Taco shops and a country club; early June restaurant inspection results

The first half of June brings about a short list of restaurant inspections to report.

Only four establishments made the list this round. Sad, though, because two of them serve tacos, arguably humankind’s greatest culinary achievement.

Twice each month, I take a look at inspection results and list every place either listed out of compliance or with 10 or more code violations. Full reports are available online at agriculture.ks.gov.

There you can find details about specific violations, which can vary greatly. Noncritical citations include unlabeled products, improperly stored cleaning materials, minor plumbing issues and more. Critical violations include cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods, insect and rodent issues, unclean food preparation areas and more.

Some violations may be corrected during the inspection, while others take longer to fix and require follow-up inspections.

All businesses, even those listed out of compliance, met the basic requirements to safely remain open, unless otherwise noted.

With this regular report I try to provide basic information about food inspections in Douglas County. But due to the sheer volume of inspections, it’s difficult to offer detailed information about each establishment.

Here are Douglas County restaurant inspection results for the first half of June:

• Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, 1115 Massachusetts St., last had a regular inspection on June 14 and 12 violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Lawrence Country Club, 400 Country Club Terrace, last had a regular inspection on June 9 and 15 violations were found. The establishment is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Bayleaf Indian Restaurant & Bar, 947 New Hampshire St., last had a quality assurance inspection on June 7 and 12 violations were found. The establishment is currently listed as out of compliance.

• La Parilla, 724 Massachusetts St., last had a regular inspection on June 7 and 24 violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.


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