Restaurant inspections for May 28

Here are area restaurants and grocery stores with 7 or more priority or critical health code violations, with highlighted links to the original public record reports by city or county health inspectors and the Kansas Department of Agriculture. Links to follow-up inspections are also highlighted.

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.

In addition, if a restaurant is temporarily shut down, a comment from the owner will be requested and a more complete description will be included with the online report.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture cited these operations for 7 or more priority health code violations.

▪ El Pulgarcito, 5921 Merriam Drive, Merriam, had 10 priority violations during a May 22 inspection for an expired license.

▪ In and Out Food Mart, 5940 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kan., had 10 priority violations during a May 26 inspection for an expired license.

▪ Sushi Uni, 12841 W. 87th St. Parkway, Lenexa, had 9 priority violations during a May 26 routine inspection.

▪ Wal-Mart, 12801 Kansas Ave., Bonner Springs, had 9 priority violations during a May 19 routine inspection.

▪ Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, 7648 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., had 7 priority violations during a May 20 routine inspection.

▪ Papa Poleon’s BBQ and More, 6519 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan., had 7 priority violations during a May 21 inspection for an expired license.

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 seven or more critical health code violations:

▪ Thai House, 9938 Holmes Road, had 14 critical violations during an April 27 routine inspection. It had 1 critical violation during a May 7 follow-up inspection.

▪ Green Duck Grill, 2548 Prospect Ave., had 12 critical violations during an April 30 routine inspection. It had 7 critical violations during a May 4 follow-up inspection, 5 critical violations during a May 8 follow-up inspection and no critical violations during a May 12 follow-up inspection.

▪ Swagat Fine Indian Cuisine, Zona Rosa, 7407 N.W. 87th St., had 11 critical violations during a May 1 routine inspection. It had 1 critical violation during a May 11 follow-up inspection.

▪ Jalapenos Mexican Restaurant, Brookside, 6318 Brookside Plaza, had 10 critical violations during an April 28 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a May 7 follow-up inspection.

▪ The Flying Saucer, Power & Light District, 101 E. 13th St., had 9 critical violations during a May 4 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a May 14 follow-up inspection.

▪ Tanner’s Bar & Grill, Waldo, 7425 Broadway, had 8 critical violations during an April 29 routine inspection. It had 6 critical violations during a May 8 follow-up inspection and no critical violations during a May 14 follow-up inspection.

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

This story was originally published May 28, 2015 at 8:50 AM with the headline "Restaurant inspections for May 28."