Restaurants in Wichita KS fail for cockroaches, grime, leaky sink, menu issues & more

Amy Renee Leiker

Five restaurants in Sedgwick County were out of compliance during food safety and lodging inspections conducted by the Kansas Department of Agriculture last week.

Information about the restaurants and their violations appears below in an alphabetical list with a summary of the problems inspectors found. You can see more details in The Eagle’s searchable database of non-compliant restaurant and hotel inspections at www.kansas.com/databases. This list includes inspections from Sept. 24-30. It was compiled Oct. 4.

More than 40 establishments that passed inspections last week also appear alphabetically below. Some may have been non-compliant in previous weeks, including those listed in this article.

Business owners or managers who want to clarify or comment on inspection results can contact Eagle reporter Amy Renee Leiker at 316-268-6644 or aleiker@wichitaeagle.com. Comments will be added to online stories.

How establishments fail

Most violations are minor and are corrected during an inspection.

Businesses fall out of compliance when they have too many violations, issues that can cause foodborne illnesses or when a problem can’t be fixed right away, like bug and rodent infestations.

It’s rare for a facility to shut down over a failed inspection, but it can happen. Circumstances that might lead to a closure include sewage backups, ongoing or untreated pest problems, or if a business operates without water, power or refrigeration. Usually closures are temporary.

When an establishment fails, it’s typically inspected again within 10 days.

You can search food and lodging inspection results in any Kansas county at www.foodsafety.kda.ks.gov/FoodSafety/Web/Inspection/PublicInspectionSearch.aspx.

Out-of-compliance inspections

Birrieria Raymundo, 124 E. 21st St. in Wichita — Thirteen violations on Sept. 27 during a joint inspection. No sanitizer testing strips, employee washed hands at wrong sink, missing advisory reminder on menu for undercooked eggs, no soap at kitchen hand-washing sink, restaurant wasn’t keeping required paperwork for raw oysters, no hot water at hand-washing sink, several foods including birria and beans weren’t labeled with preparation dates, dried peppers weren’t covered, birria wasn’t prepared in a food-grade pot, portable grill blocking hand-washing sink, leaky sink was partly sealed with duct tape, no paper towels at hand-washing sink. Next inspection: Oct. 8.

Gorditas Durango Mexican & American Grill, 527 W. 13th St. in Wichita — Five violations on Sept. 25 during a follow-up inspection. No soap at hand-washing sink, eggs were too warm in refrigeration, no consumer advisory warning of risk of eating undercooked eggs, paper towel dispenser in kitchen didn’t work, several foods including cheese and carne asada were too warm in refrigeration. Next inspection: Nov. 25.

Lucky Restaurant, 6710 W. Kellogg Drive in Wichita — Eight violations on Sept. 29 during a follow-up inspection. Back door was propped open during inspection, several dead cockroaches and other dead bugs under sushi line and in other areas, hand-washing sink by sushi bar didn’t work correctly, live cockroaches in food preparation areas and inside container of flour, flour contaminated with bug and “several unidentified foreign objects,” cans of flour weren’t covered, “significant build up of grease and black debris” along floor, “foul smell” in dry storage room, leaky sink. Next inspection: Oct. 29.

Sunny Hibachi, Sushi & Indonesian Food, 240 N. Main St., Suite 300 in Haysville — Eight violations on Sept. 28 during its first operational inspection after licensing. Restaurant was storing food in containers that aren’t food grade, cockroaches by dishwashing counter and main preparation counter and above dishwashing sink, tempura batter was sitting at room temperature, fish thawed improperly, utensils weren’t sanitized, cooked rice wasn’t kept hot enough, restaurant was using escolar for tuna rolls without disclosing that on menu, no test strips for sanitizer. Next inspection: Oct. 13.

Wendy’s, 6404 W. Kellogg Drive in Wichita — Six violations on Sept. 29 during a routine inspection. No paper towels at hand-washing sink, employee didn’t wash hands after touching raw hamburger patties, cheeses and lettuce weren’t cold enough in refrigeration, grease and grimy conditions throughout kitchen, trash and dirt on floor, cup floating in pan of coffee, cheese sauce wasn’t kept hot enough. Next inspection: Oct. 9.

How to complain

If you see problems at a food or lodging establishment, you can file a complaint.

Email kda.fsl@ks.gov or call 785-564-6767 to notify the state about unsavory or questionable conditions anywhere that serves or sells food to the public. You can also file a report at www.foodsafetykansas.org.

