Birds in kitchen, warm raw chicken: Latest Kansas City-area restaurant inspections
From pots on the floor to mold in the ice machine, 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 after. 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 Johnson and Wyandotte counties at agriculture.ks.gov.
Here are the restaurants in Kansas City and Johnson and Wyandotte counties that received seven or more priority and priority foundation violations from Oct. 26 to Nov. 1.
Burrito Bros
- 407 Main St.
- 13 critical violations for an Oct. 29 routine inspection
Birds flew around the restaurant and stood in the kitchen at this River Market Mexican spot. An employee touched cash and the register, and then the inside of a takeout container.
Two handwashing sinks were blocked with buckets and containers.
The restaurant still had two violations, according to a Nov. 1 follow-up inspection. Read the full report for Burrito Bros.
Kona Grill
- 444 Ward Parkway
- 11 critical violations for an Oct. 28 routine inspection
Food boxes sat on the floor of the freezer at this Plaza Asian fusion restaurant. None of the seven employees had food handler cards and the dish-washing sink leaked.
The restaurant corrected all violations, according to a Nov. 4 follow-up inspection. Read the full report for Kona Grill.
Grand Street Cafe
- 8815 Renner Blvd., Lenexa
- 11 priority and priority foundation violations for an Oct. 28 standardization inspection
Employees had to throw out raw hamburger and chicken because the fridge was too warm inside this upscale Lenexa restaurant. There was mold on the inside ceilings of two ice machines
The results of the scheduled follow-up inspection have not yet been posted. Read the full report for Grand Street Cafe by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Goodcents Subs and Pasta, Lenexa
- 13416 College Blvd., Lenexa
- 10 priority and priority foundation violations for an Oct. 31 complaint inspection
There were three to five small insects flying around the Lenexa sandwich spot. Even though an employee said the slicer was cleaned 15 minutes ago, there was “buildup of various food debris on the base plate.”
The scheduled follow-up inspection has not yet occurred. Read the full report for Goodcents Subs and Pasta by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Kababesh Grill
- 10142 W. 119th St, Overland Park
- 9 priority and priority foundation violations for an Oct. 28 routine inspection
On the buffet of the Overland Park Indian restaurant, salad and cut watermelon were not cold enough. There was an unmarked spray bottle of bleach in the dish washing area.
The restaurant did not need a follow-up inspection. Read the full report for Kababesh Grill by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Selamta Restaurant and Bar
- 12838 W. 87th St., Lenexa
- 9 priority and priority foundation violations for an Oct. 28 routine inspection
An employee washed dishes without sanitizing them at this Lenexa Ethiopian restaurant. A handwashing sink was filled with sauce bottles and dirty dishes.
The results of the scheduled follow-up inspection have not yet been posted. Read the full report for Selamta by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Heritage by Bo Lings
- 4701 Jefferson St.
- 8 critical violations for an Oct. 28 routine inspection
The inspector found multiple dead insects inside this Plaza Chinese restaurant. There was build-up on ceiling tiles and floors behind cooking equipment.
The restaurant corrected all violations, according to a Nov. 5 follow-up inspection. Read the full report for Heritage by Bo Lings.
Tapatio Mexican Grill
- 6151 NW Barry Road
- 8 critical violations for an Oct. 30 routine inspection
The inspector found buckets and pots of food on the floor of the walk-in cooler at this Northland Mexican restaurant. In addition, multiple containers of food were stored without lids in the fridge and freezer.
The restaurant corrected all violations, according to a Nov. 7 follow-up inspection. Read the full report for Tapatio Mexican Grill.
Playa and Mezcal Mexican Food
- 4601 Shawnee Drive, Kansas City, Kansas
- 8 priority and priority foundation violations for an Oct. 27 routine inspection
A more than two-week-old batch of salsa was found in this KCK Mexican seafood spot. Two knives had “visible food debris.”
The restaurant corrected all violations, according to a Nov. 6 follow-up inspection. Read the full report for Playa and Mezcal by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Waffle House, Olathe
- 1455 Santa Fe St., Olathe
- 8 priority and priority foundation violations for an Oct. 27 standardization inspection
The dishwashing machine didn’t get hot enough to sanitize dishes at this Olathe diner chain. Water leaked from the soda machine, which caused corrosion.
The results of the scheduled follow-up inspection have not been posted. Read the full report for Waffle House by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
Stock Hill
- 4800 Main St.
- 7 critical violations for an Oct. 29 routine inspection
Three kitchen lights were out inside this Plaza steakhouse. There was build-up inside the back room microwave.
A follow-up inspection has not occurred. Read the full report for Stock Hill.
