Restaurant inspections note violations in shops, stores and cafes in both Lawrence and Baldwin City

There’s a solid mix of shops, stores and cafes on this month’s first list of restaurant inspection results.

It also looks like the inspectors even took a trip south of Lawrence and hit up some of Baldwin City’s eateries, including one Baker University fraternity.

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 November:

• Z’s Divine Espresso & Coffee Roaster, 10 E. 9th St., last had a regular inspection on Nov. 14 and eight violations were found. The establishment is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Kappa Sigma Beta Tau Fraternity, 1215 8th St., Baldwin City, last had a regular inspection on Nov. 10 and 13 violations were found. The establishment is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Subway, 810 Ames St., Baldwin City, last had a regular inspection on Nov. 10 and five violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Dillons, 1740 Massachusetts St., last had a regular inspection on Nov. 8 and 10 violations were found. The store is currently listed as in compliance.

• Crimson & Brews, 925 Iowa St., last had a regular inspection on Nov. 7 and 11 violations were found. The establishment is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Scooter’s Coffeehouse, 2005 W. 9th St., last had a regular inspection on Nov. 7 and 11 violations were found. The establishment is currently listed as out of compliance.

• KCG & Dago’s, 454 N. Iowa St., last had a licensing inspection on Nov. 2 and 14 violations were found. The establishment is currently listed as in compliance.

• Jason’s Deli, 3140 Iowa St., last had a licensing inspection on Nov. 1 and two violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.


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