See 12 Wichita-area restaurants, other businesses that failed recent state inspections

Twelve Wichita-area businesses were deemed out of compliance during Kansas Department of Agriculture food and lodging safety inspections conducted Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, reports show.

Among problems inspectors found: rodent droppings, ants and flies, dirty milkshake mixers, hand-washing sinks that didn’t work or couldn’t be used for other reasons, a restaurant operating without the proper license, foods that weren’t kept hot or cold enough, and a lack of signs telling employees to wash their hands.

Information about the Sedgwick County businesses and their violations, compiled Sept. 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 at the end of this article.

More than 60 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 when 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, 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:

Auto Motel, 1230 N. Broadway in Wichita — One violation during a Sept. 1 inspection prompted by a modified complaint. Cited over rodent droppings found on a bathroom floor and a large hole in a wall next to a bed where pests could enter the room. The room was ordered closed until the hole could be sealed and the room could be cleaned and reinspected. Next inspection: Sept. 11.

Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Store, 2201 N. Rock Road in Derby — Two violations during an Aug. 29 follow-up inspection. Cited over dirty milkshake mixers that were splattered with food and other debris, flies and ants on the counter where shakes are prepared. Next inspection: Oct. 29.

Brooks Middle Magnet School, 3802 E. 27th St. North in Wichita — One violation during a Sept. 1 routine inspection. Cited over a kitchen hand-washing sink that was out of order and unusable. The school passed its Sept. 12 follow-up inspection.

CB Manufacturing Company Inc., 101 W. 48th St. South in Wichita — One violation during an Aug. 30 licensing inspection. Cited for not having adequate hand-washing options in or near the syrup tank room. Next inspection: Sept. 9.

Envision Inc., 2301 S. Water in Wichita — Three violations during a Sept. 1 routine inspection. Cited for not keeping heated sweet potato puree hot enough, other foods including mushroom gravy and pork chops weren’t kept warm enough, no test kit to measure concentration of sanitizer used on dishes. Next inspection: Sept. 11.

Kwik Shop, 277 S. Ridge Road in Wichita — Five violations during a Sept. 1 joint inspection. Cited over storing unopened package of hot dogs in standing water for an unknown length of time, shop couldn’t find food thermometer, hand-washing sink was filled with items including tongs and a box of sweet rolls, cleaners stored on shelf above thawing hot dogs. The convenience store passed its Sept. 12 follow-up inspection.

Paleteria La Reyna, 2925 N. Arkansas in Wichita — Four violations during a Sept. 1 routine inspection. Cited for not keeping refrigerated foods including meats and flan cold enough, lettuce wasn’t labeled with preparation date, no soap at hand-washing sink, unlabeled chemical bottle. Next inspection: Sept. 11.

Riverside Cafe of Derby, 824 N. Baltimore in Derby — Eight violations during an Aug. 30 inspection prompted by a complaint. Cited over dented cans of black-eyed peas, cooked sausage wasn’t kept hot enough, refrigerated foods including bacon and mashed potatoes weren’t kept cold enough, eggs stored at room temperature, salad mix stored in container that wasn’t food grade, no food thermometer, greasy and dirty kitchen walls and floors, old and new rodent droppings below coffee maker. The restaurant passed its follow-up inspection on Sept. 12.

Supplement World, 552 N. Ridge Road in Wichita — Four violations during an Aug. 31 follow-up inspection. Cited for storing scoops in containers of smoothie toppings where handles touched food, container of almond milk wasn’t labeled with opening date, no probe-style food thermometer, no sanitizer testing strips on site. Next inspection: Oct. 31.

Village Inn, 7020 W. Central in Wichita — Two violations during an Aug. 31 inspection prompted by a complaint. Cited for not keeping refrigerated foods including corned beef and ham cold enough, not keeping produce cold enough, no signs in bathrooms telling employees to wash hands. Next inspection: Sept. 11.

Walt’s All American Bar & Grill, 5534 W. Central in Wichita — Six violations during an Aug. 31 licensing inspection. Cited for offering cooked-to-order foods including burgers and steaks without proper disclosure on its menus, potatoes stored in plastic T-shirt-style bag instead of food-grade container, no sanitizer testing equipment on site, no hand-washing sink in kitchen, no signs telling employees to wash hands at hand-washing sinks, restaurant operating without a food license for two weeks. Next inspection: Sept. 11.

Wichita Brewing Co. & Pizzeria, 535 N. Woodlawn, Ste. 375 in Wichita — Six violations during an Aug. 30 joint inspection. Cited over pizza sauce and chicken that didn’t cool off quickly enough, refrigerated foods including meats and cheese weren’t kept cold enough, dirty dicer, hot water didn’t work at hand-washing sink by pizza oven, food preparation sink had a direct connection to sewer. The restaurant passed its follow-up inspection on Sept. 12.