Information is from state Health Department records. Restaurants are listed in order of inspection date. All reports are from regular food service inspections unless otherwise noted. Critical violations are defined as items relating directly to factors that lead to food-borne illness and must be corrected immediately. Noncritical violations are defined as items that relate to maintenance of food operations and cleanliness.
March 31
UofA Au Bon Pain Jr.
811 W. Dickson St., Room 323, Fayetteville Critical violations: Squeeze bottle with blue substance and spray bottle with blue liquid not identifiable as to contents of containers must ensure toxic chemicals have clear description of identity on working containers to prevent contamination (corrected). Noncritical violations: Various bread sticks and loafs in baskets for self-serve on display for consumers without adequate covering/protection; must store with shield or cover to protect from incidental contamination. Disposable wiping cloths were found soiled and piled up on the corner of three-compartment sink dish drainboard; must store in sanitizing solution of proper concentration or discard.
UofA Quiznos
1021 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville Critical violations: Potentially hazardous, ready-to-eat dressings and sauces found at 46 to 51 degrees in top of make-table cooler; must store in a safe, cold-holding temperature of 41 degrees or below (corrected). Noncritical violations: Cutting boards on make-table food prep surface found with visible crevices and deep pitting; must ensure food contact surfaces are easily cleanable and smooth so as not to harbor debris and/ or food.
UofA Slim Chickens
1021 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville No violations.
UofA Einstein Brothers Kiosk
800 Dickson St., Fayetteville Critical violations: Cream cheese pre-packaged in cooler (prepared at main kitchen location) has no date marking for open/discard date; must ensure potentially hazardous, ready-to-eat foods, disbursed from commercial packaging to disposable containers have seven-day discard date labeled (corrected). Noncritical violations: None
UofA Starbucks
1021 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville Critical violations: Milk in carafe on self-service bar was at 50 degrees; must ensure potentially hazardous foods are maintained at 41 degrees or below or under a four-hour time control (corrected). Noncritical violations: None
UofA Innovations
1021 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville No violations.
UofA Papa John’s Pizza
1021 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville No violations.
UofA Einstein Bagels
191 N. Harmon Ave., Fayetteville No violations.
April 5
On the Way
4451 N. Thompson St., Springdale Critical violations: Raw eggs stored over ready-to-eat foods. Interior of ice machine has an accumulation of slimy buildup. Items are not date marked as needed, no date on liquid creamers. Noncritical violations: Excessive water standing in the bottom of cold display case; food items in standing water. Reusing chemical bucket for ice (repeat); removed. Clean under shelves in walk-in cooler; buildup of food and debris. Septic system is failing; immediately stop traffic from driving on system. Leak in three-compartment sink faucet; leak in small sink by the soda machines.
April 7
East Buffet
1320 N. College Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: Chopped tofu was stored on food bar at 67 degrees. Noncritical violations: Ice cream cones in a box on the food bar lack adequate protection for customer self-serve. Steamed rice scoop is stored in a container of water. Nonfood contact surfaces of cooking equipment lack cleaning. Remove corrugated fiberboard lining on some storage shelving.
April 12
Stonebridge Meadows Golf Club
3495 E. Goff Farms Road, Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Portion of wall finish behind the three-compartment sink is damaged.
Thai Diner
514 N. College Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Steamed rice dispensing utensils are stored in containers of water. Ammonia chemical sanitizer test strips are lacking. Nonfood contact surfaces of cooking equipment require an increase in cleaning frequency. Several light bulbs/ballasts lack replacement.
The Bar-B-Q Place
3542 S. Huntsville Road, Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Small portion of the wall finish lacks repairing.
Harps Deli/Bakery
1780 Crossover Road, Fayetteville Critical violations: Complaint inspection Bags of cinnamon chips for customer self-service, ingredients listed are for garlic chips. Noncritical violations: None
Happy Hollow Elementary School
2175 Peppervine Drive, Fayetteville No violations.
April 13
Elkins Middle School
349 N. Center St., Elkins No violations.
Avalon Nutrition and Indian Foods
1388 N. College Ave., Fayetteville No violations.
American Legion Post 27
1195 S. Curtis Ave., Fayetteville Follow-up inspection Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Hand washing sink in the bar area is repaired.
Cafe Rue Orleans
1150 N. College Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Swai fillet is labeled catfish on the menu. Screened opening above hand wash sink lacks securing. Ventilation hood and filters lack cleaning. No mop sink is installed.
Elkins Elementary School
380 N. Center St., Elkins No violations.
April 18
E-Z Mart
1540 S. 15th St., Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Food employee hand washing notice is not posted at back preparation area and restroom hand washing sinks. Front hand washing sink lacks accessible hand soap. Two light bulbs above the bulk ice maker lack shielding.
Kobe Hibachi Grill & Sushi
643 N. Van Asche Drive, Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Bulk dry food storage containers lack labeling.
Soup Shack
2901 E. Zion Road, Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Retail food permit is not posted.
Penguin Ed’s Bar-B-Que
230 S. East St., Fayetteville Critical violations: Pan of uncooked meat in outside walk-in refrigerator is stored above a pan of cooked meat. Noncritical violations: Outside mechanical smoker area screen doors lack repair and installation. Portions of wall, floor and ceiling coverings in food preparation and warewashing areas. Raw sheet of plywood on back interior wall lacks painting. Several ceiling light bulbs in food preparation and warewashing areas lack shielding. Current retail food permit is not posted.
