Greene County restaurant inspections for Jan. 27 - Feb. 1

Food establishments in Greene County are inspected one to three times per year, depending on the type of food served, the population served, the difficulty level of food preparation, and past history.

Issues found during inspections fall into two categories: priority and non-priority. Priority violations are issues that can have a direct impact on the safety of the food and can lead to a restaurant getting shut down if they persist. Non-priority violations are usually centered on things like sanitation or building maintenance.

Here is information from the Springfield-Greene County Health Department regarding restaurant inspections over the past seven days:

Aviary Creperie & Patisserie-Farmers Park, 2144 E. Republic St. 01/27/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed knives being stored unclean on magnetic strip on line. Knives pulled from service to be properly cleaned. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Beyond Bliss, 303 E. Commercial St. 02/01/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Lucas was person in charge at time of inspection. Make sure that ice bin is self draining. Orkin will do their pest control. Initial inspection - permit to be issued. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed: The indirect drain for 3 vat extends into floor sink. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: The back door has a gap under it, which could allow entrance of pests.

Break Time #3123, 1211 E. Grand St. 02/01/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Discussed discarding items marked for time as a control as soon as the discard time is reached. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Facility was out of quaternary ammonia test strips for checking sanitizer.

Casey's General Store #3909, 1525 S. Glenstone Ave. 01/27/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. No violations cited at time of inspection Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Casper's, 601 W. Walnut St. 01/28/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed build up behind dispenser knobs on soft drink machine. Corrected during the inspection, staff wiped down the unclean area.

Cedars, 513 N. West Bypass. 02/01/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: Medicine found stored above food prep area. Education given and correct ed during inspection. Observed: Cooked chicken in walk-in cooler with no date labeling. Education given and corrected during inspection. Nonpriority Violations Found: 2. Observed: Door seal on server kitchen fridge found broken. Observed: Missing ceiling tile and some ceiling tiles found damaged in kitchen.

China Wok, 334 N. West Bypass. 02/01/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Floor under wok stations and prep table found not clean.

Golden Palace, 1313 W. Kearney St. 01/31/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 4. Observed: In men's restroom puddle of water around base of toilet. Slight leak when toilet is flushed. Observed: Employee hand washing sink water pressure was weak. Observed: Ice scoop found laying in the ice. Education given and corrected during inspection Observed: All exterior doors in the establishment you can see daylight along the bottom.

Hurts Donut Company, 320 Park Central West . 01/28/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed potentially hazardous foods half-and-half at 46F and French Vanilla creamer at 43F in the dispenser, not being properly cold held at 41F or lower. PIC voluntarily discarded the containers of half-and-half and French Vanilla creamer. PIC stated he would buy individual containers of creamers until the dispenser can be serviced and/or found to be capable to holding the proper temperature. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed raw eggs being stored above cooked bacon in back cooler. Discussed that this practice could lead to cross-contamination if the eggs were to break and leak onto ready-to-eat foods below. PIC moved eggs to the bottom shelf. Corrected onsite.

Jade East Ii, 2435 S. Campbell Ave. 01/27/2022 - Re-Inspection; Result: Active. Previous violations were corrected before re-inspection. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Kentucky Fried Chicken, 726 W. Kearney St. 01/27/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 2. Observed: Storage area floor and under shelving found not clean. Observed: Dead pests in control devices.

Kentucky Fried Chicken, 215 E. Sunshine St. 01/27/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed built up behind the dispenser knobs of soft drink machine. Corrected during inspection by staff cleaning the unclean area.

Kiss Bar & Grill, 2550 S. Campbell Ave. 01/31/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed open employee drink can in food preparation area.

Maria's, 406 S. South Ave. 02/01/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 2. Observed sunlight coming through the bottom seal of the back exterior door. Observed ice shovels placed on top of unit. Corrected by staff by cleaning ice shovels and placing them in containers.

Neighbor's Mill Bakery & Cafe, 1301 E. Sunshine St. 01/31/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Cherish was person in charge at time of inspection. A reinspection will be made on or after 2-4-2022. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 2. Observed: The dish machine's wash cycle was 120-125 degrees F for a hot water sanitizing machine. A reinspection will be made once called or on 2-4-2022 to check for compliance. Observed: The following areas were not clean: exterior surface of ice machine around door and wall of walk-in refrigerator.

Niji Sushi Bar & Grill, 3938 S. Lone Pine Ave. 01/27/2022 - Re-Inspection; Result: Active. At the time of the reinspection, the dish machine had been repaired and was properly sanitizing. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Papi's Cocina & Cantina, 808 S. Illinois Ave., Republic. 02/01/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed chlorine sanitizer not testing on test strips. No available chlorine in sanitizer bucket. PIC stated they ran out and are having someone bring some in now. Sanitizer must be available for wiping cloths and dish machine during all hours of operation. Chlorine sanitizer must be between 50-100ppm. While on site PIC called company that services dishwasher and the employee said he was on his way right now to replenish their sanitizer. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Pho Kim Restaurant, 3433 S. Campbell Ave. 01/31/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. No violations observed at the time of inspection. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Primas East, 3662 S. Glenstone Ave. 01/28/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed dicer not being stored clean in food preparation area. Dicer removed from service to be properly cleaned. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Purple Burrito #5, 3459 W. Kearney St. 01/27/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Evelia was person in charge at time of inspection. The one priority violation was corrected at time of inspection. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed: At least 4 pans of cooked meats and 3 containers of cut lettuce in walk-in refrigerator lacked use by dates. These were promptly labeled by staff at my request. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Red Robin, 3720 S. Glenstone Ave. 01/28/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed open employee drink in food preparation area. Drink removed.

Signal Food Store, 960 S. Glenstone Ave. 01/31/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed egg rolls and buffalo ranch link holding at 121F to 134F. Corrected by voluntarily discarding. Manager agrees to send time control policy for review and approval. Observed over ten bottles of disinfectant stored above and on drainboard of 3-vat sink. Corrected by moving chemicals below 3-vat sink. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed gap at bottom of back door. Door should be tight fitting to fit prevent pests from entering.

Sleep Inn, 233 E. El Camino Alto Dr. 01/31/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Travellers House Coffee, 824 S. National Ave. 01/28/2022 - Re-Inspection; Result: Active. Cherie was person in charge at time of reinspection. The prep refrigerator had the thermostat replaced and was running 37 degrees F. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Walmart Neighborhood Market #2839 Deli/Bakery, 444 W. Grand St. 01/27/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. No violation were observed at the time of inspection. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Ralph Green is a business reporter with the Springfield News-Leader. Contact him at RAGreen@gannett.com, by phone: (417-536-4061) or on Twitter at RalphGreenNL

This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Greene County restaurant inspections for Jan. 27 - Feb. 1