RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS

Special to Eagle Observer

WESTSIDE — 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 2 La Huerta

129 Fowler St., Suite B, Gentry Critical violations: Beans are not reheated properly prior to putting in the steam table. Items are not date marked as needed. Date marking should be made for ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous, time and temperature controlled for safety foods prepared on site or opened commercial container held for more than 24 hours. Bleach was being stored in an old window cleaner spray bottle; do not reuse chemical bottles for any other purpose.

Noncritical violations: Server’s tortilla spatula is being stored under tortilla containers that have been on the tables; store spatula in a way to prevent possible contamination for other items; Ice scoop handle was laying down in the ice, store scoop handle up. Lids for dry beans and dry rice are cracked and melted and no longer in good condition, replace as needed. The floor in the kitchen and dish areas are no longer in good condition; establishment is getting estimates to repair. The floor around the drain where the mop faucet is allowing standing water; temporarily fill in area and repair until the floor can be redone completely. There is a leak in the drain under the threecompartment sink.

Gentry High School

1155 Pioneer Lane,

Gentry Critical violations: Spray bottles are not labeled with contents.

Noncritical violations: Condensation leak in the walk-in freezer; boxed items are being stored under leaking area; ice buildup on boxes as well; do not store any open items under the leaking area (repeat violation), to be corrected by fall 2017.

March 9 Station III

1295 N. Mount Olive St.,

Siloam Springs Follow-up inspection Critical violations: Employee beverage is sitting on the preparation unit. Broom handle and cases of water in the front of handwashing sink making it not easily accessible. Pan of raw meat was stored on top of a container of Canadian bacon. Spray bottle is not labeled with contents next to pizza oven. Spray bottle of cleaner with bleach stored on a food preparation area (corrected).

Noncritical violations: Interior of cappuccino machine is not clean. Ice scoop stored on a towel on the ice machine; store scoop on or in something that can be washed and sanitized regularly. Part of the ceiling is missing from the walk-in cooler, manager said the unit is going through a remodel.

Siloam Springs Intermediate School

1500 N. Mount Olive St.,

Siloam Springs Critical violations: Diced ham in walk-in is at 44 degrees; item may have been out for portioning; placed in the freezer to bring down temperature rapidly; product was down to temperature by the end of inspection.

Noncritical violations: Ice buildup on freezer door is causing the door gasket to not seal properly; door does not close all the way with ice build-up (a new gasket was recently installed and the manager removed the ice from the door frame so that it closes all the way).

Quality Inn

1300 Highway 412 West,

Siloam Springs Critical violations: Sanitizer is a different brand than what it is labeled on the bottle; do not use other chemical bottles for different brands of chemicals even if they seem to be the same product, contact the company to set pre-mix unit for the new brand of chemical. Pre-mix sanitizer is too strong; contact company to adjust the unit.

Noncritical violations: Permit is posted, but expired.

Super 8 Motel

1800 Highway 412 West, Siloam Springs Critical violations: Hot-water knob is missing from handwashing sink. Noncritical violations: None

March 14 Taqueria Jalisco

403 U.S. 412 West,

Siloam Springs Critical violations: Employee did not wash hands prior to putting on gloves when coming into the unit. Need to have sanitizer on location, not just rely on the prep kitchen only.

Noncritical violations: Fly strip in the food preparation area. Permit is not posted.

March 21 Arby’s

1001 U.S. 412 East, Siloam Springs Critical violations: None Noncritical violations: Fan guard is missing from the walkin unit.

March 22 B’s Body Fuel

1911 U.S. 412 East, Siloam Springs No violations.

Hiwasse Store

13471 W. Arkansas 72,

Hiwasse Critical violations: Discontinue consuming food, using unapproved beverage containers and using tobacco in food preparation or warewashing area; unapproved beverage container was at kitchen prep. There should be no bare-hand contact with exposed, ready-to-eat food or ice; use gloves, spatulas, tongs, deli tissue or other dispensing equipment; there was direct hand contact while processing ready-to-eat onions. A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use and do not use for purposes other than handwashing; food prep table was obstructing convenient handwashing sink access.