Benton County restaurants inspections: Ice machine has a growth on the ceiling, some food was held past its discard date, raw foods were stored above ready-to-eat vegetables and sauce

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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.

Oct. 6

Ye-Yo's Mexican Grill

1408 Twin Lakes Drive, Rogers

Critical violations: Foods in cold holding must be kept at 41 degrees or below.

Noncritical violations: Cooler must be set between 36-38 degrees to maintain proper cold holding temperatures.

Oct. 8

Auntie Anne's and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

2203 Promenade Blvd., Rogers

Critical violations: There was no hand soap at one handwashing sink and no paper towels at the handwashing sink in the employee restroom. There were no labels on prepackaged cookies and candies.

Noncritical violations: A drain is clogged in a handwashing sink.

Bellview Elementary School

5400 Bellview Road, Rogers

No violations.

Casey's General Store

3075 W. Pleasant Grove Road, Rogers

Critical violations: A container of gravy was not properly cooled prior to being stored in cold holding.

Noncritical violations: Food workers were not wearing effective hair restraints. While preparing food, food workers may not wear jewelry on their arms and hands except for a plain band such as a wedding ring.

Core Pub Rogers

1800 S. Osage Springs Drive, Rogers

No violations.

Dave & Buster's

2203 Promenade Blvd., Building 600, Rogers

No violations.

El Rancho

300 E. Centerton Blvd., Centerton

Follow-up inspection.

Critical violations: Salsa was at 45 degrees in cold holding.

Noncritical violations: None

Harps -- Deli/Bakery

710 W. Centerton Blvd., Centerton

Follow-up inspection.

No violations.

Kidz in Motion Learning Center

211 Commercial St., Centerton

No violations.

Society of St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry

1416 W. Poplar St., Rogers

No violations.

Subway

1160 E. Centerton Blvd., Centerton

Follow-up inspection.

No violations.

Yum-Yo's

2203 Promenade Blvd., Suite 5195, Rogers

No violations.

Oct. 9

Allen's Discount Grocery -- Deli/Bakery

60 Sugar Creek Center, Bella Vista

No violations.

Allen's Discount Grocery Store

60 Sugar Creek Center, Bella Vista

No violations.

Bentonville School District Warehouse

1003 S. Main St., Bentonville

No violations.

Birra Vino's

1004 S. Mount Olive St., Suite O, Siloam Springs

Critical violations: Employee made bare hand contact with food while preparing peppers. An employee stored pizza pans in the handwashing sink. Dishes were overloaded in the dish rack which does not allow them to be properly cleaned and sanitized. The prep table is not maintaining 41 degrees or below. Some food was held past its discard date.

Noncritical violations: The posted permit is expired.

Building Bridges at Central

402 N.W. Second St., Bentonville

No violations.

Burger King

500 S. Eighth St., Rogers

Complaint inspection.

No violations.

Cooper Elementary School

2 Blowing Springs Road, Bella Vista

No violations.

Dollar General

1760 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista

No violations.

Hawg City Grill

1004 S. Mount Olive St., Siloam Springs

Critical violations: Foods were not date marked as needed. Reach-in coolers did not have thermometers, repeat violation.

Noncritical violations: A bag of onions was stored on the floor of the storage area. Food workers were not wearing beard restraints, repeat violation. Shelves in the dish area need cleaning. A door gasket on the meat cooler needs to be repaired, repeat violation. Several nonfood contact surfaces and areas need cleaning. The walk-in freezer has a condensation leak, repeat violation. There is no light in the walk-in freezer, repeat violation. The current retail food permit is not posted, repeat violation.

Hokkaido Hibachi Express

200 Townsend Way, Pea Ridge

No violations.

Loves Donuts

10 Cunningham Corner, Bella Vista

Follow-up inspection.

No violations.

Pizza Hut

30 Sugar Creek Center, Bella Vista

No violations.

Takashimura Hibachi Express

560 N. Curtis Ave., Pea Ridge

Critical violations: There were no paper towels at the handwashing sink. Raw shrimp, raw chicken and raw beef were stored above ready-to-eat vegetables and sauce. Sauce was at 56 degrees, raw chicken was at 46 degrees and raw beef was at 54 degrees in cold holding.

