Restaurant inspections

Violations marked as priority contribute directly to the elimination, prevention or reduction in the hazards associated with foodborne illness. Priority violations include prevention of contamination, cooking, reheating, cooling and handwashing.

Priority foundation rules support, facilitate or enable one or more priority items.

Core violations include items that usually relate to general sanitation, operational controls, equipment design or general maintenance.

BENTON COUNTY Jan. 8

Braum’s

1119 N. Walton Blvd., Bentonville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Water well for ice cream scoops turned off. Floor in front area (ice cream area) has an accumulation of food residue. Frost buildup in freezer. Wall in kitchen area has tile that is falling off.

Dollar General

111 Commercial St., Centerton

Priority violations: Roach bait stations stored over medication. Raid Fogger stored over paper plates in the clearance section.

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Paper plates display in cardboard boxes stored on the floor in the retail area. The women’s restroom is out of order and should be repaired. The handle on the men’s restroom has broken off causing customers to be locked in the restroom. Brick wall in the front to the building has become detached and is resting on the ice machine causing a possible crushing hazard.

Dollar General

1201 S. Eighth St., Rogers

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Restroom lacking handwash signage. Restroom paper towel dispenser is damaged and detaching from the wall.

G3 Energy and Nutrition

423 W. Centerton Blvd., Centerton

Priority violations: Oat milk at 44 degrees.

Priority foundation violations: Facility lacks refrigerator thermometer. Core violations: No documentation of a certified food protection manager. Scoops stored with the handles touching powders, nuts and oatmeal. No gloves were available. No test strips. The restroom door lacks a self-closing mechanism. No retail food permit posted.

Schlotzsky’s

400 U.S. 412 West, Siloam Springs

Priority violations: Employee changed tasks and did not wash hands prior to putting on gloves. Employees did not follow proper handwashing procedure. Employees did not lather long enough before rinsing off soap. Mixing bowl on the mixer not clean with flour residue noted inside the bowl. Ham on the top part of the preparation table is at 44 degrees and stored above the load line. Not all open foods in the walk-in cooler are date-marked as needed.

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Employee working with food containers and restocking foods has artificial and painted fingernails. Employees working with open food wearing jewelry on hands and/ or wrist. Standing water in the bottom of the first prep station. Posted permit expired 12/31/2023.

Subway

1160 E. Centerton Blvd., Centerton

Priority violations: No sanitizer step was used after washing and rinsing dishes, and no sanitizer available for the prep table. The sanitizer station above the three-compartment sink was not properly dispensing the sanitizer.

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: To-go bags and plastic cups were stored in boxes on the floor. Posted permit expired 7/31/2023.

Jan. 9 Eureka Pizza

2119 W. Walnut St., Suite B, Rogers

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Uncovered employee beverage near pizza oven. Broken tiles present in back storage area.

Perisseia Coffeehouse

1701 U.S. 412 West, Suite 10, Siloam Springs

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Facility just changed menu, which now requires at least one employee who has supervisory and management responsibility and the authority to direct and control food preparation and service shall be a certified food protection manager who has shown proficiency of required information through passing a test that is part of an accredited program. Food employees shall wear hair restraints such as hats, hair coverings or nets that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food; clean equipment, utensils, and linens; and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.

Jan. 10

Domino’s

100 W. New Hope Road, Rogers

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Permit posted in office.

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott

4611 W. Rozell St., Rogers

Priority violations: Salsa at 51 degrees and butter pats at 54 degrees on breakfast buffet.

Priority foundation violations: Handwash sink has water turned off due to drip.

Core violations: Apples on display in basket were not wrapped.

Glen Duffy Elementary School Cafeteria

601 El Paso St. S.E., Gravette

Priority violations: The dishtemp plate at 150 degrees in the dish machine.

Priority foundation violations: Evidence of rodent dropping in the storage areas. No heat test strips or dishtemp plate to measure the heat of the sanitizing step in the dish machine. Core violations: None

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

2901 U.S. 412 East, Suite 400, Siloam Springs

Priority violations: Items in the hotcase were not marked with the time the food needs to be discarded.

Priority foundation violations: Chicken and sausage marked to be used for Jambalaya is date-marked as 1/04 with a use-by that exceeds seven days. Core violations: At least one employee who has supervisory and management responsibility and the authority to direct and control food preparation and service shall be a certified food protection manager who has shown proficiency of required information through passing a test that is part of an accredited program. Facility does not have test strips to check sanitizer concentration. Employee personal phone stored in a pan on the shelves.

