30 reopening inspection and was allowed to reopen.
Subway issued this statement: “Subway restaurants are committed to the highest quality and safety standards and the Franchise Owner is taking this very seriously. The restaurant at 701 E. Santa Fe St. in Olathe was voluntarily closed to immediately resolve this matter. A thorough cleaning was conducted along with a follow-up inspection by a third-party professional. The restaurant has reopened after a follow-up from the Health Department.”
This story was originally published October 4, 2018 at 5:30 AM.