Six Springfield school facilities pass food inspections without any violations this week

None of the Springfield schools inspected this week were cited for priority violations, according to the Springfield-Greene County Health Department's restaurant inspection reports.

Seven of the school facilities had no violations at all, including Bingham Elementary, Boyd School, Central High School, Hillcrest High School cafeteria and Parkview's baseball concessions and JFK Stadium concessions stands. The only violation was at Parkview's gymnasium concession stand, which was cited for a dirty floor in its storage room and its main prep area, according to the Dec. 6 report.

Food inspections take place one to three times a year, depending on the type of food served, the population served, difficulty of food preparation and past history. Restaurants preparing food from raw ingredients are inspected more often "than convenience stores that serve only non-potentially hazardous foods, such as popcorn and soda," according to the Springfield-Greene County Health Department.

Each report identifies what was happening at the establishment at that time. Consumers who want to know whether a violation is a one-time thing or a pattern are encouraged to refer to previous reports.

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Issues found during inspection fall into either priority or non-priority violations. Priority violations impact the safety of the food, such as cross contamination between raw and ready-to-eat food, improper food temperature and poor personal hygiene and employee health. Multiple priority violations can lead to an establishment being shut down. Non-priority violations alone do not directly affect food safety, such as dirty floors, sticky tabletops or outside trash cans not being covered.

Here are food inspections from the past week:

Aldi Food Store No. 33, 1434 E. U.S. Highway 60 East, Republic. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Amazin Buffet, 2501 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: active. Two priority violations: Observed sushi chef handling sushi rice with bare hands, corrected on site with education provided and discarding contaminated rice; observed dishes being used to plate food were still wet from dishwashing, corrected on site by providing education. Two non-priority violations: Observed floor in back private dining area was not clean and there was food and debris build-up underneath ice machine in server station for buffet, corrected with education provided; observed dirty cleaver in hand sink in back of kitchen, corrected on site by providing education.

Arris' Pizza - Republic, 738 E. U.S. Highway 60 East, Republic. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: permitted with re-inspection. Discussed proper storage of ice scoops. Three priority violations: Observed no chlorine residual in dish machine; observed several containers of foods made on-site not marked with discard date; observed several containers of food past discard date in prep coolers for use. No non-priority violations.

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Artistree Pottery, 1423 E. Cherry St., Springfield. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Big Easy Grill, 3641 E. Sunshine St., Springfield. Dec. 12 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Bingham Elementary, 2126 E. Cherry St., Springfield. Dec. 8 routine inspection – Result: active. Facility discarded some tater tots because of poor quality. No violations observed.

Box Turtle Creamery, 1458 E. Cherry St., Springfield. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.

Boyd School, 833 E. Division St., Springfield. Dec. 12 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted during inspection.

Central High School, 423 E. Central St., Springfield. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: active. Discussed labeling spray bottles and appropriate date marking. No violations noted.

Chinese Chef, 3029 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield. Dec. 12 routine inspection – Result: active. Two priority violations: Observed shell eggs stored over cooked chicken in walk-in cooler, corrected on site by providing education and moving cooked chicken to alternate shelf; observed cooked chicken in top of prep cooler stored above fill line measured 47 degrees to 48 degrees Fahrenheit, corrected by voluntarily discarding chicken. No non-priority violations.

Coyote's Adobe Cafe, 1742 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Culver's Frozen Custard, 1815 E. Primrose St., Springfield. Dec. 11 routine inspection – Result: Active. No violations noted.

Darla's Diner, 104 W. Jackson St., Willard. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: active. Discussed that the only items needing an asterisk on menu are eggs, which may be undercooked. Bacon, sausage and hamburgers do not need asterisk. Ice machine recently broke and restaurant is buying ice from local convenience store. Discussed trying to keep shared dumpster closed when not in use to minimize flies and birds. No priority violations. Two non-priority violations: Observed an employee had open drink cup in food preparation area, which was promptly removed; observed ice scoop being stored on top of ice machine without being on tray or container that can be easily cleaned and sanitized.

Farmer's Gastropub, 2620 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Golden Corral, 2734 N. Kansas Expressway, Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. Three priority violations: Observed two slicers were dirty at salad bar prep area, four ladles were dirty with food residue and staining and a spatula was dirty with food residue, which was corrected by washing, rinsing and sanitizing the items; observed potato soup measured at 125 degrees to 130 degrees two hours after being placed in soup hot holder, corrected on site by reheating soup and adjusting soup hot holder temperature; observed multiple containers had chips, cracks or burns, which were removed and discard. Six non-priority violations: Observed mold development in walk-in coolers and in hood vent above dishwashing machine, buildup of food/grilling debris on bottom portion of main grill, all of which need cleaning frequency increased; observed floor and wall tiles throughout facility missing or broken, damage on corner siding and wall seams throughout facility, damage on coving on bottom of walls throughout facility; observed wooden shelf at service station needs to be resealed or repainted, including visible hole on shelf; observed unshielded light bulbs over chicken/fish prep area, light bulbs should be shatterproof or properly shielded by next regular inspection; observed hot holder in kitchen being sealed with wash cloths, unit will need to be properly resealed by next regular inspection; observed wiping cloths not being held in sanitizer between uses, manager notified and corrected situation by placing wiping cloths in sanitizer solution.

Golden Door Pecans LLC, 2825 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.

Great American Cookie Co. Kiosk, 2825 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.

Great American Cookie Company, 2825 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.

Greatlife Gold & Fitness at Deerlake, 5544 W. Chestnut St., Springfield. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: permitted with re-inspection. Discussed requirement for paper towels at hand sink. One priority violation: No sneeze guard on self-serve hot roller. No non-priority violations.

