Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Restaurant inspections
Critical violations are those factors leading to foodborne illness and must be corrected immediately. Noncritical violations relate to maintenance of food operations and cleanliness.
BENTON COUNTY Aug. 24 Domino’s Pizza
2840 Bella Vista Way, Bella Vista Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Employees in the kitchen area have no hair restraint.
Kum & Go
2710 S.E. Moberly Lane, Bentonville Critical violations: Pizza slices not protected from consumer contamination. Consumer selects pizza from communal station and packages individual servings if desired.
Noncritical violations: Several containers of food stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer. Door handles on the three-door, upright refrigerator and the wok preparation refrigerator have a build up of food and debris on the underside.
Kum & Go
2811 E. Central Ave., Bentonville Critical violations: Individual servings of pizza not properly protected from consumer contamination. Noncritical violations: None
Kum & Go
800 S.E. J St., Bentonville Critical violations: Individual pizza servings not properly protected from consumer contamination. Noncritical violations: None
Pizza Hut
30 Sugar Creek Center, Bella Vista Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Missing test strips for quaternary ammonium sanitizer.
Aug. 25 First Friends Preschool & After School
905 S. 13th St., Rogers Critical violations: Irreversible registering thermometer that measures the surface of utensils does not go above 158 degrees in machine. Noncritical violations: None
Aug. 26 Daylight Donuts
2308 S.E. 28th St., Suite 6, Bentonville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Retail food permit is not posted.
Aug. 27 Bariola’s Pizzeria
1411 E. Centerton Blvd., Centerton Critical violations: Employees have open drink containers on the prep table and bar. Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food observed twice during inspection. Meat and lettuce and sauce on the floor of the walk-in cooler. Can opener not clean on the prep table. Red sauce and pasta in small hot hold at 112 degrees and 116 degrees (respectively) for no more than four hours max. Meatballs and chicken ready-to-eat food found in fridge uncovered and not date marked. Phones, keys and ear phones on food contact surfaces. Test strips not being used. Noncritical violations: None
Community Butcher
2410 S.W. 14th St., Bentonville Critical violations: Employee was not wearing a face covering while within 6 feet of a customer.
Noncritical violations: Bottom of refrigerator second from back door sticky with food debris.
Hunan Village
3402 U.S. 412 East, Siloam Springs Critical violations: Employees not using soap when washing hands. Employees just running hands under the water. Soap must be used every time to ensure proper hand washing. Employees rinsing hands under water in preparation sinks. No paper towels at the hand washing sink in the kitchen. Open package of tofu being used with a use by date of May 20, 2020. Unopened package in walk-in with the same date. Spray bottle under dish machine not labeled with contents. Noncritical violations: Doughnuts are available for self-service. Foods shall not be available for self-service.
JJ’s Grill
12 Cunningham Corner, Suite 1, Bella Vista
Critical violations: Employee handled wash rag and did not remove gloves, wash hands and put new gloves on before handling food. Noncritical violations: None
Samaritan Community Center
1211 W. Hudson Road, Rogers Critical violations: Spray bottle not labeled with contents.
Noncritical violations: Facility lacks thermometer in back refrigerator.
Aug. 28 Iron Horse Coffee Co.
220 S. First St., Rogers Critical violations: Utensils and cleaning equipment present in kitchen handsink at time of inspection. Noncritical violations: None
Wesner’s Grill
117 W. Chestnut St., Rogers Critical violations: Multiple open containers of beverage present in prep area and ware-wash area. Hard boiled eggs labeled 8/14 present in refrigerator. Employee interacting with customers lacked facial covering. Noncritical violations: None
The violations following this reporting establishments period: had no Aug. 24 — Harps Deli Bakery, 1209 N. Walton Blvd., Bentonville; Harps Food Store, 1209 N. Walton Blvd., Bentonville; First United Methodist, 307 W. Elm, Rogers; The Bus Stop BBQ & Ice Cream, 18395 Marshall St., Garfield
Aug. 26 — Arkansas Early Learning, 1902 S.W. 14th St., Bentonville; Clean Cookin Bentonville, 2308 S.E. 28th St., Bentonville; Crabby’s Seafood Bar & Grill, 1800 S. 52nd St., Suite 102, Rogers; Olly Makes Bakery, 220 N. Main St., Bentonville
Aug. 27 — Discovery Bridge Preschool, 1715 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista; India Plaza, 1400 S.W. Susana St., Suite 8, Bentonville; Ivan’s Old Time Meat Shop, 2101 N. Second St., Rogers; Red Barn Donuts, 447 W. Hudson Road, Rogers; Special Care Preschool and Daycare, 1003 S.E. 28th St., Bentonville; Subway, 4 Cunningham Corner, Bella Vista; Woo Pig Mooie BBQ, 401 W. Centerton Blvd., Centerton
Aug. 28 — Bright Harbor School, 1002 S.W. I St., Bentonville; Millwood Christian Church, 3450 W. Pleasant Grove Road, Rogers; Tusk and Trotter American Brasserie, 110 S.E. A St., Bentonville
WASHINGTON COUNTY Aug. 24 Kum & Go
2351 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale Critical violations: Pizza slices holding at 125 degrees. Potentially hazardous foods shall be held at 135 degrees or above.
