Moldy mango pulp, clogged sink: Kansas City area restaurant inspections
From containers stored on the floor to two-week-old sausage, 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 grocery stores 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 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 Wyandotte and Johnson counties that received seven or more critical violations or priority/priority foundation violations from July 13 to 19. During that time, no restaurants in Wyandotte County reached the threshold.
Falafel Express
- 7805 W. 151st St., Overland Park
- 13 violations on a July 17 routine inspection
A gallon of cockroach pesticide was kept in the dry food storage, and a bottle of insect killer was sitting near the dishwashing sink at this Middle Eastern restaurant off of 69 Highway. The dishwasher was out of sanitizer.
The results of the required follow-up inspection have not been published. Read the full report for Falafel Express by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Rajadhani
- 12030 Blue Valley Parkway, Overland Park
- 12 violations on a July 18 inspection, a follow-up to an administrative order
The inspector found an open, moldy can of mango pulp in the refrigerator of this Indian restaurant off of 119th Street. There was no soap at the main handwashing sink and the handwashing sink in the dessert section had been removed.
The scheduled follow-up inspection has not yet occurred. Read the full report for Rajadhani by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Urban Egg
- 4921 W. 119th St., Overland Park
- 10 violations on a July 17 routine inspection
The handwashing sink was clogged with “water and food debris” at this brunch restaurant near Town Center Plaza. The inspector saw a bartender place a mint leaf on a drink using their bare hands.
The results of the required follow-up inspection have not been published. Read the full report for Urban Egg by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Wiener Kitchen (also known as Wiener Wagon and Derr’s Artisan Sausage on Facebook)
- 9645 W. 87th St., Overland Park
- 9 violations on a July 17 routine inspection
An inspector found “dried food debris on the plastic paddle pusher for meat grinder” at this sausage shop in historic downtown Overland Park. There was more than two-week-old cooked sausage in the refrigerator.
A follow-up inspection has not occurred. Read the full report for Wiener Kitchen by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Pepperjax Grill
- 5235 N. Antioch Road
- 8 violations on a July 16 routine inspection
There was “soda buildup” in the back area and debris and buildup under the dishwasher at this Northland sandwich shop. Mop heads were stored around the floor, and dishes stored as clean were actually dirty, according to the inspection.
The restaurant corrected all the violations, according to a July 24 follow-up inspection. Read the full report for Pepperjax Grill.
Barrio Mexican Kitchen + Bar
- 4125 Mulberry Drive
- 7 violations on a July 17 routine inspection
Plastic cups and to-go containers were stored on the floor of this Briarcliff Village Mexican restaurant. In the dishwashing area, a sticky fly trap hung from the ceiling.
The restaurant corrected all the violations, according to a July 28 follow-up inspection. Read the full report for the Briarcliff Barrio.
This story was originally published July 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM.
