Kansas, Kansas City restaurant health inspections for Jan. 7

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.

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. The Kansas Department of Agriculture has been transitioning to new inspection software since early August and direct links to Kansas inspections are not available at this time.

▪ Asian Palace, 7948 W. 151st St., Overland Park, had 8 priority violations during a Dec. 22 routine inspection.

▪ Arby’s, 10930 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan., had 8 priority violations during a Dec. 15 routine inspection. It had no priority violations during a Dec. 29 follow-up inspection.

▪ C-Store, 10225 W. 47th St., Merriam, had 8 priority violations during a Dec. 10 routine inspection. It had 1 priority violation during a Dec. 21 follow-up inspection.

▪ Cinetopia, Prairiefire, 5724 W. 136th Terrace, Overland Park, had 7 priority violations during a Dec. 8 routine inspection. It had 1 priority violation during a Dec. 23 follow-up inspection.

▪ Cinzetti’s Italian Market Restaurant, 7201 W. 91st St., Overland Park, had 10 priority violations during a Dec. 21 inspection following a complaint.

▪ Frontera’s Supermarket, 761 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., had 10 priority violations during a Dec. 18 routine inspection.

▪ Holiday Inn Express, 13031 Ridge Drive, Bonner Springs, had 8 priority violations during a Dec. 1 follow-up inspection.

▪ Lucky Wok, 15129 W. 87th St., Lenexa, had 7 priority violations during a Dec. 17 inspection following a complaint.

▪ Lutfi’s Fried Fish, 7704 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., had 7 priority violations during a Dec. 11 follow-up inspection.

▪ Newport Grill and Paradise Diner, Prairiefire, 5501 W. 135th St., Overland Park, had 17 priority violations during a Nov. 18 routine inspection. The operations, which share a kitchen, had no priority violations during a Dec. 7 follow-up inspection.

▪ Steak ’n Shake, 7510 W. 63rd St., Overland Park, had 7 priority violations during a Nov. 17 follow-up inspection. It had 1 priority violation during a Dec. 2 follow-up inspection.

▪ Taqueria Mexico, 11977 S. Strang Line Road, Olathe, had 16 priority violations during a Nov. 17 routine inspection. It had 7 priority violations during a Dec. 7 follow-up inspection.

▪ Wok-N-Roll Express, 7000 W. 83rd St., Overland Park, had 7 priority violations during a Nov. 30 inspection following a complaint. It had 4 priority violations during a Dec. 14 follow-up 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:

▪ Danny’s Big Easy, 1601 E. 18th St., had 16 critical violations during a Dec. 9 routine inspection. It 4 critical violations during a Dec. 12 follow-up inspection, 3 critical violations during a Dec. 18 follow-up inspection and no critical violations during a Jan. 5 follow-up inspection.

▪ The Cigar Box, 1519 Grand Blvd., had 15 critical violations during a Dec. 8 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a Dec. 18 follow-up inspection.

▪ Panaderia de las Americas, 826 Southwest Blvd., had 14 critical violations during a Dec. 2 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a Dec. 8 follow-up inspection.

▪ Carniceria El Torito, deli, 4901 St John Ave., had 13 critical violations during a Dec. 15 routine inspection. It had 5 critical violations during a Dec. 22 follow-up inspection and no critical violations during a Dec. 30 follow-up inspection.

▪ Aixois Bistro, 301 E. 55th St., had 12 critical violations during a Dec. 12 routine inspection. It had 1 critical violation during a Dec. 18 follow-up inspection.

▪ Mike Kelly’s Westsider, 1515 Westport Road, had 11 critical violations during a Dec. 12 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a Dec. 16 follow-up inspection.

▪ St. John Burgers, 6200 St. John Ave., had 11 critical violations during a Dec. 5 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a Dec. 12 follow-up inspection.

▪ Aza Restaurant, 4432 St. John Ave., had 10 critical violations during a Dec. 14 routine inspection. It had 4 critical violations during a Dec. 21 follow-up inspection and no critical violations during a Dec. 31 follow-up inspection.

▪ LaMar’s Donuts, 3355 Main St., had 9 critical violations during a Dec. 12 routine inspection. It had 6 critical violations during a Dec. 18 follow-up inspection and 2 critical violations during a Dec. 29 follow-up inspection.

▪ The Mixx, 4855 Main St., had 9 critical violations during a Dec. 4 routine inspection. It had 1 critical violation during a Dec. 14 follow-up inspection.

▪ Planet Sub, 1111 Main St., had 9 critical violations during a Dec. 3 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a Dec. 14 follow-up inspection.

▪ Cafe Trio, 4558 Main St., had 8 critical violations during a Dec. 14 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a Dec. 31 follow-up inspection.

▪ Casey’s Sports Bar & Grill, Adams Mark, 9103 E. 39th St., had 8 critical violations during a Nov. 30 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a Dec. 10 follow-up inspection.

▪ Chiquito Pueblito, 6200 St. John Ave., had 8 critical violations during a Dec. 5 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a Dec. 12 follow-up inspection.

▪ The Draft Pick Sports Bar & Grill, 240 N.E. Barry Road, had 8 critical violations during a Nov. 23 routine inspection. It had 1 critical violation during a Dec.1 follow-up inspection, 1 critical violation during a Dec. 9 follow-up inspection and no critical violations during a Dec. 14 follow-up inspection.

▪ Empanada Madness, 906 Southwest Blvd., had 8 critical violations during a Nov. 24 routine inspection. It had 1 critical violation during a Nov. 25 follow-up inspection and no critical violations during a Dec. 1 follow-up inspection.

▪ Filling Station, 2980 McGee Trafficway, had 8 critical violations during a Dec. 9 routine inspection. It had 3 critical violations during a Dec. 16 follow-up inspection and no critical violations during a Dec. 22 follow-up inspection.

▪ Grunauer, 101 W. 22nd St., had 8 critical violations during a Nov. 23 routine inspection. It had no critical violations during a Dec. 3 follow-up inspection.

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

This story was originally published January 7, 2016 at 1:00 AM with the headline "Kansas, Kansas City restaurant health inspections for Jan. 7."