Rat droppings, live roaches: Latest Kansas City-area restaurant inspections
From gnats flying around the kitchen to bug-killing spray left on the handwashing 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 grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public.
In Kansas City and Independence, each 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 critical or priority and priority foundation violations from June 14-20.
Vietnam Cafe
- 9500 W 135th St., Overland Park
- 16 priority and priority foundation violations for a June 15 licensing and operational order inspection
A handwashing sink did not have hot water, and the inspector noticed that the establishment didn’t have a written plan for cleaning up vomiting or a diarrheal incident if it were to happen inside the restaurant. Food was also left on the counters before being moved to the refrigerators for proper storage.
Stop and Shop
- 6433 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas
- 9 priority and priority foundation violations for a June 15 routine inspection
The gas station also serves food, and the inspector retail spotted an onion, two heads of lettuce and a cucumber with visible mold and/or spoilage on the retail floor. As many as 90% of food contact surfaces had visible food or grease debris on them
Angie’s International Kitchen
- 3537 Independence Ave.
- 7 critical violations found during a June 16 routine inspection
A fly was seen inside the ice machine water container, and water was also seen dripping from the machine during the inspection. Rodent droppings were found in corners and edges behind the stove and flattop, next to the walk-in cooler and in the right corner wall from the establishment’s entrance.
A follow-up inspection on June 20 found no violations.
Joy Wok Super Buffet and Hibachi
- 8406 Wornall Road
- 11 critical violations found during a June 16 routine inspection
A live roach was on a wall and gnats were flying around the cutting board at the dessert station, along with flies roaming throughout the main kitchen area during an inspection at this buffet. Buildup was also seen inside the microwave, ice machine and a tabletop can opener in front of the dessert station.
An inspection brought from a customer complaint on June 17 found no violations.
All In One Eatery
- 8654 N. Boardwalk Ave.
- 7 critical violations found during a June 17 routine inspection
No date marking was labeled on a container of cooked chicken nuggets or on raw chicken and raw beef inside the walk-in cooler. A can of Hot Shot bug-killing spray was left on the table next to the handwashing sink.
Moonlight Sushi Bar & Grill
- 8678 NE Flintlock Road
- 7 critical violations found during a June 17 routine inspection
Employees were seen washing their hands with single-use gloves on and leaving their bike helmets and gloves stored on boxes in the prep area of the restaurant. Grease build-up was found on the inside of the toaster oven at the sushi bar prep station.
My Village Grill
- 26 E. 39th St.
- 7 critical violations found during a June 17 routine inspection
Kill zone spray was seen under the front hand sink and attractant gel was observed in the side mop sink room inside the restaurant during the inspection. Rat droppings were also found in the back storage room, mop sink room and front service cabinet.
Tasty African Food KC
- 11240 W. 135th St., Overland Park
- 7 priority and priority foundation violations for a June 17 follow-up to an administrative order inspection
Cooked food items like jollof rice, goat meat, chicken broth and egusi had to be disposed of after the inspector found that the restaurant was not storing them properly. Raw chicken and ground beef also had to be thrown away due to improper storing procedures.
A follow-up inspection is scheduled for Aug. 17.
