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Nine organizations in Douglas County failed state health code inspections in January.

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 January:

• Nagoya Japanese Cuisine, 711 23rd St., No. 24, last had an inspection because of a complaint on Jan. 29 and six violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Arby’s, 4671 W. Sixth St., last had an inspection because of a complaint on Jan. 27 and six violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• The Mad Greek Restaurant, 907 Massachusetts St., last had a follow-up inspection on Jan 24 and eight violations were found, including live cockroaches. The restaurant was previously closed for a cockroach infestation on Dec. 9. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Black Stag Brewery, 623 Massachusetts St., last had a follow-up inspection on Jan. 22 and nine violations were found. The restaurant and brewery is currently listed as out of compliance.

• O Cafe, 1530 W. Sixth St., Ste. E, last had a routine inspection on Jan. 8 and 12 violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Tres Mexicanos, 1800 W. 23rd St., Ste. H, last had a follow-up inspection on Jan. 8 and five violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Baan Thai Restaurant, 741 Massachusetts St., last had a routine inspection on Jan. 7 and 11 violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, 1115 Massachusetts St., last had an inspection because of a complaint on Jan. 6 and seven violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Central Soyfoods LLC, 710 E. 22nd St., Ste. c, last had a follow-up inspection on Jan. 29 and no violations were found. However, the food manufacturer is awaiting another follow-up inspection and is still listed as out of compliance, said Heather Lansdowne, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

Many organizations that were found out of compliance in recent months are now back in compliance: Hi Tea, 7 Eighth St.; Ladybird Diner, 721 Massachusetts St.; McDonald’s, 3241 Iowa St.; Pancho’s Mexican Food, 1618 W. 23rd St.; EZ GO, near mile marker 209 on Interstate 70; Walmart, 3300 Iowa St.; The Big Biscuit, 4821 W. Sixth St.; Henry T’s Bar and Grill; Hog Wild Pit Bar-B-Q, 1516 W. 23rd St.; Eldridge House Grill and Jayhawker Bar, 701 Massachusetts St.; Kwik Shop, 845 Mississippi St.; Fastlane Conoco, 1414 Sixth St.; and Burrito King, 900 Illinois St.