Greene County restaurant inspections for Feb. 25 - March 2, includes look at ballpark food

Food establishments in Greene County are inspected one to three times per year, depending on the type of food served, the population served, the difficulty level of food preparation, and past history.

Issues found during inspections fall into two categories: priority and non-priority. Priority violations are issues that can have a direct impact on the safety of the food and can lead to a restaurant getting shut down if they persist. Non-priority violations are usually centered on things like sanitation or building maintenance.

Here is information from the Springfield-Greene County Health Department regarding restaurant inspections over the past seven days:

Asian King Buffet, 3130 S. Glenstone Ave. 03/01/2022 - Complaint; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Baby Bundts, 1108 E. Walnut St. 03/01/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. No violations observed. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Bao Bao Chinese Bistro, 2101 W. Chesterfield Boulevard. 03/01/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed fried chicken on counter at 73F, not marked for time as a control. Foods must be marked for a four hour discard time immediately after removal from temperature control. Time may be used for 4 hours. Food must be discarded after 4 hours. Foods on time as a control may not be saved and reused for any reason. Corrected on site by marking for appropriate discard time.

Breakthrough Nutrition, 607 E. Madison St. 02/28/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. No violations were cited during the time of the inspection. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Fast Black Sheep Burgers, 2420 E. Sunshine St. 02/28/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed Food stored in upright freezer found not in a frozen state (chicken strips 30F).

Food 4 Less Retail/Meat, 313 E. Battlefield Road. 02/28/2022 - Complaint; Result: Active. No violations were observed during the inspection. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Greek Belly, 320 E. Walnut St. 03/02/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. John was person in charge at time of inspection and complaint investigation. Facility is putting on date items are made, instead of "use by" date. I suggested that a chart or some method specify how long refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food items are good for. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: There was fly bait on top of an outlet cover over a bag of onions. This was removed by owner prior to exit. Observed: There were 4 cartons of raw shell eggs being stored on a refrigerator shelf above packages of cheese. The eggs were relocated to bottom shelf prior to exit. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Greene County Damaged Freight & Food Sales Inc., 3055 W. Kearney St. 02/28/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Nancy was person in charge at time of inspection. No violations were observed. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Hammons Field Concessions Kitchen, 935 E. Trafficway St. 03/01/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Cathy was person in charge at time of season opening inspection. No violations were observed. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Hammons Field Concession Stand #4, 935 E. Trafficway St. 03/01/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Cathy was person in charge at time of season opening inspection. No violations were observed. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Hammons Field Suite & Catering Kitchen, 935 E. Trafficway St. 03/01/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Cathy was person in charge at time of season opening inspection. No violations were observed. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.

Hoods Restaurant, 1651 S. State Highway K, Bois D'Arc. 02/25/2022 - Routine Inspection; Result: Active. Juliette was person in charge at time of inspection. We discussed that an * need to be added to new menu beside each item that might be undercooked, like eggs. We also discussed that it would be better to put the use by instead of made or opened date on refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous foods (add 6 days to date opened or made and discard at the end of that day). Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 5. Observed: Thawing ham steaks in a container of cool water. Observed: The floor in south wait station was not clean. Observed: Dish machine uses chlorine for sanitizing, but facility only had quaternary ammonia test strips. Observed: The employee restroom door is not self-closing. Observed: No thermometer in pie refrigerator.

Ralph Green is a business reporter with the Springfield News-Leader. Contact him at RAGreen@gannett.com, by phone: (417-536-4061) or on Twitter at RalphGreenNL.

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