Noncritical violations: Two cold holding units were not maintaining food temperatures of 41 degrees or below. Spatulas were being kept in a bucket of water between uses. There were no test strips for chlorine sanitizer available at the time of inspection.

Thaden School

418 S.E. Stagger Wing Lane, Bentonville

No violations.

Tortilleria La Popular

400 S. Eighth St., Suite F, Rogers

Complaint inspection.

Critical violations: A large container of tamale mix was not being cooled properly. A spray bottle in the bakery area was not labeled.

Noncritical violations: Sifting pans with flour and sugar inside were stored with clean pans; during pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation utensils must be stored in accordance with established regulations.

Oct. 10

Ardis Ann Middle School

3400 S.W. Second St, Bentonville

No violations.

Beef 'O' Brady's

2500 S.W. 14th St., Suite 108, Bentonville

Critical violations: Kitchen employee did not change gloves between tasks.

Noncritical violations: Copper mugs used for alcoholic drinks are not approved for food use.

Bentonville High School

1901 S.E. J St., Bentonville

Critical violations: Diced tomatoes and sour cream were not at 41 degrees or below in cold holding.

Noncritical violations: None

Bentonville High School North

1801 S.E. J St., Bentonville

Critical violations: Cut tomatoes, cheese and lettuce were not at 41 degrees or below on the serving line.

Noncritical violations: None

Braum's Ice Cream

1119 N. Walton Blvd., Bentonville

Critical violations: Milk and egg nog were at 44 degrees in cold holding.

Noncritical violations: The handwashing sink needs a splash guard to protect the prep table from possible contamination.

Building Bridges at BHS

1901 S.E. J St., Bentonville

No violations.

Casey's General Store

900 S.W. 14th St., Bentonville

Critical violations: Employee did not wash hands before putting on gloves.

Noncritical violations: None

Core Pubs Bentonville

109 S. Main St., Bentonville

No violations.

Gentry Head Start

206 S. Giles Ave., Gentry

Critical violations: The automatic dishwasher was not reaching a proper temperature for sanitation.

Noncritical violations: None

Gentry Intermediate School

302 W. Second St., Gentry

Critical violations: Mashed potatoes were at 128 degrees in hot holding, items in hot holding must be at 135 degree or above.

Noncritical violations: None

Gentry Primary School

1265 Pioneer Lane, Gentry

Critical violations: None

Noncritical violations: The walk-in freezer has a condensation leak.

Harps -- Deli/Bakery

300 Gentry Blvd., Gentry

Critical violations: There was no soap at the handwashing sink. Some chicken, meat loaf and macaroni and cheese were not at 135 degrees in hot holding.

Noncritical violations: Test strips need to be replaced, repeat violation.

Harps

300 S. Gentry Blvd., Gentry

No violations.

Havana Tropical Grill

203 N. Second St., Rogers

Follow-up inspection.

No violations.

Indian Express Bread & Curry

1210 S.E. Walton Blvd., Bentonville

No violations.

Italian Garden Da Vinchis

2102½ S. Eighth St., Rogers

Critical violations: An employee did not wash hands and put on gloves before preparing food. An employee made bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods while preparing a plate of food. Raw chicken was stored above raw beef; raw fish was stored above raw beef and pork was stored above raw poultry.

Noncritical violations: An employee doing food prep was not wearing a proper hair restraint. The ice machine has a growth on the ceiling and needs cleaning.

Littlefield Express

2410 S.W. 14th St., Bentonville

No violations.

Walmart Neighborhood Market

1817 S. Eighth St., Rogers

No violations.

Walmart Neighborhood Market -- Deli/Bakery

1817 S. Eighth St., Rogers

Critical violations: A dessert cooler near the bakery was at 57 degrees, must be at 41 degrees or below.

Noncritical violations: A thermometer is needed in the display cooler for the deli and the bakery; thermometer for the deli walk-in cooler was inaccurate. The mop sink has a leak.

Whole Hog Cafe

1400 S.E. Walton Blvd., Suite 48, Bentonville

Critical violations: Lettuce and dressings in cold holding were not at 41 degrees or below.

Noncritical violations: None

NW News on 10/22/2018

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