Kansas City area health code violations: Plaza Kona Grill, LC’s Hamburger, Tapatio
Here are area restaurants with seven 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 in the same online locations as the original report.
The Kansas City Health Department cited these operations for seven or more critical health code violations:
▪ LC’s Hamburgers Express, Midtown Market, 3967 Main St., had 12 critical violations during an Aug. 11 routine inspection. It had one critical violation during an Aug. 13 follow-up inspection.
▪ Kona Grill, Country Club Plaza, 444 Ward Parkway, had eight critical violations during an Aug. 11 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during an Aug. 13 follow-up inspection.
For complete Kansas City-area reports, visit www.inspectionsonline.us/foodsafety/mousakansascity/search.htm and search under the establishment’s name.
The Kansas Department of Agriculture cited these operations for seven or more priority health code violations (direct links are not available).
▪ Tapatio Mexican Grill, 151 S. 18th St., Suite A, Kansas City, Kansas, had 11 priority violations during an Aug. 15 routine inspection.
▪ Brewbakers Bar & Grill, 9482 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, had nine priority violations during an Aug. 16 routine inspection.
▪ First Watch, 11112 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Shawnee, had nine priority violations during an Aug. 11 joint inspection.
▪ Restaurant Delicias de Honduras, 265 N. Seventh St., Kansas City, Kansas, had nine priority violations during an Aug. 16 routine inspection.
▪ Ixtapa Fine Mexican Cuisine, 7305 W. 95th St., Overland Park, had nine priority violations during an Aug. 12 routine inspection.
For complete Kansas health inspections, visit http://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/food-safety-lodging/inspection-results