Restaurant inspections for July 23

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 City Health Department cited these operations for seven or more critical health code violations:

▪ Margarita’s, 13401 Holmes Road, had 11 critical violations during a June 8 routine inspection. It had 4 critical violations during a June 15 follow-up inspection and no critical violations during a June 18 follow-up inspection.

▪ Elotes, 2313 E. 12th St., had 10 critical violations during a June 16 routine inspection. It had no priority violations during a June 23 follow-up inspection.

▪ Waldo Pizza, 7433 Broadway, had 10 critical violations during a June 12 routine inspection. It had 4 critical violations during a June 18 follow-up inspection and no critical violations during a July 6 follow-up inspection.

▪ Fusion Buffet, 4039 Mill St., had 8 critical violations during a June 18 routine inspection. It had 3 critical violations during a July 1 follow-up inspection and no critical violations during a July 10 follow-up inspection.

▪ Great Plains Cattle Co., Ameristar, 3200 N. Ameristar Drive, had 8 critical violations during a June 19 routine inspection. It had 2 critical violations during a June 26 follow-up inspection and no critical violations during a July 2 follow-up inspection.

▪ The Rim, 8702 N. Flintlock Road, had 8 critical violations during a June 3 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a June 4 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.

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

▪ Indian Hills Country Club, dining and bar, 6847 Tomahawk Road, Mission Hills, had 13 priority violations during a June 30 routine inspection. It had no priority violations during a July 15 follow-up inspection.

▪ Phillips Gas Station, 954 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., had 12 priority violations during a June 30 routine inspection.

▪ Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque, 1702 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kan., had 11 priority violations during a July 21 inspection following a complaint.

▪ Hy-Vee, 13400 W. 87th Street Parkway, Lenexa, had 9 priority violations during a July 8 routine inspection. It had no priority violations during a July 14 follow-up inspection and 2 priority violations during a July 20 follow-up inspection.

▪ Ms R’s Cafe, 720 Quindaro, Kansas City, Kan., had 9 priority violations during a July 7 routine inspection.

▪ Waffle House, 4500 Kansas Ave., Kansas City, Kan., had 9 priority violations during a July 7 routine inspection.

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

This story was originally published July 23, 2015 at 10:41 AM with the headline "Restaurant inspections for July 23."