Benton County Health Dept. 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.

March 25 Grateful Griddle

467 Lee Town Road, Pea Ridge Priority violations: None Priority foundation violations: Facility lacked internal probe food thermometer.

Core violations: No documentation of a certified Food Protection Manager. The mop sink was removed. Some of the kitchen flooring did not have coving. The wall was open behind the kitchen handwashing sink. Pizza Hut

150 S. Curtis Ave., Pea Ridge Priority violations: None Priority foundation violations:

None

Core violations: Employee was preparing food while wearing rings with stones.

March 27 Daylight Donuts at the Ridge

1020 Slack St., Pea Ridge Priority violations: None Priority foundation violations:

None

Core violations: Facility was using time as a control for the kolaches but did not have the written procedures documented. The draining of the sinks was overwhelming the air gap drainage system allowing water to pool on the floor.

Domino’s

207 Slack St., Pea Ridge Priority violations: None Priority foundation violations: Facility had no heat test strips or a dishtemp plate to measure the heat of the dishwashing. Core violations: Posted permit expired 11/30/2023.

Victoria’s Mexican Restaurant

155 Lee Town Road, Pea Ridge Priority violations: None Priority foundation violations: Bar handwashing sink was out of paper towels. Queso in the walk-in cooler was not date-marked. No asterisking for consumer advisory beside the menu items such as Carne Asada and Mar Y Tierra.

Core violations: No documentation of a certified Food Protection Manager. In the walk-in cooler a container with raw beef was stored over covered container of cooked beans and a box of eggs was stored over lidded salsa container. Raw beef was stored on shelf over chopped onions and peppers in the kitchen refrigerator.

The following establishments had no violations this reporting period:

March 25 — Linda’s Kids Home Daycare, 1014 N. Curtis Ave., Pea Ridge; Taco Bell, 179 Lee Town Road, Pea Ridge

March 27 — Kids Academy, 211 Lee Town Road, Pea Ridge