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In this week’s food inspections, about 75% of the establishments inspected had no priority violations, according to Springfield-Greene County food inspection reports, and 66% had no violations at all.
There were 42 routine inspections this week and 32 of them had no priority violations. Of that number, 28 had no violations cited at all.
Issues found during inspections fall into either priority or non-priority violations. Priority violations impact the safety of the food, such as cross-contamination between raw and ready-to-eat food, improper food temperature and poor personal hygiene and employee health. Multiple priority violations can lead to an establishment being shut down. Non-priority violations alone do not directly affect food safety, such as dirty floors, sticky tabletops or outside trash cans not being covered.
Food inspections take place one to three times a year, depending on the type of food served, the population served, difficulty of food preparation and past history. Restaurants preparing food from raw ingredients are inspected more often “than convenience stores that serve only non-potentially hazardous foods, such as popcorn and soda,” according to the Springfield-Greene County Health Department.
Each report identifies what was happening at the establishment at that time. Consumers who want to know whether a violation is a one-time thing or a pattern are encouraged to refer to previous reports.
Here are food inspections from the past week:
4D’s Eats LLC, 91 S. Main St., Fair Grove. May 7 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. One non-priority violation: Observed floor under equipment was not clean.
Bada Bing Wing Company, Springfield. May 3 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
Big Momma’s Coffee & Espresso Bar, 217 E. Commercial St., Springfield. May 7 routine inspection – Result: permitted with re-inspection. One priority violation: Observed 0 parts per million bleach in dish machine, education given and re-inspection date set. No non-priority violations.
Cafe Cubano, 3650 E. Sunshine St., Springfield. May 7 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed quat sanitizer less than 150 parts per million in three-vat sink, education given and corrected on site. One non-priority violation: Observed quat test strips expired April 15, 2019, education given.
Canton Inn, 205 W. Sunshine St., Springfield. May 5 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed can opener blade was dirty, which was corrected on site and education given. Two non-priority violations: Observed cold-holding equipment handles were not clean, education given; observed lid open on outside dumpster, which was corrected on site and education given.
Carrie’s, 1906 E. Meadowmere St., Springfield. May 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
Chick-fil-A, 425 W. Sunshine St., Springfield. May 5 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.
Dollar General Store No. 9127, 3912 W. Republic Road, Springfield. May 2 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.
Down South Fried Fish Co., Republic. May 3 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
El Rincón, 306 E. Commercial St., Springfield. May 3 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
Fair Grove Senior Center, 122 S. Orchard Blvd., Fair Grove. May 7 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.
Fair Grove Super Stop, 120 W. Old Mill Road, Fair Grove. May 7 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited during inspection.
Fujisan Sushi Bar (Sam’s Club), 745 W. El Camino Alto Drive, Springfield. May 7 re-inspection – Result: active. Priority item corrected. No violation noted.
Gailey’s Breakfast Cafe, 220 E. Walnut St., Springfield. May 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. One non-priority violation: Observed front-line hand-washing sink was out of paper towels, which was corrected on site.
Heitz House, 811 S. Holland Ave., Springfield. May 5 routine inspection – Result: active. No violation observed.
Hour House, 326 S. South Ave., Springfield. May 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations observed during inspection.
Huey Magoo’s, 1382 E. Battlefield Road, Springfield. May 1 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.
Jack’s Ice Cream, 2507 W. Grand St., Springfield. May 3 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
Jamaican Patty Co., 3434 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield. May 3 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
Kona Ice Springfield, 117 E. Park St., Republic. May 3 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
LOL Restaurant, 340 W. Enterprise Court, Fair Grove. May 7 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
MacCheesey’s, 1920 E. Independence St., Springfield. May 2 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed several utensils stored unclean on clean storage shelf, which were removed from service to be cleaned properly. No non-priority violations.
Mansion at Elfindale, 1701 S. Fort Ave., Springfield. May 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
McAlister’s Deli, 590 E. Harrison St., Republic. May 5 routine inspection – Result: active. Discussed replacing expired test strips. No violations cited.
McDonald’s, 2811 N. Kansas Expressway, Springfield. May 6 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed multiple flies in the facility. No non-priority violations.
Mother’s Brewing Company, 215 S. Grant Ave., Springfield. May 5 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations observed during inspection.
Parkview High School Cafeteria, 516 W. Meadowmere Drive, Springfield. May 7 routine inspection – Result not available at time of publication. One priority violation: Observed salad kitchen fridge holding potentially hazardous products from 44 degrees to 48 degrees, which was corrected on site by voluntarily discarding hazardous products and decommissioning the fridge. No non-priority violations.
Pineapple Whip – Travel Unit, 1147 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. May 3 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
Qdoba Mexican Grill, 401 S. Kimbrough Ave., Springfield. May 5 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed employee use same pair of gloves to ring up order and to make burrito for customer, which was corrected on site and education provided. Two non-priority violations: Observed ice scoop stored on top of ice machine, which was corrected on site; observed pans and bowls not being allowed to air dry before stacking.
Rapid Roberts No. 112, 320 W. Sunshine St., Springfield. May 5 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. Two non-priority violations: Observed ceiling tiles had water damage in room storing single-use items, education given; observed ice machine chute and soda nozzles were not clean.
Republic High School Soccer/Tennis Concession, 4370 S. Repmo Drive, Republic. May 6 routine inspection – Result: active. Discussed datemarking open packages of hot dogs. No violations cited.
Skinny Slims, 308 S. South Ave., Springfield. May 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations observed during inspection.
Springhouse Village Springfield East, 3877 E. Farm Road 132, Springfield. May 7 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
Subway No. 2832, 1735 W. Sunshine St., Springfield. May 5 re-inspection – Result: active. On-site for re-inspection due to cold holding violation, which was corrected. No violations noted.
Sushi Do LLC, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield. May 5 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations observed during inspection.
Tabak Co, 311 Park Central West, Springfield. May 5 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed dish machine not dispensing proper amount of sanitizer, repair company was notified and violation corrected on site by using three-vat sink to sanitize dish and barware. No non-priority violations.
The Almighty Sando Shop, 208 W. McDaniel St., Springfield. May 7 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. One non-priority violation: Observed ambient temperature of the prep table was 52 degrees Fahrenheit, product that was housed in prep table in not stored in it overnight and is kept in upright cooler, temperatures of potentially hazardous foods were within compliance and relocated to the upright cooler.
The Big Slice, 4126 S. Kansas Expressway, Springfield. May 2 routine inspection – Result: permitted with re-inspection. One priority violation: Observed no sanitizer in three-vat sink. No non-priority violation.
Tortuga Torta, 3909 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield. May 3 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee of Springfield, Springfield. May 3 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
Tru Springfield Downtown, 517 E. Elm St., Springfield. May 2 re-inspection – Result: active. Priority violation had been corrected prior to re-inspection. No violations cited.
Walmart Neighborhood Market No. 3238 Retail/Bakery, 3720 E. Sunshine St., Springfield. May 7 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
Walmart Neighborhood Market No. 5693 Deli, 1320 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. May 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.
Wendy’s of Missouri, 525 S. National Ave., Springfield. May 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations observed during inspection.
Xurros Handcrafted Spanish Donuts, 2350 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield. May 3 routine inspection. One priority violation: Observed no hot water at hand sink, re-inspection date set and education given. No non-priority violations. According to SGCHD spokesperson Anna Kremer, this was an instance where there was a temporary permit suspension due to lack of hot water. “In this case, Xurros made the minor correction to provide hot water and were allowed to operate for this event,” Kremer said in an email.