These 10 Wichita-area restaurants and businesses failed inspections July 31 to Aug. 6
Ten Wichita-area businesses were deemed out of compliance during Kansas Department of Agriculture food and lodging safety inspections conducted July 31 to Aug. 6, reports show.
Among problems inspectors found: a bus tub filled with raw catfish that was covered with a trash bag, old rice, rodent droppings, ants in a sugar bag, sinks with no hot water and an employee who didn’t wash their hands after touching raw meat.
Information about the Sedgwick County businesses and their violations, compiled Aug. 12, appears below with a summary of the problems inspectors noted on their reports. More details, including specific violation descriptions, are posted in The Eagle’s searchable database of non-compliant restaurant and hotel inspections at www.kansas.com/databases.
Business owners who want to clarify or comment on inspection results that appear in the list can contact Eagle reporter Amy Renee Leiker at 316-268-6644 or aleiker@wichitaeagle.com. Comments will be added to online stories. Businesses are listed alphabetically below.
More than 50 businesses surveyed during the same time period passed their inspections with few or no violations. You can see those at www.foodsafety.kda.ks.gov/FoodSafety/Web/Inspection/PublicInspectionSearch.aspx.
Failing an inspection doesn’t necessarily mean a business has to close; that’s rare. Most violations are minor and are immediately corrected in front of an inspector after they’re found.
Businesses fall out of compliance with state rules when they have too many violations or certain types of problems that can increase the risk of a customer contracting a food-borne illness, or when a problem can’t be fixed right away.
When a business fails an inspection, it’s usually inspected again within 10 days.
To complain about conditions anywhere that serves or sells food to the public, email kda.fsl@ks.gov or call 785-564-6767.
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Recent out-of-compliance inspections:
Best Western Plus Wichita West, 3800 W. Kellogg Dr. in Wichita — Six violations during an Aug. 5 follow-up inspection. Cited over milk and yogurt that wasn’t cold enough in cooler, outdated policy for leaving items at room temperature, no food thermometer, not sanitizing dishes, no hot water at sink, no paper towels at kitchen sink. Next inspection: Oct. 5.
El Puerto Seafood and Chicken, 808 W. 25th St. N. in Wichita — Two violations during an Aug. 2 inspection listed as a follow-up to an administrative order. Cited for rice not cooling down to safe refrigeration temperature quickly enough, restaurant wasn’t using enough sanitizer on dishes. Next inspection: Nov. 2.
Lemongrass: Taste of Vietnam, 300 N. Mead, Ste. 108 in Wichita — Eight violations during an Aug. 1 inspection prompted by a complaint. Cited for storing raw meats and raw fish stacked on single sheet tray, tofu wasn’t cold enough in cooler, cut watermelon and sauces weren’t labeled with preparation dates, old rice, cooked noodles weren’t labeled with preparation time, bus tub of raw catfish covered with trash bag instead of food-grade container, dirty knives, restaurant was storing insect killer that’s rated for residential-only use. The next inspection date wasn’t listed.
Little Busters, 457 N. Baltimore in Derby — Three violations during an Aug. 4 inspection listed as a follow-up to an administrative order. Cited for employee not washing hands after touching raw meat, dirty meat slicer, “approximately one hundred small droppings along the north and east walls of the basement.” Next inspection: Oct. 4.
Los Compadres Mexican Grill, 3213 N. Toben St. in Wichita — Seven violations during an Aug. 2 inspection listed as a follow-up to an administrative order. Cited for storing container of raw shredded beef in direct contact with produce, cooked rice didn’t cool down quickly enough in refrigeration, foods including shrimp salad and feta cheese weren’t cold enough, restaurant didn’t mark time on containers of salsa, dirty salsa buckets, plumbing issue, chemicals weren’t labeled. Next inspection: Oct. 1.
Mark 8 Inn, 1130 N. Broadway in Wichita — One violation during an Aug. 2 inspection listed as a follow-up to an administrative order. Cited for no screens attached to any windows that open to the outside. Next inspection: Aug. 12.
Mexico Viejo Mexican Restaurant, 6960 W. 21st St. N. in Wichita — Six violations during an Aug. 1 follow-up inspection. Cited for ants in bag of sugar and on bean bin, raw eggs stored above bag of cheese and beer keg, food and open soda can stored in ice used for drinks, ground beef wasn’t cold enough in cooler, dirty can opener, ants in dry storage area. Next inspection: Oct. 1.
Quick Pick, 3733 N. Arkansas in Wichita — Four violations during an Aug. 3 inspection listed as a follow-up to an administrative order. Cited for not having a functioning sink in bathroom, “approximately fifty small rodent droppings on the floor under the candy shelf” and more by the ATM machine and next to the ice chest, rodent droppings on counter by soda machine and next to ice machine, trash that might attract pests, black scuff and smear marks and grease and dirt on walls, shelving and baseboards. Next inspection: Oct. 3.
Tacos Honey food truck, 3324 Neely Ct. in Wichita — Three violations during an Aug. 2 licensing inspection. Cited for not having ambient air thermometers in cold holding units, no probe-style food thermometer, inadequate piping connecting sink to water tank is causing “significant leak.” Next inspection: Aug. 12.
Wichita West Inn and Suites, 2405 N. Ridge Rd. in Wichita — Three violations during an Aug. 2 inspection prompted by a complaint. Cited for not having a trash can outside the back door, back door propped open with wood, exposed carpet tack strip in first-floor hallway. Next inspection: Aug. 12.
