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:
Beth’s Bake Shoppe & Tea Room, 1645 W. Republic St. 11/29/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Discussed cooling items in walk-in cooler after prep until 41F or below. Discussed storage of potentially hazardous food items to prevent cross-contamination (raw meat with ready-to-eat food). Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed cut lettuce (45F), chicken salad (45F), and feta cheese (44F) being stored above 41F. Discussed with PIC using metal lids to retain cold temperature in prep areas. All were recently prepped and stocked. Lids were closed to allow the prep area to cool to 41F or below. Observed bacon/onion dressing (cooked 2 days ago) stored at 45F. PIC voluntarily discarded the dressing. Discussed cooling techniques (ice wand, shallow containers for cooling). PIC states the dressing had been in the cooler overnight and had not been removed from the cooler for prep or other purpose.) Air temperature of the cooler was 41F. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
Big Momma’s Coffee & Espresso Bar, 217 E. Commercial St. 12/01/2021 – Re-Inspection; Result: Active. Pest control had been on site prior to this re-inspection. The establishment had cleaned throughout the restaurant prior to the re-inspection. No evidence of pests were seen during the re-inspection. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
Big Momma’s Coffee & Espresso Bar, 217 E. Commercial St. 11/26/2021 – Re-Inspection; Result: Permitted with Reinspection. Previous violations observed were corrected prior to re-inspection. Pest control services have been scheduled, will follow-up with re-inspection after services are conducted. Priority Violations Found: Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
Big Whiskey’s American Bar & Grill, 1550 E. Battlefield Road. 12/01/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed cooked penne at 45-51F on top line prep cooler above recommended storage line. PIC voluntarily discarded 5-6 portioned bags. Corrected on site. Nonpriority Violations Found: 3. Observed small pitcher with tape on top off lettuce in salad prep cooler. PIC removed pitcher, voluntarily discarded lettuce. Observed raw ground beef stored over steaks and hamburger on top of raw chicken. PIC voluntarily discarded hamburger and moved the ground beef below the steaks. Corrected on site. Observed food debris and grease build-up around hot water heater, on bread drawer, around oven area and portable fan.
Braum’s Ice Cream #193, 3020 E. Sunshine St. 11/29/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. No violations observed. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
Burger King, 525 S. National Ave. 12/01/2021 – Re-Inspection; Result: Active. Kelly and Stephanie were persons in charge at time of reinspection. Significant progress has been made on cleaning facility. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: There were a few areas of floor and hard to reach areas that were not clean.
Burger King, 2138 N. Glenstone Ave. 11/29/2021 – Re-Inspection; Result: Permitted with Reinspection. Priority items corrected, vent hoods and filters have been cleaned, including frames. Soft serve item moved from priority to core item, no mix in unit, service repair has been delayed due to holiday. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 2. Observed soft serve machine off line. No soft serve mix was being stored in unit at time of follow up, therefore item is moved to a core violation rather than a priority. Manager will call once repair has been made for follow up visit. Observed grease build up on bottom of fry hopper station around legs and side walls. Continue to clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment.
Burger King, 3009 S. Campbell Ave. 11/30/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Discussed proper storage for wet mops and proper time marking for foods on time control. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Built up a food debris on floors and dirt on floors and walls especially under and behind equipment.
Casey’s General Store #2034, 703 S. Scenic Ave. 11/30/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 5. Observed: Single use articles still in shipping packaging stored directly on the floor. Observed: Employee drink found in kitchen without a lid and straw. Observed: Kitchen employee hand sink without any paper towels. Observed: Women’s restroom found out of order. toilet not working properly. Observed: Cream dispenser tube found longer than one inch and not cut at a diagonal.
Dunkin Donuts, 4020 S. Campbell Ave. 11/30/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Mold growth found inside of ice machine. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Food prep employee not wearing an effective beard restraint.
Exit 88 Diner, 225 E. Evergreen St., Strafford. 11/29/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Permitted with Reinspection. Discussed proper storage of employee drinks, chemicals, proper use of hand sinks and requirement for beard restraints. Priority Violations Found: 3. Observed: Lasagna with a discard date of 11/19 still in use. Observed: Cooked hamburgers not marked with discard date in walk-in cooler. Observed: Insufficient sanitizer solution at 3-compartment sink. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
Fast Black Sheep Burgers, 2420 E. Sunshine St. 12/01/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Permitted with Reinspection. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed potentially hazardous food (grilled onions, 98F) not being held at 135F or above for hot holding. Temporarily corrected with use of time control. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Employees not wearing hair restraints.
Gettin’ Basted, Springfield. 11/29/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed hot water in employee and public restrooms not reach 100F as required.
Hardee’s, 3312 E. Chestnut Expressway. 11/30/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed vent hood filters, frames and sides of fryers with grease build up. Manager relayed cleaning frequency of hoods is moving to a two month schedule instead of three. Manager scheduled hood company at time of inspection.
Hoods Restaurant, 1651 S. State Highway K, Bois D’Arc. 11/30/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Rhonda was person in charge at time of inspection. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: A container of shell eggs were setting at room temperature and were 55 degrees F. Promptly corrected Observed: There were 3 one gallon jugs of chocolate milk with “use by” dates of 11-28-2021. These were promptly discarded by staff. Nonpriority Violations Found: 4. Observed: There were 4 bags of hash browns being thawed on counter at room temperature. Promptly corrected Observed: Some areas of ceiling and walls were not clean. Observed: Facility could not locate chlorine test strips for checking dish machine. Observed: No paper towels in back employee restroom. Corrected by putting paper towels in restroom prior to exit.
Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pastas, 3250 E. Battlefield Road. 12/01/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: Vegetable slice found stored on the shelf not clean. Corrected during inspection Observed: bottle of jelly and few boxes of salt stored next to laundry detergent and hand sanitizer. Corrected during the inspection Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Mop found stored in mop sink.
Panera Bread, 2456 E. Sunshine St. 11/26/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Permitted with Reinspection. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
Taco Bell #002278, 1335 W. Kearney St. 11/29/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Mary was person in charge at time of inspection. No violations observed. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
The Clubhouse, 4136 E. Kearney St. 11/29/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed door sweep missing rubber on bottom of door and frame seal in poor repair, daylight is coming through. Repair to keep pests out.
Walmart Neighborhood Market #5692 Deli, 3150 W. Republic St. 11/29/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Discussed all hand wash sinks need to be equipped with adequate soap and paper towels. Discussed monitoring of hot foods using time as a control. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
Walmart Neighborhood Market #5692 Retail/Bakery, 3150 W. Republic St. 11/29/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Discussed monitoring temperatures of coolers when in defrost mode. No violations. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
West Bypass Eagle Stop, 3459 W. Division St. 11/29/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Permitted with Reinspection. Brandi was person in charge at time of inspection. A reinspection will be made on or after 12-2-2021 to check on the priority violations. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: A number of potentially hazardous food items in top of prep refrigerator were 47-52 degrees F. These were promptly discarded by staff. Observed: The quaternary ammonia sanitizing solution in 3rd compartment was 500 ppm. Promptly drained and refilled. Nonpriority Violations Found: 3. Observed: Several “On the Fly” Market sandwiches and pinwheels lacked ingredient labels. This is a repeat violation. Observed: A few boxes of single service items were being stored on the floor of back room. Observed: The facility’s quaternary ammonia test strips had expired in May 2020.
What’s Alfredo?, 3371 E. Montclair St. 12/01/2021 – Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Ice accumulation on floor and wall of walk-in freezer.
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
Greene County restaurant inspections for Nov. 26 – Dec. 1, expired milk and grease build-up – Springfield News-Leader
