Restaurant inspections

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.

WASHINGTON COUNTY June 8 The Golf Club at Valley View

11520 Club House Parkway, Farmington

Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Self-serve cups were on the floor, must be at least six inches off the floor. There was no hot water in the hand wash sink. All lights above the grill are not protected; cover or get shatterproof bulbs.

Fast Trax

248 Arkansas 45 West, Goshen Critical violations: Food employee handled a hamburger bun with his bare hands.

Noncritical violations: None

Puritan Brew Co.

205 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville Critical violations: Employee is drinking from a cup with no lid; drinks shall be only from approved containers while in the kitchen, discontinue the use of unapproved drink containers.

Noncritical violations: None

Pancho’s Mexican Restaurant

177 E. Bowen Blvd., Fayetteville Critical violations: Flip-top refrigerator temperatures for processed vegetables are at 50 degrees.

Noncritical violations: None

Braum’s Ice Cream

2511 N. College Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: Food items (burger patties, maraschino cherries, lemons) are not protected from contamination; foods shall be covered to protect from incidental contamination. Breakfast burritos were held at 85 degrees in a hot-holding unit that was not turned on; potentially hazardous hot foods shall be held at 135 degrees or above. Yogurt mix for soft serve ice cream holding at time of inspection at 43 degrees; potentially hazardous foods shall be held at 41 degrees or below. Insecticide was observed stored on the shelf next to cold cereal, toxic substances shall be stored away from food products.

Noncritical violations: None

Willy D’s

230 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville Critical violations: Mechanical ware washing machine is dispensing sanitation solution, but not in the concentration to sanitize; ensure the dishwasher is dispensing at the correct levels.

Noncritical violations: None

Arsaga’s

548 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville Critical violations: Food employee washed his hands in the sink used to clean utensils; require food employees to use only designated hand wash sinks for hand washing. The back area room is used as food preparation without a hand washing sink; locate hand washing sinks to allow convenient use in food preparation/dispensing, warewashing areas and in toilet rooms. A hand washing sink in original food preparation area was not accessible, there was a container with potatoes in it; a hand washing sink shall be maintained so it is accessible at all times for employee use, and do not use for purposes other than hand washing. They prepared and held kimchi with date marked May 25 and May 30, more than seven days; discarding ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous and time control for safety food prepared on site or opened commercial container held at 41 degrees for longer than seven days. Food storage room is used as food preparation area/cooking food; it does not have a hand washing sink, the floor and ceiling is wood, not smooth or easy to clean; during preparation, unpackaged food shall be protected from environmental sources of contamination (repeat violation).

Noncritical violations: Thermometers are located in area where it is not easy to read; food temperature measuring device shall be provided and readily accessible for use in ensuring attainment and maintenance of food temperature.

June 12 Jean Tyson Child Development

920 W. Douglas St., Fayetteville Critical violations: Dented cans of peaches were on the shelf for use; cans that are dented on the seams shall be removed from the inventory and returned to the manufacturer or discarded. Green cleaner was on the shelf with pasta; chemicals shall be on a shelf separate from food and utensils.

Noncritical violations: There is a gap in the filters above the stove, the filters should be aligned to prevent grease from passing the filters.

Elks Lodge 1987

4444 Crossover Road, Fayetteville Critical violations: Food employee with disposable gloved hand placed raw beef onto the grill, changed gloves but failed to wash hands prior to glove change, when handling ready-to-eat bread.

Noncritical violations: None

Wal-Mart Supercenter - Deli/ Bakery

3919 N. Mall Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Two food employees are wearing finger rings that are not plain bands. Current retail food permit is not posted.

Wal-Mart Supercenter

3919 N. Mall Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Current retail food permit is not posted.

Tiny Tim’s Pizza

21 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville Critical violations: Prep cooler on the south side is above 41 degrees, shrimp was at 64 degrees (thrown out), make sure cooler is at 41 degrees or below before putting new food in.

Noncritical violations: Vents in the ceilings in food prep has a dust buildup. No cold water at the bar hand wash sink. Handle is broken at hand wash sink by the pizza oven. Missing one ceiling tile in the mixing room. Post current food service permit that expires June 30, 2018.

