‘Blue buildup’ on doughnuts, duct-taped sink: Kansas City area restaurant inspections
From wandering cats to grimy floors, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City area restaurants in May.
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 May 4 to 17. During that time, no restaurants in Johnson or Wyandotte counties reached the threshold of seven priority violations.
Family Grocery and Kitchen
- 7 critical violations for a May 13 routine inspection
4020 St. John Ave.
An inspector found “blue buildup” inside of a package of Chinese doughnut for sale at the Northeast Kansas City grocery store. The refrigerator was not cold enough and two cats roamed the shop, violating state food code.
The restaurant corrected all the violations, according to a follow-up inspection May 21. Read the full report for Family Grocery and Kitchen.
Moonlight Sushi and Grill
- 7 critical violations for a May 15 routine inspection
8678 NE Flintlock Road
At Moonlight Sushi and Grill, the inside of the oven contained “heavy buildup,” an inspector wrote about the Shoal Creek restaurant. In the sushi area, the sink plumbing was wrapped with duct tape and there was buildup on the floor.
The required follow-up inspection for the Northland eatery has not yet occurred. Read Moonlight Sushi’s full report.
Java Garage
Shut down May 14 after a routine inspection
1323 W. 13th St.
Java Garage temporarily closed after an inspector found wastewater backed up in the West Bottoms cafe’s dish-washing sink.
The staff unclogged the sink and reopened the next day, according to a follow-up inspection. Read the full report for Java Garage.
