Oct. 6 – The Joplin Globe publishes summaries of routine and follow-up inspections conducted by the Joplin Health Department. Businesses that are inspected pass or fail based on violations found during the inspection. These violations fall into two categories:
—Priority violations are more serious and involve improper food handling, storage and preparation. The Globe lists the number and summary of each violation.
—The core violations are less serious and relate to equipment, maintenance and general cleanliness. The Globe only publishes the number of these violations.
A failed inspection can result in a variety of corrections based on the types of violations found. Complete copies of each report are available from the Joplin Health Department.
Inspections on September 9-10:
Pizza Ranch, 3507 E. 20th St., passes with two priority violations for allowing an employee to drink on the food preparation table and keeping an unlabeled chemical bottle in a cooler above food; and 10 core violations.
Freeman East, 932 E. 34th St., pass with no priority violations and one core violation
Maria’s Mexican Grill & Cantina, 2850 S. Range Line Road, pass with three priority violations for chicken not held at the allowable temperature of 135 degrees or higher, no detected level of disinfectant in the dishwasher and having dishwashing pods on top of the dishwasher in location away from food and equipment, all corrected during inspection; and four core violations.
Joplin Empire Market, 931 W. Fourth St., pass without violations.
White Oak Station, 1503 S. Range Line Road, failed with two priority violations for having ants around a soda bag and box container in the kitchen and in and around a slushie dispenser; and 11 core violations.
Stapleton Elementary School, 101 E. 41st St., passed with no violations.
Downtown Corner Market, 419 W. Fourth St., non-priority pass and 11 serious violations.
NYPD New York Pizza & Deli, 524 S. Joplin Ave., passed with four core violations and one corrected hazard since last inspection.
Inspections on September 17-18:
Domino’s, 1701 W. Seventh St., pass without violations.
Boba Teaz, 101 N. Range Line Road, pass with three core violations.
Super 8 Breakfast Area, 2830 E. 36th St., fails with one priority violation for not having a handwash sink within easy reach of employees serving food; and two core violations. Re-inspection scheduled for October 3.
Logan’s Roadhouse, 208 N. Range Line Road, fails with one priority violation for keeping chicken and chicken fried steaks above the allowable 41 degrees; and seven core violations. The re-inspection was scheduled for September 27.
Crazy Llama Coffee, 415 W. 32nd St., passed with one priority violation for having a toxic substance prohibited from use in food areas and no core violations.
The Corner, 1318 W. 32nd St., passes without priority and three core violations.
Kitchen at Hilton Garden Inn, 2644 E. 32nd St., fails because there is no concentration of disinfectant in the dishwasher; and one core violation. A re-inspection was scheduled for September 30.
Old Broadway Club, 702 S. Broadway St., passes with one priority violation for beer batter and flour dredging left out of temperature control for more than four hours; and four core violations.