Little Caesars Pizza

1130 N. Garland Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: Employee used the phone and did not wash hands afterward, employees shall wash hands after contamination has occurred. Pizzas waiting to cook on the rack lack a top cover, wings in the cooler lack a cover; all foods shall be protected from incidental contamination by covering.

Noncritical violations: The three-compartment sink is leaking and the liquid is being collected in a container; pipes shall be sealed to prevent leaking onto the floor, ensure pipes are sealed correctly to remove liquid waste from dripping onto the floor. Floor, walls and ceiling in food preparation and ware washing area lack cleaning, the physical facility shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean.

Jim’s Razorback Pizza

3831 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville

Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: One ceiling tile in food preparation area lacks installation.

June 13 Shell Superstop

2001 N. Center St., Elkins Critical violations: Open package of precooked sliced ham lacks a discard date.

Noncritical violations: Back freezer storage room lacks cleaning.

Terra Studios

12103 Hazel Valley Road, Fayetteville

Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Packaged food shall comply with standards of identity requirements; frozen fruit bars are not labeled for individual sale.

KFC

600 S. Thompson St., Springdale Critical violations: The hand sink by the order line will not dispense soap; hand soap shall be available to wash hands, ensure the soap dispenser is operational. The walk-in cooler is holding cole slaw, macaroni and cheese and other items at 60 degrees; manager stated the cooler was not operating correctly at 8 a.m., a sample of the cole slaw was taken; cold holding shall occur at 41 degrees or below, all potentially hazardous items were discarded, maintenance for the cooler arrived during the inspection. Cole slaw was dated June 11 and the manager stated the cole slaw was made June 12; date marking shall be placed on products 24 hours after making, ensure that proper dating is followed.

Noncritical violations: None

Center Street Cafe

1995 N. Center St., Elkins Critical violations: Food employee handled cooked sausage with bare hands.

Noncritical violations: Food employee is wearing finger rings that are not plain bands.

June 14 EZ Mart

1417 W. Martin Luther King Blvd., Fayetteville

No violations.

Kum & Go

729 W. Martin Luther King Blvd., Fayetteville

No violations.

Blanquita’s Cake Shop

1204 Backus St., Springdale No violations.

Best Western Windsor Suite

1122 S. Futrall Drive, Fayetteville Critical violations: Boiled eggs and cream cheese holding in small refrigerator at 54 degrees. Potentially hazardous foods shall be held at 41 degrees or below.

Noncritical violations: None

June 15

West Washington County Headstart

901 S. Mitchell Ave., Lincoln Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Repair floor tiles that can accumulate dirt and/or water.

Comfort Inn & Suites

1234 Steamboat Drive, Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: There is no sanitizer available during food prep. Time and temperature control for safety foods shall be thawed using an approved method; thawing eggs at room temperature, should be thawed in the cooler, under running water or cooking or microwave. Food permit is not posted; operating without a valid food permit.

EZ Mart

54 N. Centennial Ave., West Fork Critical violations: Food stored in hot-holding display case temperatures are 127-128 degrees.

Noncritical violations: None

Chihuahua Mexican Grill

88 N. Centennial Ave., Suite 1, West Fork

Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Outside trash can lacks a lid installed and is leaking liquid.

West Fork Cafe

99 Centennial Ave., West Fork Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Food employee lacks a hair restraint (repeat issue). Outside trash can is open. One wall surface in meat slicing area lacks painting and several ceiling tiles in back storage room lack installation (repeat issue).

West Fork Senior Activity Center

222 Webber St., West Fork No violations.

Growing God’s Kingdom

599 N. Centennial Ave., West Fork No violations.

Jake’s Pizza

74 E. Main St., West Fork Critical violations: Food employee changed disposable gloves between tasks, but only rinsed hands at the three-compartment sink and dried hands on cloth towel. Hand washing sink lacks hand cleanser available.

Noncritical violations: Back food preparation wet wiping cloth stored on countertop. Two food preparation knife handles are taped. Mechanical ventilation hood lacks cleaning. Several ceiling tiles lacks installation in back storage/preparation area (repeat issue). Retail food permit is not valid.

McAlister’s Deli

4055 N. Steele Blvd., Fayetteville No violations.

June 16 Pancho’s Mexican Restaurant

177 E. Bowen Blvd., Fayetteville Follow-up inspection No violations.

Tim’s Pizza East

1813 Mission Blvd., Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Food employee lacks a hair restraint. Service sink is not installed (repeat issue).