Murphy USA

2895 U.S. 412 East, Siloam Springs

Priority violations: Spray bottle, that employee identified as sanitizer, is too strong. Tube from the water filtration system is sitting in the sink used for washing dishes.

Priority foundation violations: Handwashing sinks in both restrooms and the front counter handwashing sink do not have hot water. Spray bottles with chemicals not labeled with contents. Core violations: None

Sonic Drive-In

200 E. New Hope Road, Rogers

Priority violations: Scrambled eggs being held at 127 degrees.

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Accumulation of food debris behind make-table lid.

RibCrib BBQ

3475 U.S. 412 East, Siloam Springs

Priority violations: Employee washed hands, but did not lather with soap long enough before rinsing. Sanitizer dispensed at the three-compartment sink is registering at 150 ppm, below the manufacturers recommended 200 ppm. Baked beans in the left side hotbox are 131 degrees.

Priority foundation violations: Uncovered employee beverage at the server’s station where portion cups are being filled. One pan of spuds datemarked 1/3 exceeds the allowable use-by date of seven days. Open employee food in the server’s refrigerator and on top of the area where sauce cups are being filled.

Core violations: Obtain additional thermometer to check ambient air temperature of hot-boxes. Open case of frozen corn in the walk-in freezer stored under the area of a condensation leak. Open package of brownies in the walk-in cooler is not covered. No sanitizer concentration registering on test strip for container wiping cloths are stored in. Shelves in the walk-in cooler are rusty and no longer in good condition. Interior and exterior of the walkin cooler door and handle are visibly dirty with food debris. Exterior door of the walk-in freezer is visibly dirty with food particles/spices. Ice buildup on the walk-in freezer door preventing the door from closing properly and adding to the issue for frost on shelves/cases.

Jan. 11 Arby’s

1001 U.S. 412 West, Siloam Springs Priority violations: Employee rung out towel in sanitizer to wipe down surface, but did not wash hands or change gloves prior to continuing food preparation.

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: None

Dollar General

17691 Marshall St., Garfield

Priority violations: Dented cans of soup and broth on the retail shelves.

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: None

Dollar Tree

2212 W. Walnut St., Suite G, Rogers

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Cardboard boxes of food items being stored directly on floor of walk-in freezer. Permit posted in office.

Garfield Elementary School

18432 Marshall St., Garfield

Priority violations: Dishtemp plate at 156 degrees. Dishwasher was not properly dispensing the detergent or rinse aid.

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: None

Jiffy Trip

550 U.S. 412 E., Siloam Springs

Priority violations: Roller grill items in the walk-in cooler have a received-on date but not a use-by date. Items are labeled “keep frozen.”

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: None

KFC

1115 U.S. 412 W., Siloam Springs

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: Break in the condensation water line allowing water to drip onto the lid of the coleslaw stored in the walk-in cooler. Water splashed on the open box of pot pie shells.

Core violations: Employee getting off work was eating personal food in the food service area. Grout missing between floor tiles in various places throughout facility. Areas around the three-compartment sinks and the chicken breading stations are worse. In the chicken breading area, water is standing in the space between the tiles. Tiles between the serving line and the oven are missing, allowing standing water between the tiles.

Tacos El Cholo

151 W. Rose St., Avoca

Priority violations: Rice was at 110 degrees in the hot-hold unit. Tomatoes at 57 degrees and onions at 54 degrees on ice. Water connection is to a frost free spigot, which is not an approved water source. A food grade hose is not used to connect to the spigot.

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: No documentation of a certified food protection manager. Raw meat stored on a shelf over ready-to-eat raw vegetables.

Wingstop

231 N. Walton Blvd., Bentonville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Employee with beard is not wearing an effective hair restraint. Handsink station next to wing sauces has an accumulation of food around handles and faucet. Sticky residue on outside of upright freezer doors and handles. Some walls throughout kitchen have an accumulation of food residue. Some walls in kitchen area are starting to come apart (behind potatoes and near mop sink). The seam between the two panels of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) is loose, exposing the wood behind the FRP.

