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.
May 4
Smokewood American Grill
1 Airport Blvd., Suite 119, Bentonville
Critical violations: Employee did not wash the backs of hands and rinsed off soap before lathering. Employee did not wash hands prior to handling packages of food. Dishwasher is not sanitizing at the proper temperature; manually wash dishes until repaired. Cold food at the omelette and salad station is not being held at 41 degrees or below. Food on roll rack is not being held at 41 degrees or below.
Noncritical violations: None
Core Brewing Company
1 Airport Blvd., Suite 117, Bentonville
No violations.
May 5
McDonald's
503 W. Monroe Ave., Lowell
Critical violations: Raw shell eggs are stored above pasteurized eggs. Shake machine is not clean at the cup holder (corrected).
Noncritical violations: Handwashing sink on the line is not accessible (corrected). No thermometer in frappe machine cooler. Jewelry on employee's hand and wrist. Ice scoop is laying in ice (corrected). Clean and defrost the interior of the meat freezer; clean interior of the milk cooler.
Kum & Go
816 W. Monroe Ave., Lowell
Critical violations: Employee is working with marker in mouth in food preparation area and used the marker.
Noncritical violations: Freezer door was propped open at the start of inspection; freezer thermometer reads 42 degrees (corrected). Walk-in door was propped open, thermometer reads 48 degrees. Ice buildup inside bottom of reach-in freezer No. 1, interior of walk-in freezer is not clean, food on the floor. Three-compartment sinks do not hold water; check drain plugs, repair and replace as needed.
Super 8 Motel
509 Hospitality St., Lowell
Critical violations: Hot items are discarded at the end of breakfast; maintain hot food at 135 degrees or above.
Noncritical violations: None
Grace Lutheran Schools
415 N. Sixth Place, Lowell
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: Water is leaking from under the freezer unit; check condensation line to ensure it is not clogged and check unit to ensure it is working properly.
May 6
Thirsty Frog
107 Nelson Park Road, Gravette
No violations.
May 17
Brain Freeze Shaved Ice
5 Spring Park Drive, Bella Vista
No violations.
May 26
Embassy Suites
3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Rogers
Critical violations: Not all items in the first walk-in are at 41 degrees or below; items in dessert upright coolers are not at 41 degrees, and items stored on ice at omelet station and breakfast buffet must be checked to ensure items stayed at 41 degrees or below to be used again or items must be tossed.
Noncritical violations: Excessive water under the bottom under counter No. 1, drains and under sink counters need to be cleaned. Grout is missing around floor drains area on main cook line; grout tiles around dishwasher drain and area.
Golden Corral
2605 Pleasant Crossing Drive, Rogers
Critical violations: Some employees are not washing their hands properly, not lathering with soap for at least 10 seconds prior to rinsing off soap. Dishwasher overloading racks when running through the machine (corrected). Dishes put away still dirty (rewashing).
Noncritical violations: Paper towel dispenser in the meat room is not dispensing. Cracked and broken tubs and lids are no longer smooth and easily cleanable. Servers are using a glass to scoop ice (corrected). Clean floor and area in front of and around the ice cream machine. There is a leaking pipe under the soup hot well. Grout is missing from tiles at the north servers station.
John Q. Hammons Center
3201 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Rogers
Critical violations: No soap at either servers' station handwashing sinks (repeat violation). No paper towels at either servers handwashing sinks (repeat violation). Carton of eggs is stored above ready-to-eat foods in the produce cooler (corrected).
Noncritical violations: Condensation leak in the walk-in freezer (repeat violation).
Papa Murphy's
2600 Pleasant Crossing Drive, Rogers
Critical violations: Ensure all employees are trained with sanitizer test strips.
Noncritical violations: No jewelry on hands or wrists for food preparation employees; only one plain band is allowed. No test strips for sanitizer, using chlorine-based sanitizer, but have the test strips for quaternary ammonia.
June 15
Kids for the Future
3307 N. Dixieland Road, Rogers
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: Food permit is expired.
Sam's Club
3500 SE Club Blvd., Bentonville
No violations.
Sam's Club - Deli/Bakery
3500 SE Club Blvd., Bentonville
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: Food packaged in retail food establishment shall be labeled as specified in law; not all ingredients are listed on grab-and-go dishes.
Fujisan Sushi
3500 SE Club Blvd., Bentonville
No violations.
June 17
Eurest Coffee Shop
2100 SE Fifth St., Bentonville
No violations.
Eurest Dining
1300 SE Eighth St., Bentonville
No violations.
Coffee Bar Apparel
203 Martin Luther King Parkway, Bentonville
No violations.
Shared Services Cafe
1301 SE 10th St., Bentonville
No violations.
Apparel Cafe
203 SE Martin Luther King Parkway, Bentonville
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: Food packaged in retail food establishment shall be labeled as specified in law; all ingredients are not listed for grab-and-go products.
June 20
Walmart Neighborhood Market - Fuel Center
1808 E. Centerton Blvd., Centerton
No violations.
Brain Freeze of Bentonville
200 SW Regional Airport Blvd., Bentonville
No violations.
Sam Walton Development Center
2001 SE 10th St., Bentonville
No violations.
David Glass Technology Cafe
805 Moberly Lane, Bentonville
No violations.
Kennedy Coffee Roasting
2501 SE 14th St. Suite 1, Bentonville
Critical violations: Dish machine is at 0 ppm sanitizer, three-compartment sink to be used until repaired.
Noncritical violations: None
Outtakes Commissary
805 Moberly Lane, Bentonville
No violations.
Grounds for Thought
405 S. Main St., Bentonville
No violations.
June 21
GPC Cafe World Cuisine
508 SW Eighth St., Bentonville
No violations.