Rolling Pin Cafe

2565 E. Huntsville Road, Fayetteville

Critical violations: No bare-hand contact with exposed, ready-to-eat food or ice; use gloves, spatulas, tongs, deli tissue or other dispensing equipment. Food employee handled ready-to-eat foods, sliced tomato, bacon, bread for sandwich assembly (repeat issue).

Noncritical violations: One food employee lacks a hair restraint. One food employee is wearing a finger ring that is not a plain band (repeat issue). Several No. 10 cans are reused for food storage.

Prism Education Center

2855 E. Joyce Blvd., Fayetteville No violations.

Logan’s Roadhouse

3611 N. Shiloh Drive, Fayetteville Critical violations: Food employee drink cup lacks a lid. Bar sink drain pipe lacks adjustment to properly discharge into floor drain.

Noncritical violations: None

Early Bird Catering

77 W. Colt Square Drive, Suite 3, Fayetteville

No violations.

The Container Kitchen

1946 N. Birch Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: Facility was preparing to open for business for the day, taco meat and pulled pork were removed from the refrigerator (cold holding at proper temps) and placed in hot holding steam table without a reheat process; products that require temperature control for food safety must be heated such that all parts of the food reach 165 degrees prior to hot holding at 135 degrees, the food must reach 165 degrees within two hours of starting the reheating process. Product was moved to stove and adequately reheated before placing in hot holding.

Noncritical violations: None

Fossil Cove Brewing Co.

1946 N. Birch Ave., Fayetteville No violations.

June 19 Harps

319 E. Buchanan St., Prairie Grove Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Vent blower shields in meat market have dust built up; walk-in freezer has ice from a waterline break.

Prairie Grove Senior Activity Center

475 Ed Staggs Drive, Prairie Grove No violations.

Pink-E-Pies Play Palace

1330 S. Duncan Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: Bleach container lacks a label; chemicals removed from the original container shall have a common label on the container.

Noncritical violations: None

Jim’s Razorback Pizza

2584 Gregg St., Fayetteville Critical violations: A container of bleach water lacks label; Chemicals that are removed from the original container and used in working containers shall be labeled.

Noncritical violations: None

Just Like Home

3395 W. Mount Comfort Road, Fayetteville

No violations.

Sonic

2113 N. Center St., Elkins Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: The top of the bulk handled ice container is cracked.

Casey’s General Store

2031 Stokebury Road, Elkins Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Outside garbage dumpster lacks a drain plug installed (repeat issue).

June 20 Jim’s Razorback Pizza

128 S. Southwinds No. 13, Farmington

Critical violations: There is no sanitizer in food prep. Potentially hazardous and time and temperature control for safety foods for cold holding must be 41 degrees or below, walk-in cooler was at 44 degrees, your thermometer read 45 degrees, blowers were at 44 degrees, ham and cottage cheese at 44 degrees.

Noncritical violations: Food workers shall wear hair restraints, beard restraints and clothing that covers body hair; one of two workers wore no hair restraint. Walk-in cooler has dust built up on the walls.

Sonic

225 W. Main St., Farmington Critical violations: Discontinue use of unapproved beverage containers in food preparation or ware washing area; must have a top and a straw. There is no sanitizer in food prep; must always have sanitizer available in food prep.

Noncritical violations: Single-service cups must be stored at least six inches off the floor. Post food service permit.

Chuck E Cheese

2999 N. College Ave., Suite 12, Fayetteville

Critical violations: Alcohol fuel stored with foods; chemicals shall be stored separate from foods.

Noncritical violations: None

Green Oak Center

249 W. Main St., Farmington Critical violations: No paper towels at hand wash sink. Eggs were stored above ready-to-eat foods; always store ready-to-eat foods above raw foods. Potentially hazardous and time, temperature control for safety foods hot holding is 135 degrees or above; chicken strips were at 103 degrees. Chonozo with beef had no date mark.

Noncritical violations: Food temperature measuring device shall be provided and readily accessible for use in ensuring attainment and maintenance of food temperature; there was no thermometer in the white cooler. Food not in the original packages for use must be identified with the common name; vinegar spray bottle is not labeled.

