54th Street Grill and Bar
5103 N. Belt Highway
No violations.
Noncritical: Handwashing sink is being used for something other than handwashing. Hand sinks may only be used for handwashing. Food being thawed improperly. Food must be thawed in walk-in cooler, submerged in cold running water or in microwave, never at room temperature. Both mechanical ventilation systems are not functioning as required. Repair or replace cooking hood and ware-washer hood.
Applebee’s
4004 Frederick Blvd.
No violations.
Bandanas Bar B Q
4225 Frederick Blvd.
Critical violations: All foods in reach-in cooler are at 50 degrees or higher. Food is to be discarded.
Noncritical: Refrigeration equipment not maintaining required temperature and must be replaced. Torn or broken door seals, hinges must be repaired or replaced. Working thermometers missing from hot or cold holding units. Must have a thermometer in all units that are cold/hot holding.
Break Time
402 N. Woodbine Road
No violations.
Brioche French Bakery and Cafe
114 N. Seventh St.
No violations.
Bucky’s
4215 S. U.S. Highway 169
No violations.
Noncritical: No hand towels found at hand sinks. Each handwashing sink shall be provided with disposable hand towels, dryer or other acceptable means to dry hands. Food found stored on floor. Food must be stored 6 inches off of the floor.
Cardinal Country Bakery
306 E. Hyde Park Ave.
No violations.
Cheddar’s Casual Café
5302 N. Belt Highway
No violations.
City of St. Joseph, Civic Arena
100 N. Fourth St.
Consumer complaint: Dirty toilet seats and mold behind waste receptacles in the restrooms.
Investigation: Several toilet seats are dirty and bathrooms are in the process of being cleaned.
Action taken: Restrooms will be cleaned before the next event as per the manager.
City Star
2120 Frederick Ave.
No violations.
Noncritical: Paper towel dispenser is not working correctly. Paper towel dispenser must work properly at all times.
Dollar General
1601 Commerce Ave.
No violations.
3323 St. Joseph Ave.
No violations.
Noncritical: Damaged floor tiles found. Replace all damaged floor tiles.
3420 S. 22nd St.
No violations.
6500 King Hill Ave.
No violations.
Noncritical: Dirty carpet found in the back room and dirty floor found by the egg cooler. Clean carpet and floor. Missing ceiling and floor tiles in the backroom and holes found in the walls in the back room and both restrooms. Replace missing tiles and repair walls.
Dunkin Donuts
1206 N. Belt Highway
No violations.
Noncritical: Cracked floor tiles found. Replace tiles.
Fast Gas
841 S. 22nd St.
No violations.
Noncritical: Dirty walls and ceiling found in the walk-in cooler. Clean ceiling and wall in the walk-in cooler. Dirty air vents found. Clean air vents more frequently.
1702 St. Joseph Ave.
Critical violations: Dirty ice machine found. Clean and sanitize food-contact surfaces daily.
3804 Mitchell Ave.
No violations.
Noncritical: No hand towels found at hand sink. All hand sinks should be supplied with disposable hand towels, dryer or other acceptable means to dry hands. Hand sink found in use for something other than handwashing. A handwashing facility may not be used for any purpose other than handwashing.
4217 Frederick Blvd.
No violations.
Noncritical: Open-air display cooler temp reading over 45 degrees. Cooler cannot be used until repaired or replaced.
Ford’s Drive In
5028 Lake Ave.
Consumer complaint: Consumer allegedly saw employees handling ready-to-eat food with bare hands, not wearing hair restraints, eating in food prep area, touching ears and hair without washing hands, letting patrons access kitchen while going into the restroom and not washing hands before starting to prep food.
Investigation: A server touched fries while handing to a patron. Several employees had no hair restraints.
Action taken: Food employees must wear hair restraints. Ready-to-eat food must be handled using a barrier.
Frog Hop Bar and C-Store
2001 Messanie St.
Critical violations: Raw meats stored above ready-to-eat food. Store raw meats below ready-to-eat food to prevent cross contamination. Corrected during inspection. Food in the hot case is held below 135 degrees. Hot food must be held at 135 degrees or higher. Reheat to 165 degrees and return to proper hot holding. Corrected during inspection. Ice machine is dirty due to slime mold. Clean and sanitize ice machine regularly. Corrected during inspection.
Noncritical: Cooked food left uncovered in the walk-in cooler. Cover food and drinks to prevent contamination. Wiping cloths stored on prep table. Wiping cloths must be stored in sanitizer bucket. Damaged floor tiles found in the walk-in cooler. Replace damaged tiles.
Git N Split
2615 St. Joseph Ave.
Critical violations: Dirty pop and iced tea nozzles found. Clean and sanitize all food-contact surfaces every day. This was corrected during inspection.
Gold N Glaze Donut and Coffee
1825 Frederick Ave.
Critical violations: Ice machine is dirty and must be cleaned and sanitized.
Noncritical: Kitchen hand sink is used to store sponges and soap. It has reportedly not been used for unknown period of time. Second hand sink is used to wash dishes. A handwashing sink may not be used for any purposes other than handwashing. Food ingredients stored directly on the floor. Store food and ingredients 6 inches off of the floor. Dirty storage racks found as well as dirty floor and floor mats found. Clean racks and floors more frequently.