Starbucks
2605 SW Pleasant Grove Road, Rogers
Critical violations: Back handwashing sink is not accessible
Noncritical violations: Permit is not posted in customer view.
Oven & Tap
215 S. Main St., Suite 3, Bentonville
No violations.
Little Life Lessons Academy
1312 E. Central Ave., Bentonville
No violations.
The Spark Cafe
105 N. Main St., Bentonville
No violations.
Newk's Eatery
5100 W. Pauline Whitaker Parkway, Rogers
Critical violations: Sanitizer at three-compartment sink was not strong enough; employee diluted concentration, but did not check the concentration before using it (corrected). Various items on ice in the beginning sandwich station, sandwich finishing station and walk-in cooler are not at 41 degrees or below; some items stored above the load line.
Noncritical violations: Food workers shall wear hair restraints and beard restraints as needed. Except for a plain ring, such as a wedding band, while preparing food, workers may not wear jewelry on their arms and hands.
Big Rub BBQ
901 SW A St., Bentonville
No violations.
Tusk & Trotter
110 SE A St., Bentonville
Critical violations: Dishes were not being sanitized properly in mechanical dishwashing machine; must sanitize in three-compartment sink until dishwashing machine is fixed.
Noncritical violations: Employee washing dishes was wearing gloves while handling dirty dishes and clean dishes; must remove gloves to wash hands after handling dirty dishes before handling clean dishes. Test strips for chlorine sanitizer were unusable. Dishwasher was at 0 ppm for chlorine, must be 50-100 ppm.
The River Grille
1003 McClain Road, Bentonville
No violations.
Smokin' Joe's Catering
218 S. Eighth St., Rogers
No violations.
June 22
Prairie Creek Cove
14449 E. Arkansas 12, Rogers
Critical violations: Chicken is at 124 degrees in hot display by the register, must be 135 or higher.
Noncritical violations: None
Restaurant La Corona
14340 Arkansas 12 East, Rogers
Critical violations: Tartar sauce at 54 degrees in the prep cooler across from the fryer, juice at 45 degrees in the bar cooler, both should be 41 degrees or below for cold holding.
Noncritical violations: Prep cooler across from the fryer is not keeping foods at 41 degrees or below; food removed to another cooler.
Walmart Supercenter
2901 U.S. 412 East, Siloam Springs
Critical violations: No soap at the handwashing sink in the meat department.
Noncritical violations: No paper towels at the handwashing sink in the meat department. No thermometer in meat prep room. Condensation leak in the produce cooler. Ice buildup along wall by door and on the fan guards in the big freezer, condensation leak in meat prep room, condensation leak in the raw meat cooler, meat prep room door that opens into the store is not closing all the way properly; torn gasket on the door frame of the milk cooler.
Walmart Supercenter - Deli/Bakery
2901 U.S. 412 East, Siloam Springs
Critical violations: Employees are not lathering with soap long enough before rinsing off the soap. Back handwashing sink in the deli was blocked with boxes (corrected). Deli salad case is not holding product at 41 degrees or below; reading as 44 degrees.
Noncritical violations: Ice buildup around the door in the deli walk-in freezer; exterior condensation line deli freezer is not draining over the drain but rather onto the floor; condensation leak in the bakery freezer; ice buildup on and around the bakery freezer door.
Speedy's
1200 N. Lincoln St., Siloam Springs
No violations.
Walmart Logistics Cafe
601 N. Walton Blvd., Benton
No violations.
McDonald's
2901 U.S. 412 East, Siloam Springs
Critical violations: Employee did not wash hands after handling raw meat before changing tasks, employee wiped face with hand and did not wash hands (corrected). Employees are not washing hands properly. Dirty towels are stored in front handwashing sink (repeat violation). Flat of raw eggs and used egg shells stored above ready-to-eat food in the upright cooler. McCafe machine is not clean; there is an accumulation of debris around the dispensing nozzle and the base where the blender unit sits. Top, seals and lids of ice cream machine are not clean; accumulation of product on the unit; drip tray is not clean, employees said no ice cream was dispensed today, so accumulation of debris would be from the day before. Sanitizer at the three-compartment sink is dispensing over 400 ppm, which is too strong (adjusted).
Noncritical violations: Open package of cheese is stored directly on the shelf in the upright cooler (corrected). Ice scoop is buried in the ice machine. Ice scoop is broken and cracked and no longer easily cleanable (replace). No test strips for quaternary ammonia sanitizer at three-compartment sink. Accumulation of dirt and debris inside the soda cabinets. Plugs are not working properly and not holding the water in the sinks.
CVS Pharmacy
2833 Bella Vista Way, Bella Vista
No violations.
Scott Family Amazeum
1009 Museum Way, Bentonville
No violations.
June 23
Tony C's Italian Gardens
14528 U.S. 12 East, Rogers
Critical violations: Sausage at 48 degrees, ham at 48 degrees, tomato slices at 48 degrees in prep top in kitchen; must be 41 degrees or cooler.
Noncritical violations: Cockroach was seen crawling on shelf above mechanical dishwasher. The premises shall be maintained free of insects, rodents and other pests and controlled to eliminate their presence on the premises. Area around dishwashing area is cluttered and has debris build-up on the top of shelf; floors under equipment and behind the grill has debris buildup.
Fresh Fish Market Place
607 SE Fifth St., Bentonville
Critical violations: Parasite destruction documentation initially unavailable for sashimi products. Sushi rice and breading station logs required. No sanitizer residual in warewasher final rinse. Outdoor fish smoker is out of service until unit has a covered roof and screened doors and walls.
Noncritical violations: Discontinue consuming food, use of unapproved beverage containers and use of tobacco in food preparation or warewashing area. New menu requires CFA. No chlorine test strips on site.
NW News on 06/27/2016