The following establishments had no violations this reporting period:

Jan. 8 — Casey’s, 1531 S. Eighth St., Rogers; Cronuts Donuts, 1101 N. Walton Blvd., Bentonville; Dollar General, 202 U.S. 412 West, Suite F, Siloam Springs; Pure Nutrition, 201 S.W. 14th St., Suite 106, Bentonville

Jan. 9 — Taco Casa, 2207 W. Walnut St., Rogers

Jan. 10 — Casey’s, 100 S.E. J St., Bentonville; Dollar General, 100 N.E.

J St., Bentonville; Gravette School District - Food Service Warehouse, 600 El Paso St. S.E., Gravette; Gravette Middle School, 607 Dallas St. S.E., Gravette; Kum & Go, 2811 E. Central Ave., Bentonville

Jan. 11 — Aldi, 1006 S.W. 14th St., Bentonville; God’s Pantry, 17938 Dennis Mitchell Road, Garfield; Scooter’s Coffee, 1887 W. Walnut St., Rogers; The Piano Bar and Grill, 4500 S. Dixieland Road, Suite 400, Rogers; Walgreens, 4206 W. New Hope Road, Rogers

WASHINGTON COUNTY Jan. 8

Club Vision

402 S. Thompson St., Suite 2, Springdale

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Must have a sign or poster that notifies food workers to wash their hands at all handwashing sinks used by food workers and shall be clearly visible to food workers. There is not a handwashing sink in the kitchen area. Workers are washing their hands in the sink in the bathroom.

El Torogoz Salvadorian & Mexican

3389 N. Thompson St., Springdale Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: At least one employee who has supervisory and management responsibility and the authority to direct and control food preparation and service shall be a certified food protection manager who has shown proficiency of required information through passing a test that is part of an accredited program.

Gabriela’s

330 E. Main St., Farmington

Priority violations: Ground beef in the walk-in, marked with a prep date of 1/07, was at 45 degrees. Refried beans in the walk-in, marked with a prep date of 1/07, were at 67 degrees.

Priority foundation violations: Facility does not have an irreversible registering temperature measuring strips or dishtemp plate.

Core violations: At least one employee who has supervisory and management responsibility and the authority to direct and control food preparation and service shall be a certified food protection manager who has shown proficiency of required information through passing a test that is part of an accredited program. The employee restroom did not have a handwash sign. Boxes of meat were being stored on the floor of the walk-in freezer. The handles to the scoops in the bulk salt, flour and corn starch were laying in the product. The bulk bread crumbs had a plastic dish with no handle as the scoop. Dumpster lid was open. The ceiling in the dry storage room is damaged and falling, including a light fixture with a cracked light cover.

KFC

1882 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Fayetteville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Brewed tea in dispensers lacked lids. The floor tiles under the fryers and three-compartment sink are loose or missing. There is a fuzzy growth in the floor-to-wall joint of the walk-in designated for side dishes. There is a fuzzy growth on the racks in the walk-in designated for raw chicken. There is sludge accumulating in the floor-to-wall joint of the walk-in designated for raw chicken.

McDonald’s

1870 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: One of the handwashing sinks in the food preparation area lacks employee handwashing notice posted. Food employee with fingernail polish and/or artificial fingernails is not wearing disposable gloves at all times while working with exposed food.

Old Pine Coffee Roasters

3775 N. Mall Ave., Suite 1, Fayetteville

Priority violations: A storage container of diced ham located in the refrigerator is date marked 12/27.

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: An employee lacks food protection manager certification. Retail food permit expired 03/30/2022.

Plomo Quesadillas

2016 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Fayetteville

Priority violations: In the hot-box queso was at 113 degrees and elote was at 112 degrees. Chicken on the steam table was at 121 degrees.

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: A spray bottle of lime juice was not labeled. Two tubs of tortilla strips were being stored on the floor of the walk-in. Sanibuckets had a concentration of less than 150 ppm quat. The scoop handles to the cooked chicken, cooked beef and salt were laying in the product. Plastic sporks were tine side up. Pooling water is present in the warewashing area and under the spice rack. Debris is present under the spice rack. The doors to the outdoor storage shed containing single-service items are not attached and are laying on the ground.

Taco Bell

1878 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Circular floor fan shroud lacks cleaning.

Jan. 9 Pizza Hut

314 S. School Ave., Fayetteville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: A service sink is not installed.

Big Whiskey’s American Restaurant & Bar

1320 N. College Ave., Suite 34, Fayetteville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: Mechanical warewasher chlorine residual is below 50 ppm.

Core violations: Ice cream dispensing scoop is stored in a container of unheated water. Two single-service plastic cups are stored in bulk containers of sugar and salt.

