Dip expired for 7 days, gunk on soda guns: Kansas City area restaurant inspections
From food stored on the floor to knives sitting in the hand-washing sink, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City area restaurants last week.
Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and cafeterias are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public.
In Kansas City, the city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections. The lower the number of violations, the better.
Most restaurants often correct violations at the time of the original inspection or shortly thereafter. The full inspections show how each establishment has corrected or is working to correct any remaining violations. They are available for Kansas City at inspectionsonline.us/foodsafety/mousakansascity/search.htm and agriculture.ks.gov.
Here are the restaurants in Kansas City that received seven or more critical violations from April 6 to 12. This week, no restaurants in Johnson and Wyandotte counties reached the threshold of seven priority violations.
Midtown Market - Desi Dhaba
9 critical violations for a routine inspection April 10
3967 Main St.
An inspector saw an employee taste food with their hands in the kitchen of this Indian restaurant, located inside of the Midtown Market grocery store.
A pot of food was stored on the floor of the walk-in fridge, and the floor drain was backed up. Employees’ earbuds, bags and water bottles sat on tables in the kitchen, according to the report.
The restaurant corrected all the violations according to a follow-up inspection April 17. Read Desi Dhaba’s full report.
The Phoenix Jazz Club
8 critical violations for a routine inspection April 10
302 W. Eighth St.
An inspector found a week expired container of spinach dip in the refrigerator at this downtown bar. There was buildup on two soda nozzles and inside the microwave, and used knives were stored in the hand sink.
The restaurant corrected all the violations according to a follow-up inspection April 17. Read The Phoenix’s full report.
Dominic’s Casual Italian
7 critical violations for a routine inspection April 7
6209 NW 63rd Terrace, Kansas City
The back door of the restaurant did not close properly and the inspector could see light shining through gaps around the door of this Northland restaurant and drive-thru.
None of the four employees checked by the inspector had valid food handler cards, and there was grease and food build-up around the kitchen.
Cleaning cloths were stored on the floor near the bathroom, according to the report.
The restaurant still had one critical violation after its required follow-up inspection April 14. Read the full report for Dominic’s Casual Italian.
This story was originally published April 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM.
