Benton County Restaurant Inspections

Information is from state Health Department records. Restaurants are listed in order of inspection date. All reports are from regular food service food store inspections unless otherwise noted.

Priority violations are defined as items relating directly to factors that lead to food-borne illness and must be corrected immediately.

Priority foundation violations are defined as items relating directly to factors that lead to food-borne illness such as training, equipment plans and documentation and must be corrected immediately.

Core violations are defined as items that relate to maintenance of food operations and cleanliness.

March 10

Orient Express

1402 S.E. Shane Lane, Suite, 10, Bentonville

Priority violations: Cooked meats, chopped lettuce no date mark, and chicken and beef in refrigerators and walk-in cooler. No sanitizer for kitchen surfaces. Handwash sink blocked. Bare-hand contact with rice and broccoli (corrected). No sanitizing of knife used to cut meat then cut broccoli or sanitizing of cutting board. Office supply containers used to store chicken and other meats in walk-in, must be NSF or assigned for food.

Core violations: Beef thawing ambient air; chicken thawing ambient air. Grease dumpster lid open. No handwash sign. Items in walk-in cooler not covered. Knives in prep area stored in between wall and board.

Las Fajitas

1402 S.E. Shane Lane, Bentonville

Priority violations: Gloves contaminated when touching edge of hot plate (corrected). No consumer advisory for undercooked eggs on menu.

Mary Mae Jones Elementary School

500 S.E. 14th St., Bentonville

Core violations: Dumpster lid missing.

March 11

Burrito Loco

1100 S.E. 14th St., Suite 10, Bentonville

Priority violations: Office containers used for food.

Core violations: Some utensils coming out warewasher with handles down.

Nina's Little Doves

112 S.E. J St., Bentonville

Priority violations: Kitchen area has paint and other products; food and chemicals must be separated.

Gold Town Sushi & Korean BBQ

1100 S.E. 14th St., Bentonville

Priority violations: Food debris on knives, peelers and scoops. Bare-hand contact with lemons to go into tea (corrected). Dirty towels and gloves on kitchen surface. Chicken breast 133 degrees, leaf lettuce 51 degrees; hot food to be held at 135 degrees or above; cold holding 41 degrees or below (corrected). No parasite destruction letter for fish served raw; no declaration of white tuna and super white as escolar. No policy for time as a control for sushi rice or log. Crab mix not used or another potentially hazardous within 24 hours not date marked.

Walton Life Fitness

1710 S.E. 14th St., Bentonville

Core violations: Outakes grab-n-go label does not have complete list of ingredient items.

March 12

Chick-fil-A

1211 S.E. Eagle Way, Bentonville

Priority violations: Wraps and yogurts, sandwiches and salads above 41 degrees; voluntarily destroyed (corrected). Delivered food out of temperature (corrected). Sliced cheese not date marked in reach-in.

March 16

Dixie Cafe

4600 W. Rozell St., Rogers

Priority violations: Corn on cob and mushrooms stored adjacent to raw meat on prep table. No sanitizer detected in warewasher; leaking chlorine tube; use three-compartment sink until repaired. Water leaking onto prep table next to steam table. Cheese 50 degrees, eggs 51 degrees, ham 52 degrees on prep table next to steam table; cold holding is 41 degrees or below. Ranch, oleo, Italian dressings above 41 degrees at salad prep station.

Core violations: Flour, wheat, sugar lids covered with dried food and ingredients. Handwash sink salad station used to fill water pitchers and sanitation buckets.

March 17

E-Z Mart

123 N. 13th St., Rogers

Core violations: No plug in dumpster.

Samaritan Community Center

1211 W. Hudson Road, Rogers

Priority violations: Chef washed gloves not bare hands (corrected).

Core violations: No labels on repackaged grab and go products.

Smokin' Joe's Ribhouse

2504 E. Central Ave., Bentonville

Priority violations: Chubs of meat not date marked; no date marking of cheeses, blue, cheddar held underneath prep tables. Sausages held in hot box at 100 degrees.

March 24

Gold Town Sushi & Korean BBQ

1100 S.E. 14th St., Bentonville

Follow-up inspection

Priority violations: No written policy for time as control for sushi rice (repeat).

Wal-Mart Apparel Cafe

203 S.E. Martin Luther King Parkway, Bentonville

Priority violations: Dish machine not reaching 160 degrees at plate.

March 25

Kid's Academy

211 Lee Town Road, Pea Ridge

Core violations: No drain plug in dumpster.

Blackhawk Grill

467 Lee Town Road, Pea Ridge

Priority violations: Hose in mop sink, no back flow device.

Core violations: No drain plug in dumpster.

Mrs. Neecy's Children Center

912 E. Pickens St., Pea Ridge

Core violations: Lighting in food prep area not shielded (corrected).

White Oak Station

139 N. Curtis Ave., Pea Ridge

Follow-up inspection

Core violations: Reminder not completed; asterisk disclosure on item that is served raw.

March 26

The Monna Center

670 Heritage Court, Siloam Springs

Priority violations: When handling ready-to-eat foods, no bare-hand contact is allowed (corrected). Maintain cut leafy greens at 41 degrees or below at all times; do not set out at room temperature even on display.

Thai City

110 E. Highway 412, Siloam Springs

Priority violations: Vegetable cooler is not holding bean sprouts at 41 degrees of below. Maintain cold food at 41 degrees or below.

Core violations: Ice must surround food to be effective. Rice cooker lid handle is not an approved handle; replace or repair. Storing utensils in water at room temperature; keep utensils either hot or cold; do not store in room temperature water. Replace gaskets on cooler doors. Leak at handwashing sink water line. Clean interior of vegetable cooler.

Callahan's Steak House

210 E. Highway 412, Siloam Springs

Priority violations: Employee washed hands at preparation sink, no soap. Maintain the hamburger condiments at 41 degrees or below.

Smokin' Joe's Ribhouse

803 N. Poplar St., Rogers

Priority violations: Ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food held in walk-in above 41 degrees; cole slaw, cooked meats, cheese sauce. No dates on ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food. Chemicals and food stored together in smoker area (corrected).

Core violations: Ice build up in walk-in freezer. Raw meat cooler has holes in floor, rain water seeping and dripping from ceiling. Lids of dry ingredient storage containers covered with food debris.

March 27

Braum's

551 W. Highway 412, Siloam Springs

Priority violations: Mixer machine has residual food from previous day (corrected). Breakfast condiments/ham on ice are not all 41 degrees or below (corrected).

Core violations: Lights over fry station are not shielded or shatter resistant (removed). Clean exhaust vents/hood above grill ad fryers.

Hardee's

1625 W. Highway 412, Siloam Springs

Priority violations: Employee handling ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Rust buildup on interior of ice machine at door frame; replace as needed. Register operators coming in from outside dropping off orders and not washing hands; putting fingers inside fry containers.

Core violations: Replace grout as needed around dish area. Condensation and frost buildup in freezer.

NW News on 04/06/2015

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