Crossover Corner
4315 Crossover Road, Fayetteville No violations.
Har-Ber High School
300 Jones Road, Springdale Critical violations: Corrected on site the temperature of sandwiches, heater unit for hot holding must hold foods at 135 degrees and above, work order placed to fix hot holding unit. Sausage and ham in pizza cold holding is two degrees over the minimum of 41 degrees; manager stated she had a work order in process to correct the problem. Noncritical violations: None
Harps Deli/Bakery
2894 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale Critical violations: Cooked chickens that had been hot were observed cooling in walk-in with unknown time period of cooling process. Baked chicken in deli department was 130 degrees; time/temperature control for safety hot foods shall be held at 135 degrees or hotter unless using time as a control. Noncritical violations: Egg salad sandwich ingredient label lacked bread, bread ingredients, and wheat allergen information. Halogen light bulb over deli fryers lacked protective cover or shield; all light bulbs in food preparation/serving areas shall be shielded or shatterproof.
Bernice Young Elementary School
301 Pippin Apple Circle, Springdale No violations.
Harps
2894 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale Critical violations: Ground beef packages were stored above roast beef packages; ground pork is stored over pork steak, also found in the five for $25 bin. Except when combined as ingredients, separate types of raw animal foods from each other during storage, preparation, holding and display. Prepackaged item did not show the list of ingredients on package of diced fruits, yogurt covered snacks and other items. Noncritical violations: Diced melons and chopped lettuce were recorded at temperatures outside of the acceptable range.
April 19
Western Sizzlin’
3492 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale Critical violations: Person in charge failed to demonstrate knowledge of food safety, evident throughout the facility or by appropriate responses and actions and by the number of critical and priority violations at time of inspection. Active managerial controls to maintain food safety were not observed during time of inspection. Dishwasher observed moving from handling dirty dishes to clean dishes with only a 3-second hand wash without using soap in a non-hand washing sink. Food prep worker placing desserts on serving plates neglected to wash hands before donning gloves. Employee was observed dumping sanitizer buckets and cloths into hand wash sink. Several unopened packages of uncooked ground beef in the meat walk-in were dripping and were brown to gray in color. Some food containers lacked lids or coverings or lids were cracked and broken; broth in walk-in, gelatin in refrigerator, some items in plastic bins in walk-in and opened bag of cornmeal in dry storage that was under water drip. Unless using time as a public health control, all temperature controlled for safety foods shall be kept at 41 degrees or colder; multiple items in buffet, coolers and walk-ins exceeded temperature standards. All sanitizer buckets and dishwasher concentrations exceeded allowed standards for chlorine sanitizer; sanitizer was improperly used by mixing chlorine sanitizer with detergent and effectively decreasing effectiveness of the sanitizer. Noncritical violations: Broth, cornmeal and bacon bits were uncovered and had water from walk-in condensers dripping on them. Many damp wiping cloths not in use were observed unattended on the counters. Several shelves in coolers need to be replaced or repaired; unfinished wood observed in walk-in and needs to be painted, varnished, or replaced; many broken, cracked floor tiles throughout the kitchen need repair or replacing. Chemical sanitizer test strips are not being used to confirm sanitizer concentration within acceptable range. Entire back of house would benefit from a thorough and regular cleaning to remove accumulation of soil residues. Floor surfaces throughout kitchen area and walk-in coolers were slippery and not easily cleanable evidenced by the multiple water puddles and difficulty walking through kitchen even while wearing slip-resistant footwear. Light bulbs and fluorescent bulbs throughout kitchen and in walkin coolers lacked shielded or covered bulbs increasing risk of physical contamination.
Sassy’s Red House
708 N. College Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: A section of the screen is damaged on the side of the meat smoking area. Bulk sugar scoop is stored handle downward in the sugar. Bulk flour plastic scoop is damaged. Small section of ceiling finish in food preparation area lacks repair. Light bulb lacks shielding in the meat smoking area.
Mount Sequoyah Assembly
150 Skyline Drive, Fayetteville No violations.
April 20
Red Kite Coffee Company
1852 N. Crossover Road, Suite 2, Fayetteville No violations.
Blu Fin Sushi & Bar
4276 W. Sunset Ave., Suite B, Springdale No violations.
China Cafe
2630 E. Citizens Drive, Suite 16, Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Two food employees lack hair restraints.
Sunset Grill & BBQ
3418 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale Critical violations: Some items such as deli meat in small refrigerator lacked lid or plastic wrap to protect from environment. Chili was being cooled in a pan of ice; the tall container was preventing temperature to drop rapidly enough for safety and temperature not being recorded. Foil wrapped baked potato at 127 degrees observed in hot holding unit which increases the risk of botulism. Potato was rapidly reheated to 171 degrees which minimized risk. Milk, diced ham, diced tomatoes and other time/temperature control for safety food items exceeded 41 degrees; these foods shall be kept at 41 degrees or colder unless using time as a control. Time/temperature control for safety foods that are prepared or commercially packed containers that are opened and kept for more than 24 hours shall be labeled with date and discarded within seven days; several items in small refrigerator lacked date marking. Noncritical violations: Chili was found cooling in tall container; adequate cooling shall be accomplished by placing in a shallow pan, placing in smaller containers, placing items in a ice bath, etc. Chicken was found thawing in bucket near dish machine. Cooks and other staff lacked thermometers to ensure proper cooking temperatures achieved, cooling achieved or adequate hot and cold storage. Mushroom container, cottage cheese cartons, buckets and other items being reused for food storage. Food contact and nonfood contact surfaces shall be kept free of accumulation of dirt, food residue and other debris; ice machine and other surfaces in the kitchen need thorough cleaning and sanitizing.
Las Palmas
1115 E. Henry de Tonti Blvd., Tontitown Critical violations: Some items in walk-in and freezer lacked lid or plastic cover to protect items. Some readyto-eat foods in walk-in lacked a date marking. Noncritical violations: Employee bathroom door shall be self-closing. Light bulb in the store room is not shielded or covered.
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