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Fourteen organizations in Douglas County failed state health code inspections in June.

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. 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 because of the sheer volume of inspections, it’s difficult to offer detailed information about each establishment.

Here are Douglas County inspection results for June:

• Aimee’s Cafe and Coffeehouse, 1025 Massachusetts St., Ste. A, last had a routine inspection on June 17, and 14 violations were found. The cafe is currently listed as out of compliance.

• McLain’s Market, 1420 Crescent Road, last had a routine inspection on June 18, and 11 violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Sonic Drive-In, 1420 Church St., Eudora, last had a routine inspection on June 19, and six violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Red Pepper Chinese Restaurant, 821 Iowa St., last had a routine inspection on June 19, and 14 violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Dillons, 1740 Massachusetts St., last had a routine inspection on June 20, and 10 violations were found. The grocery store is currently listed as out of compliance.

• The Nest on Ninth at the Oread Hotel, 1200 Oread Ave., last had a routine inspection on June 22, and five violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Encore Cafe, 1007 Massachusetts St., last had a routine inspection on June 24, and nine violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Zen Zero, 811 Massachusetts St., last had a routine inspection on June 25, and 11 violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Panera Bread, 520 W. 23rd St., last had a routine inspection on June 25, and three violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Kwik Shop, 4841 W. Sixth St., last had a routine inspection on June 25, and five violations were found. The convenience store is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Brothers Bar and Grill, 1105 Massachusetts St., last had a routine inspection on June 25, and seven violations were found. The bar is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Charritos Plaza, 202 E. 10th Street, Eudora, last had a routine inspection on June 26, and 14 violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Cielito Lindo Mexican Restaurant, 815 New Hampshire St., last had a routine inspection on June 27, and 17 violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Taco Zone, 13 E. Eighth St., last had a routine inspection on June 28, and five violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

Two organizations that were found out of compliance in recent months are now back in compliance:

• El Potro Mexican Cafe, 3333 Iowa St., last had an inspection for a modified complaint on June 19, and no violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as in compliance.

• The Jayhawk Club, 1809 Birdie Way, last had a follow-up inspection on June 4, and two violations were found. The country club is currently listed as in compliance.

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, 1115 Massachusetts St., which was found out of compliance in March; Milton’s Cafe, 901 New Hampshire St., which was found out of compliance in April; and VFW Post No. 852, 1802 Massachusetts St., which was found out of compliance in May, have not yet had follow-up inspections. All three are currently listed as out of compliance.