Jan. 10 7

Brew Coffee

2960 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: Six bottles of chemicals without a label. Core violations: The chemical sanitation solution temperature at the three-compartment sink was at 59 degrees.

Fast Trax

3010 N. College Ave., Fayetteville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Outside bulk garbage receptacle lacks a drain plug installed.

IHOP

3153 W. Wedington Drive, Fayetteville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Steaks were thawing in the sink without running water. The dipper well for the butter scoop was not running at a velocity to clear the butter from the water.

My Other Mother Child Care Center

3176 N. Sara Lane, Fayetteville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Food employee lacks a hair restraint for their head.

Shabae’s Eats

1703 S. Harding Place, Fayetteville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: An employee lacks food protection manager certification.

Subway

3245 W. Wedington Drive, Fayetteville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: There is a large hole in the FRP wall below the drive-through window.

Sunrise Donuts

2576 W. Sunset Ave., Suite A, Springdale

Priority violations: No time-as-a-control marked on the sandwiches and kolaches.

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: At least one employee who has supervisory and management responsibility and the authority to direct and control food preparation and service shall be a certified food protection manager who has shown proficiency of required information through passing a test that is part of an accredited program. Permit expired as of 11/30/2023.

Thai Diner

514 N. College Ave., Fayetteville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: An employee lacks food protection manager certification, previous violation. Steamed rice dispensing utensils are stored in a container of unheated water between use. Chest freezer door seal lacks proper attachment.

Thai Spice

1189 N. Steamboat Drive, Suite 1, Fayetteville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: A partially peeled banana was on the clean utensil rack in the warewashing area. A clean cutting board was hanging near the food prep area and had debris on the surface. There is a buildup of dust on the vent on the ice maker. The black plastic shelving in the walk-in is collecting food debris. Dumpster lids are open.

Wood Stone Craft Pizza + Bar

557 S. School Ave., Suite 101, Fayetteville

Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: Ambient thermometer located in flip-top refrigerator is damaged.

Jan. 11

Bethel Brew

89 W. Main St., Suite 6, Farmington Priority violations: None

Priority foundation violations: Facility could not produce test strips. Core violations: The ice scoop was resting on top of the machine. Boxes of cups were being stored on the concrete ground of the storage area and on the floor of the dry storage room. Cold brew was being stored in a milk jug.

Chuck E. Cheese

2999 N. College Ave., Suite 12, Fayetteville

Priority violations: The water at the handwash sink was observed to be at 82 degrees after running for approximately 12 minutes to let it heat up.

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: The drink nozzles had buildup.

Con Sabor a Mexico

107 N. Pittman St., Prairie Grove

Priority violations: Server put chips in a basket with bare hands. No soap at the back handwash sink. Eggs over ready-to-eat foods in walk-in. Cook touched ready-to-eat taco shell without changing gloves after touching raw meat. A cook pulled food out of the deep fryer basket with a towel.

Priority foundation violations: The menu has a consumer advisory and some items had asterisks, but steak items did not.

Core violations: Bucket in back handwash sink. The ceiling tiles in the ladies room are swollen. There is bare wood exposed on the corner of the kitchen. The ceiling joint in the walk-in cooler is leaking.

Jimmy John’s

3379 N. College Ave., Suite 7, Fayetteville

Priority violations: Chemical spray bottles were observed next to and pointing toward clean equipment and containers.

Priority foundation violations: None Core violations: None

The following establishments had no violations this reporting period:

Jan. 8 — Kobe Hibachi Grill & Sushi, 643 N. Van Asche Drive, Fayetteville; Kum & Go, 90 E. Main St., Farmington; Pugs & Kisses Daycare and Preschool, 3675 N. Mall Ave., Fayetteville; Starbucks, 408 S. Thompson St., Springdale

Jan. 10 — Life & Healthy Nutrition, 1346 W. Sunset Ave., Suite A, Springdale; Pizza Hut, 1261 N. Steamboat Drive, Fayetteville

Jan. 11 — Detra’s Diner, 332 N. Laser Place, Fayetteville; Mary’s Natural Foods, 220 S. Thompson St., Springdale; Nutrition Blast, 3277 W. Sunset Ave., Suite C, Springdale; Scooter’s Coffee, 4470 N. Thompson St., Springdale; Walgreens, 3251 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale; Wendy’s, 281 W. Main St., Farmington