To report an illness you think was caused by a restaurant, food or event, call the Kansas Department of Health and Environment at 877-427-7317 or file a report at www.foodsafetykansas.org.

Complaints about conditions at hotels and motels can be submitted at https://agriculture.ks.gov/kda-services/complaint-form/food-safety-and-lodging-complaint.

For more information about foodborne illnesses, visit www.foodsafety.gov.

These businesses passed inspections

  • Asia Bazaar Grocery & Cafe, 6100 E. 21st St., Suite 300 in Wichita

  • Barrel Boys BBQ (mobile vendor/food truck), 3558 N. Lake Ridge Court in Wichita

  • Boccato Eatery & Pasta, 321 N. Mead in Wichita

  • Buffalo Brew Coffee Company (mobile vendor/food truck), 4605 N. Maize Road in Wichita

  • Burger King, 2309 S. Seneca in Wichita

  • Busy B’s Delivery (mobile vendor/food truck), 4460 S. Doris Court in Wichita

  • Cedar Creek Farm, 5830 N. 119th St. West in Maize

  • The Coop and Coffee House, 104 N. Baltimore in Derby

  • Dairy Queen Grill & Chill, 314 N. Baltimore in Derby

  • Derby North Middle School, 3100 N. Rock Road in Derby

  • Derby Public Schools Central Kitchen, 610 E. Market in Derby

  • Deshi Curry, 6249 E. 21st St. in Wichita

  • Dutch Bros Coffee, 2860 N. Maize Road in Wichita

  • The Easy Egg Breakfast & Lunch, 5700 W. Kellogg Drive in Wichita

  • El Paso Elementary School, 900 E. Crestway in Derby

  • English Village Inn, 6727 E. Kellogg Drive in Wichita

  • Fatburger, 2556 N. Greenwich, Suite 107 in Wichita

  • Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, 3450 S. Meridian in Wichita

  • Gangnam Korean BBQ & Sushi, 210 N. Washington in Wichita

  • Harry Street Elementary School, 1605 S. Market in Wichita

  • Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Wichita East, 4110 S. Webb in Wichita

  • Haysville Middle School, 900 W. Grand in Haysville

  • High Park Concession Stand, 2700 E. Madison in Derby

  • House of Nutrition, 2452 S. Seneca, Suite B in Wichita

  • ICTea (mobile vendor/food truck), 3300 N. Rock Road, Suite A3 in Wichita

  • Jump Start, 7115 W. 13th St. in Wichita

  • Las Catrinas Mexican Restaurant, 2330 N. Maize Road, Suite 1500 in Wichita

  • Local Flavor, 5400 E. Central, Suite 100 in Wichita

  • Lukon’s Corner, 946 S. Rock Road, Suite 300 in Wichita

  • Mulligan’s Pub, 8343 E. 32nd St. North, Suite 110 in Wichita

  • New Lemongrass: Taste of Vietnam, 300 N. Mead, Suite 108 in Wichita

  • Papa Johns Pizza, 8918 W. 21st St., Suite 300 in Wichita

  • Peterson Elementary School, 9710 W. Central in Wichita

  • Premier Food Service at AMI Metals, 2300 S. Hoover in Wichita

  • Premier Food Service at Wescon Plastics, 2810 S. West St. in Wichita

  • Quality Suites, 658 S. Westdale Drive in Wichita

  • QuikTrip, 625 S. Hillside in Wichita

  • Rex Elementary School, 1100 W. Grand in Haysville

  • Rockin Rico’s Sno Balls (mobile vendor/food truck), 624 N. Tanglewood in Derby

  • Sapporo Japanese Sushi Restaurant, 8065 E. Peachtree in Wichita

  • The Shop, 613 N. Baltimore in Derby

  • Taco Pronto, 8385 W. 21st St. in Wichita

  • Taco Shop Remote Kitchen, 1544 S. Washington in Wichita

  • Tacos TJ 664 East, 3526 N. Rock Road, Suite 100 in Wichita

  • Tanglewood Elementary School, 830 N. Ridgecrest in Derby

  • Thai An Oriental Market, 2425 S. Hillside, Suite 500 in Wichita

  • Truesdell Middle School, 2464 S. Glenn in Wichita

  • Wendy’s, 1131 N. Rock Road in Derby

  • Wyndham Garden Wichita Downtown, 221 E. Kellogg in Wichita

Note: Occasionally an address listed — especially for mobile vendors and food trucks — is not where food is actually served to the public. Contact those establishments directly for specific service locations.

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