Noncritical violations: Doughnuts are available for self-service. Food shall not be available for self-service.
Aug. 25 Pig Trail By Pass Cafe
4223 Arkansas 16, Elkins Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Facility lacks thermometer in back refrigerator.
Aug. 27 Acambaro Foods
121 N. Thompson St., Springdale Critical violations: The walk-in cooler holding food at 45 degrees and should be at 41 degrees or below. Noncritical violations: None
Acapulco Restaurant
1602 E. Robinson Ave., Suite A, Springdale Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Two food employee drink containers lack lids. One food employee lacks a hair restraint.
Crispy Donut
1301 E. Robinson Ave., Suite B1,
Springdale
Critical violations: Ants observed on the west interior side of the front food preparation area.
Noncritical violations: Facility lacks a thermometer for double glass door refrigerator. Small hole in the wall in back food preparation area. Customer self serves coffee with a handled container. Single-use knives, lids and fork lack an adequate dispenser. Posted retail food permit has expired.
Kids Unlimited Learning Academy
120 Southwinds Road, Suite 2, Farmington
Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Straws stored in a box were on the floor. Disposable single-use gloves and other supplies stored in the men’s restroom. No cover on the trash can in the women’s restroom for sanitary napkins.
La Esquina Favorita
707 N. Old Missouri, Springdale Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Bakery items for customer self service lack required labels. Small hole in the wall next to mechanical slicer lacks repair.
Shogun
4096 N. Steele Blvd., Fayetteville Critical violations: Two containers of sushi rice lack discard time marking. Noncritical violations: An employee drink lacks a lid stored in food preparation area. Steamed rice scoop in wait station and knives for slicing avocados in sushi station are stored in containers of unheated water between uses. One of the refrigerated cases in the sushi bar area sliding glass doors has a small crack in it, and there is small piece of duct tape covering the crack.
Taqueria Guanajuato
103 N. Thompson St., Springdale Critical violations: Sauces in pots, peeled onions and other items in the walk-in cooler are not covered. A lid being cleaned in the three-compartment sink with no sanitation water being used.
Noncritical violations: None
Aug. 28 Montessori School
57 E. Township St., Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Three cans in dry storage with dented seals.
Walgreens
4015 W. Wedington Drive, Fayetteville Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Raw bacon stored over ready-to-eat food inside the walk-in display cooler. Posted retail food permit has expired.
The following establishments had no violations this reporting period: Aug. 24 — Farmington Career Academics, 12329 Arkansas 170 North, Farmington; Torchy’s Tacos, 1541 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Fayetteville
Aug. 25 — Blended Barrell, 2901 E. Zion Road, Suite 12, Fayetteville; Flash Market, 2333 W. Martin Luther King Blvd., Fayetteville; McDonald’s, 4600 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale; Randall G. Lynch Middle School, 359 W. Rheas Mill Road, Farmington; Springdale Senior Activity & Wellness Center, 203 Park St., Springdale; Subway, 2576 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale; Tesoro Beach Family Restaurant & Bar, 701-B S. Thompson St., Springdale; Wendy’s, 4621 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale
Aug. 26 — Richardson Center, 1760 Woodland Ave., Fayetteville; Woodland Jr. High, 1 E. Poplar St., Fayetteville
Aug. 27 — Bites & Bowls, 1602 E. Robinson Ave., Suite E, Springdale; Farmington Junior High, 42 S. Double Springs Road, Farmington; Hot and Fast BBQ, 2120 Fawn Drive, Springdale; Jerry Pop Williams Elementary, 322 N. Broyles Ave., Farmington; Leverett Elementary School, 1124 Cleveland St., Fayetteville Aug. 28 — Central UMC-CAC, 6 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville; Herman’s Ribhouse, 2901 N. College Ave., Fayetteville; Holcomb Elementary, 2900 N. Salem Road, Fayetteville; Mariscos Playa Azul, 1301 E. Robinson Ave., Suite B7, Springdale; Ramay Jr. High, 401 S. Sang Ave., Fayetteville