Sonic

186 N. Cato Springs Road, Fayetteville

Critical violations: Food employee drink cup lacks a lid. Flip-top refrigerator cold food holding temperatures are at 44 degrees.

Noncritical violations: None

McDonald’s

1200 W. Wilson St., Fayetteville Critical violations: Time used as a public health control for sliced cheese lacks a discard time marking.

Noncritical violations: Two food employees are wearing rings that are not plain bands.

Harps

3055 N. College Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: In back area there is out-of-date food and trash on the floor; ensure trash is being disposed of correctly.

Tobo’s 66

1200 W. Wilson St., Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Food employee is wearing a finger ring that is not a plain band. Outside garbage compactor is leaking liquid.

Harps - Deli/Bakery

3055 N. College Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: Biscuit sandwiches were hot holding at 115 degrees, should be at 135 or above.

Noncritical violations: Food not in the original packages for use in establishment must be identified with the common name of the food.

Hardee’s

2985 N. College Ave., Fayetteville No violations.

Pirate’s Cove

201 N. Main St., Greenland No violations.

June 21 Inn at the Mill

3906 Greathouse Springs Road, Johnson

Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Lacks testing strips for chlorine.

Subway

5204 S. Thompson St., Springdale Critical violations: No paper towels would dispense at the hand washing sink by the three-compartment sink. No soap would dispense for hand washing sink by the three compartment sink.

Noncritical violations: None

Harps

1189 N. Garland Ave., Fayetteville No violations.

Nellie B’s Bakery

2421 N. Center St., Suite B, Fayetteville

No violations.

Fayetteville Country Club

3335 Country Club Drive, Fayetteville

No violations.

UofA Northwest Quad

1106 W. Maple St., Fayetteville No violations.

Harps - Deli/Bakery

1189 N. Garland Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: Glass cleaner was stored on the shelf with single-service containers; toxic chemicals shall be stored away from food and food contact surfaces, cleaner was moved to chemical shelf.

Noncritical violations: None

Prelude Breakfast Bar

509 W. Spring St., Suite 210, Fayetteville

Critical violations: Food employee wearing disposable gloves handled raw bacon, then washed gloved hands and handled ready-to-eat bread.

Noncritical violations: Food employee hand washing notice is lacking at hand washing sinks. Poached egg strainer and food preparation knife are stored in a container of water between use. One ceiling light bulb in ware washing area lacks replacement.

June 22

UofA Student Union - Food Court and Catering 435 N. Garland Ave., Suite 209, Fayetteville No violations.

UofA Club Red

435 Garland Ave., Suite A345, Fayetteville

No violations.

Ying’s Hmong Chinese - Mobile

2307 Magnolia Drive, Springdale Critical violations: Time used as a public health control for raw shell eggs lack discard time marking.

Noncritical violations: Small gap in the wall where the electrical cable enters the trailer lacks sealant. One food employee lacks a hair restraint.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe

2035 N. College Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Bulk plastic sugar scoop is cracked. One ceiling light bulb lacks installation.

McDonald’s

1641 N. College Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: There are no paper towels available for the hand washing sink by the drive through window; ensure paper towels are available at all times to dry hands. Burritos had a discard date of June 20; potentially hazardous foods shall be discarded by the discard date, the burritos were rolled this morning, the date marking was changed and manager will ensure correct date marking is used.

Noncritical violations: Wall behind the meat cooking area lacks cleaning; walls shall be cleaned with a frequency to prevent build-up.

Outback Steakhouse

4808 S. Thompson St., Springdale Critical violations: A knife was found greasy in the knife rack, food contact surfaces shall be sanitized before use. Refrigerator holding potentially hazardous food (egg, blue cheese) at 45 degrees, sour cream on ice holding at 50 degrees; potentially hazardous foods shall be held cold at 41 degrees or below.

Noncritical violations: Coconut flakes, pepper and Ahi seasoning lacked labels, foods shall be labeled when they are removed from original package. Oil for potatoes lacked a lid, food shall be protected from contamination.

Berry Natural

3059 N. College Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations: Reduced oxygen packaging unpasteurized fruit juice and stored frozen for customer self-service without an approved Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Plan and variance.

Noncritical violations: None