Unplugged fridge, bucket full of salsa: Kansas City area restaurant inspections
From dozens of winged insects to open packages of crab, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City area eateries in June.
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 and Johnson counties that received seven or more critical/priority violations from June 8 to 21. During that time, no restaurants in Wyandotte County reached the threshold.
Casa Amigos
- 16521 W. 159th Terrace, Olathe
- 18 violations after a June 18 routine inspection
At the Olathe Mexican restaurant, two bottles of liquor had “visible winged insects floating inside,” according to the inspection. In the walk-in cooler, the inspector found housemade green salsa held in a Home Depot bucket, along with moldy strawberries. Raw chicken kept in the refrigerated prep table overnight had a temperature of 58 degrees.
The required follow-up inspection has not yet occurred. Read the full report for Casa Amigos by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
KC India Mart
- 8542 W. 133rd St., Overland Park
- 13 violations after a June 17 routine inspection
A quarter of all dishes at the Overland Park Indian store had visible food debris on them. A kitchen handwashing sink was out of soap, and two sinks didn’t have hot enough water.
The required follow-up inspection has not yet occurred. Read the full report for KC India Mart by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Revel Sports Tavern
- 7300 W. 119th St., Overland Park
- 12 violations after a June 12 routine inspection
The inspector saw an employee stick their bare hand into a container of shredded cheese and scatter it on a salad inside the kitchen of this sports bar in Overland Park’s Rosana Square. A gallon of paint and soap containers were stored above liquor bottles.
The required follow-up inspection has not yet occurred. Read the full report for Revel Sports Tavern by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Stroud’s
- 8301 W. 135th St., Overland Park
- 10 violations after a June 16 complaint inspection
The report for the Overland Park fried chicken restaurant said that “a female customer found a round black foreign objects in her mashed potatoes.” In the refrigerator an inspector found chicken wings that were more than three weeks old. Approximately 1 in 6 plates and metal pans had food stuck on them.
The results of the required follow-up inspection have not been published. Read the full report for Stroud’s by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Save A Lot
- 8744 Blue Ridge Blvd.
- 9 critical violations after a June 18 routine inspection
The South Kansas City grocery store had expired items for sale, including baby food, yogurt and raw ground beef, according to the report. Near the basement stairs, the inspector found expired food with mouse droppings and bite marks. A package of crab legs was open, exposing the meat inside.
The grocery store corrected all the violations, according to a June 26 follow-up inspection. Read the full report for Save A Lot.
Joy Wok
- 12631 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park
- 8 violations after a June 11 complaint inspection
The cooler holding raw sushi fish was turned off and had a temperature of 69 degrees. There were “50-100 winged insects” inside of the Overland Park Chinese buffet. The inspector found the unplugged hibachi bar cooler contained raw squid and cut tomatoes.
The required follow-up inspection has not yet occurred. Read the full report for Joy Wok by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Sinkers Lounge
- 53 W. 13th St.
- 8 critical violations after a June 13 routine inspection
A container of boiled hot dogs had been sitting in a fridge for more than a week at the mini golf establishment in the Power and Light District. There was buildup inside of the ice machine and no sanitizer for wiping down prep surfaces and tables.
The restaurant corrected all the violations, according to a June 23 follow-up inspection. Read the full report for Sinkers Lounge.
Nick & Nino’s Pub
- 10022 NW Ambassador Drive
- 7 critical violations after a June 10 routine inspection
Inside the Tiffany Springs sports bar, the inspector found leaks in the faucet and pipes of the dish-washing sink. Inside the fridge, some of the food was not covered and some items were stored on the floor.
The restaurant corrected all the violations, according to a June 16 follow-up inspection. Read the full report for Nick and Nino’s Pub.
Nour’s
- 3855 Warwick Blvd.
- 7 critical violations after a June 12 routine inspection
The dish-washing sink was backed up and did not dispense enough sanitizer, an inspector found at this Midtown restaurant. A trash can was blocking the hand-washing sink, according to the report.
The restaurant corrected all the violations, according to a June 24 follow-up inspection. Nour’s was previously suspended for inactivity before it opened. Read the full report for Nour’s.