Green Hills
3225 N. Belt Highway
DELI
No violations.
Noncritical: Handwashing sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink may only be used for handwashing. Food found stored on the floor. Food must be stored 6 inches off of floor. Food packages on site were not properly labeled. Dirty nonfood-contact surfaces found. Clean nonfood-contact surfaces regularly. Ventilation system not working needs to be repaired.
Kris and Kates Ice Cream Shop
2330 N. 36th St.
Critical violations: Dirty food-contact surface found. All food-contact surfaces and equipment must be cleaned and sanitized after each use.
Noncritical: Dirty air vents found. Clean air vent on a regular basis. Wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer when not in use. Wiping cloths should be kept in sanitizer when not in use.
Longboards
106 S. Seventh St.
No violations.
Noncritical: Employee in food prep area is not wearing a hair restraint. Employees working with exposed food must wear hair restraints. Serving utensil handle is touching food. Serving utensil handles must not touch food.
Moila Country Club
701 N. Noyes Blvd.
No violations.
SNACK SHACK
No violations.
Noncritical: Dirty air vents found in food prep area. Clean vents to prevent contamination of food.
Mokaska Coffee Co.
617 Felix St.
No violations.
Mr. Goodcents
4315 Commonwealth Court.
Critical violations: Sauce held at 115 degrees instead of 135 degrees. Hot food must be held at 135 degrees or above.
Nation Mart
402 S. Eighth St.
No violations.
Noncritical: Pre-packaged food not labeled properly. All received pre-packaged food must be properly labeled with name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer or distributor, ingredients, quantity and common name of the food.
Papa John’s Pizza
1808 N. Belt Highway
No violations.
Pizza Ranch
3007 N. Belt Highway, Suite A
Critical violation: Dirty food-contact surface found. All food-contact surfaces must be clean and sanitized after each use. Corrected during inspection. Warning given for backflow prevention device not properly functioning. Cannot be used until repaired.
Noncritical: Food being thawed at room temperature. Food must be thawed in walk-in cooler, submerged in cold running water or in microwave. Damaged wall/floor found. Must be repaired/replaced. Damaged door seal/hinges found. Must be repaired/replaced.
Quick Stop
2607 Frederick Ave.
Critical violations: Dirty iced tea nozzles found. All food-contact surfaces must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. This was corrected during inspection.
Red Lion Hotel
103 S. Third St.
No violations.
Restaurant 1785
513 Francis St.
No violations.
Noncritical: Restroom door does not self-close. Restrooms must have self-closing doors.
Riverbend Treatment Center
5910 Mitchell Ave.
No violations.
Roger’s Green Hills
1004 Fifth Ave.
No violations.
Noncritical: Damaged floor found in several spots throughout the store. Damaged walls found. Repair damaged walls and replace damaged floor tiles.
DELI
No violations.
Noncritical: Damaged floor tiles found. Replace damaged floor tiles.
Sam’s Club
5201 N. Belt Highway, Suite A
DELI
No violations.
Sara Lee Bakery
1106 S. Belt Highway
No violations.
Simple Simon’s Pizza
5123 Lake Ave.
Critical violations: The manager did not designate a person in charge before leaving the establishment. A person must be in charge and must be present at all times when doors are open. This was corrected during inspection. The dishwasher is not sanitizing dishes. Dishwasher must sanitize food-contact surfaces before use. This was corrected during inspection.
SODEXO-Providence
5701 Providence St.
Critical violations: Sanitizer concentration levels in the three-compartment sink is too low. Corrected during inspection.
St. Joseph Frontier Casino
777 Winners Circle
SNACK
Critical violations: Eggs held at room temperature. Raw eggs must be held at 45 degrees or below in the cooler. Eggs voluntarily discarded.
St. Joseph Haven
610 Olive St.
No violations.
Sonic Drive In
4303 2A Commonwealth Court
No violations.
Noncritical: One of two hand sinks is draining too slowly. Sink must be repaired.
5810 Lake Ave.
No violations.
Noncritical: Walk-in cooler is not working properly. Ambient air temperature is 48 degrees. Walk-in cooler unit is being repaired at this time. Temperature must be 41 degrees or below.
Taco Bell
320 N. Belt Highway
No violations.
3301 N. Belt Highway
No violations.
3403 S. Belt Highway
No violations.
Noncritical: Dirty nonfood-contact surfaces found. Nonfood-contact surfaces must be kept free of dust, dirt and food residue.
U.S. Oil
601 S. 22nd St.
Critical violations: Dirty pop and iced tea nozzles found. Clean and sanitize food-contact surfaces every day to prevent contamination of food.
Noncritical: Prep table made of wood is not sealed. Wood must be sealed to make surface smooth and easily cleanable. Wet floor found in walk-in cooler. Floor must be kept clean to prevent contamination of food. Damage ceiling tiles found. Replace damaged ceiling tiles.
3215 S. 22nd St.
Critical violations: Dirty iced tea nozzles found. Clean and sanitize ice tea nozzles every day.
Noncritical: Dirty air vents found. Clean air vents to prevent the contamination of food. Dirty floor in the back room and dirty floor in the pop cooler due to infrequent cleaning. Clean floors more frequently. Damaged floor tiles in the beer cooler and back room. Ceiling was missing tiles. Replace damaged floor tiles and missing ceiling tiles.
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