Hillcrest High School Cafeteria, 3319 N. Grant Ave., Springfield. Dec. 11 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Insomnia Cookies, 401 S. Kimbrough Ave., Springfield. Dec. 8 routine inspection – Result: Active. No violations.

Kum & Go No. 498, 104 N. Missouri Blvd., Rogersville. Dec. 13 re-inspection – Result: active. Violation corrected: Open case cooler now holding below 41 degrees as required. No violations noted.

Kum & Go No. 560, 215 S. Kansas Expressway, Springfield. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: Active. No violations noted.

Lolli & Pops, 2825 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.

Lucy's Chinese Food II, 2456 E. Sunshine St., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed raw beef stored on shelf in walk-in cooler above ready-to-eat chicken, so staff moved raw beef to a different shelf below any ready-to-eat foods. No non-priority violations.

Magic Bean, 519 S. Kimbrough Ave., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No customers in facility during inspector's visit. One priority violation: Observed several cartons of milk in one refrigerator that were beyond use-by dates, which were promptly discarded by owner. Four non-priority violations: Observed hand sink in kitchen had "all types of stuff" in it, preventing use; observed three-vat sink and hand sink need to be cleaned out so they can be used as needed; observed floor in kitchen area and front bar area were not clean and organized; observed "excessive stuff" being stored in kitchen and front bar areas, which needs to be thinned out and organized.

Mimi's Soulfood LLC, 533 S. Kimbrough Ave., Springfield. Dec. 7 re-inspection – Result: active. On re-inspection for cold holding, make table was maintaining 41 degrees or below and all violations were corrected. No violations cited.

Neighbor's Mill Bakery & Cafe, 1435 E. Independence St., Springfield. Dec. 11 routine inspection – Reuslt: active. No priority violations. One non-priority violation: Observed open package of garlic seasoning in baking area, seasoning should be closed and protected from contamination when not in use, which was corrected at time of inspection.

Parkview Baseball Concessions, 516 W. Meadowmere St., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.

Parkview H.S. Gymnasium Concessions, 516 W. Meadowmere St., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. One non-priority violation: Observed floor in storage area and in main food prep area to be dirty.

Parkview H.S. JFK Stadium Concessions, 1333 S. Grant Ave., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Price Cutter No. 20 Bakery, 335 N. Nolting Ave., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.

Price Cutter No. 20 Grocery/Meat, 335 N. Nolting Ave., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. Discussed cleaning fan cover in milk walk-in cooler more frequently. No violations cited.

Price Cutter No. 20 Produce, 335 N. Nolting Ave., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. Discussed cleaning walk-in fan covers more frequently. No violations cited.

Rapid Roberts No. 127, 1357 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: permitted with re-inspection. Two priority violations: Observed several packages of medications past their use-by dates, which were pulled from the sales floor; observed tongs not being properly cleaned every four hours due to three-vat sink not being accessible, a re-inspection will be performed. No non-priority violations.

Rapid Roberts No. 127, 1357 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. Dec. 8 re-inspection – Result: active. At time of re-inspection, violations had been corrected.

Rerico Brazilian Grill, 3371 E. Montclair St., Springfield. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed can opener blade had dried food debris on it, which was taken out of service to be properly cleaned. Four non-priority violations: Observed significant gap at top of back door, which is a repeat violation; observed floor area not clean in dry storage room; observed open bags of flour in dry storage room, which was corrected at time of inspection; observed glass window in office was broken or shattered.

Sam's Southern Eatery, 1631 N. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. Seven non-priority violations: Observed mouse feces in multiple areas of the facility; observed dead mouse in trap, which was corrected on site by employee removing mouse; observed abundant amount of black mold growing on shelves and equipment in walk-in cooler, substantial amount of debris and food residue on floor of walk-in cooler, substantial amount of debris and soil behind and under ice machine, kitchen cooking equipment soiled with grease and food debris; observed items unnecessary to operation in the back storage area, repeat violation; observed bags of onions stored directly on floor; observed two boxes of single-use items stored directly on floor, corrected on site by moving boxes to shelf at least 6 inches off ground.

Skully's, 1427 E. Cherry St., Springfield. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed pork that was cooked and cooled the day before measured at 43 degrees, corrected by voluntarily discarding pork and education given on cooling methods. One non-priority violation: Observed ice machine inside not clean.

Split Social Kitchen, 3027 E. Sunshine St., Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Taco Bell No. 022777, 4140 S. Lipscomb Ave., Springfield. Dec. 12 complaint inspection – Result: active. No violations observed at time of visit, discussed glove complaint. Education given to manager, manager agrees to educate staff on glove and hand washing. No violations cited.

Tacos El Champu 2 LLC, 603 E. Kimbrough Ave., Springfield. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: active. Discussed keeping chemical separate, proper storage of raw meat products, proper use of single-use gloves, repair weather stripping on back door. One priority violation: Observed rice prepared the previous day was at 43 degrees to 45 degrees, which was corrected on site by discarding rice and educating employees how to properly cool rice. Two non-priority violations: Observed no test strips available to check concentration of sanitizer; observed drain under three-vat sink does not have an adaptive coupling and a single-use cup is being used in lieu of an adaptive coupling.

The Royal, 1427 E. Cherry St., Springfield. Dec. 7 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.

Walmart Neighborhood market No. 5692 Retail/Bakery, 3150 W. Republic Road, Springfield. Dec. 6 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations observed at time of inspection. Core item from 2022 inspection corrected; all deliver doors are tight-fitting with no gaps or daylight coming through.

This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: 6 Springfield schools had no violations in recent food inspections