Kansas City area health code violations: Va Bene, Jose Pepper’s, Chosun in JoCo and more

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 Department of Agriculture cited these operations for seven or more priority and priority foundation health code violations (direct links are not available).

▪ Fast Stop, 945 S. 55th St., Kansas City, Kansas, had 13 priority violations during a May 17 routine inspection.

▪ Va Bene Italian Eatery, Corinth Square, 8232 Mission Road, Prairie Village, had 13 priority violations during a May 19 routine inspection.

▪ Bonito Michoacan, 1229 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, had 12 priority violations during a May 18 routine inspection.

▪ Jose Pepper’s Border Grill & Cantina, 6870 Johnson Drive, Mission, had 11 priority violations during a May 18 joint inspection.

▪ Chosun Korean BBQ, 7800 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Overland Park, had 10 priority violations during a May 20 routine inspection.

▪ El Machetazo Mexican Food, 1101 Kansas Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, had nine priority violations during a May 19 first operational inspection after licensing.

▪ Jade Dragon Express, 1005 Osage Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, had seven priority violations during a May 19 routine inspection.

▪ Globe Indian Food, 619 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, had seven priority violations during a May 17 routine inspection.

▪ Tarahumaras Mexican Food, 3212 Merriam Lane, Kansas City, Kansas, had seven priority violations during a May 17 routine 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 seven or more critical health code violations:

▪ Nick & Nino’s Pub, 10024 N.W. Ambassador Drive, had 11 critical violations during a May 17 routine inspection.

▪ Twisted Fresh, 6131 N.W. 63rd Terrace, had nine critical violations during a May 17 routine inspection. It had three critical violations during a May 23 follow-up inspection.

▪ Texas Tom’s, 6950 Prospect Ave., had eight critical violations during a May 16 routine inspection.

▪ O’Dowd’s, Country Club Plaza, 4742 Pennsylvania Ave., had seven critical violations during a May 16 routine inspection.

This story was originally published May 25, 2022 at 5:00 AM.