Springfield restaurant put on risk control plan after inspection finds live cockroaches

After live cockroaches were found in hand-washing sink and box of food, a Springfield restaurant is on risk control plans for "pest control and pest monitoring," according to a March 25 Springfield-Greene County Health Department food inspection report.

The inspector documented live cockroaches in a sink and in a box of dry miso soup mix, as well as "many dead insect carcasses" in the kitchen at Misaki, 1635 N. Glenstone Ave. Compliance checks for the risk control plans will start the week of April 1, according to the report.

The restaurant was also cited for not using its three-vat sink for sanitizing, employees washing their hands in the three-vat sink and not having any sanitizing solution on site. The lack of sanitizer was solved when the manager had an employee purchase sanitizer, according to the 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:

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Bambu Vietnamese Cuisine, 1338 E. Battlefield Road, Springfield. March 21 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed employee food in kitchen area, which was corrected by removing employee's food. Three non-priority violations: Observed open drink on food preparation table, which was corrected by removing the drink; observed no paper towels at handwashing sink in kitchen, which was corrected on site; observed several containers of uncovered spices on shelf.

Black Sheep - Glenstone, 3325 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. March 21 re-inspection – Result: active. All violations corrected. No violations noted.

Bowerman School, 2148 N. Douglas Ave., Springfield. March 20 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited.

Buc-ee's Springfield, LLC, 3248 N. Beaver Road, Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited at this time.

Buckingham Smokehouse BarBQ, 2002 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. One non-priority violation: Observed handle of scoop laying in potato salad and another scoop handle in ice, which was corrected on site.

Cici's Pizza, 319 E. Battlefield Road, Springfield. March 25 routine inspection – Result: permitted with re-inspection. One priority violation: Observed sausage at 46 degrees Fahrenheit, beef at 46 degrees, pasta at 46 degrees, tomatoes at 45 degrees, chicken at 46 degrees and ham at 43 degrees in pizza prep cooler, which was corrected by voluntarily discarding food or moving it to the walk-in cooler. Re-inspection will occur. No non-priority violations.

Classic Rock Coffee Downtown, 535 W. Walnut St., Springfield. March 27 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations observed.

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Cowden School, 2927 S. Kimbrough Ave., Springfield. March 25 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations cited at time of inspection.

Cox Health - North, 1423 N. Jefferson Ave., Springfield. March 25 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations observed during inspection.

Culver's, 1481 E. U.S. Highway 60 East, Republic. March 22 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed cooked onions being held at 130 degrees, which was corrected at time of inspection. Two non-priority violations: Observed wet mop stored in used mop water; observed employee restroom door not self-closing.

Culver's of Springfield - Sunshine, 1400 E. Sunshine St., Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. One non-priority violation: Observed employee food stored above prepped food in walk-in cooler and freezer, which was corrected on site and education was provided.

Disney Elementary School, 4100 S. Fremont Ave., Springfield. March 21 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

El Charro Mexican Restaurant, 1668 E. U.S. Highway 60 East, Springfield. March 20 routine inspection – Result: permitted with re-inspection. Discussed requirement for individual paper towels at hand sinks and needing soap and paper towels at bar and sink. One priority violation: Observed cheese at 43 degrees, spinach at 43 degrees and cheese sauce at 43 degrees. One non-priority violation: Observed ice scoop stored on top of soda box, which was corrected at time of inspection.

Fire & Ice Restaurant - Oasis Convention Center, 2546 N. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. March 21 routine inspection – Result: active. Two priority violations: Observed two utensil handles were duct taped, one scoop dirty with food debris, one spatula dirty with food debris and one wall slicer dirty with food debris, which was corrected by washing, rinsing and sanitizing items or discarding them; observed multiple bags of unlabeled and undated ready-to-eat meats in grill cold holders, which was corrected by labeling and dating meats. No non-priority violations.

Georgia Mac's, 1440 E. Republic Road, Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: active. Two priority violations: Observed chili at 112 degrees on the steam well, which was corrected by reheating chili to 165 degrees; observed knives being stored unclean on magnetic strip in kitchen, which was corrected by cleaning knives. No non-priority violations.

Git N Go, 3030 S. Jefferson Ave., Springfield. March 21 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed packaged raw shell eggs, raw sausage and raw bacon stored over ready-to-consume drinks in walk-in cooler, which was corrected by moving items to the bottom shelf and separating them. No non-priority violations.

Golden Corral, 2020 E. Primrose St., Springfield. March 25 routine inspection – Result: permitted with re-inspection. One priority violation: Observed pizza sauce at 54 degrees and cheese at 52 degrees on pizza make table, which was corrected by discarding the items and placing a work order to repair the make table. Re-inspection will be performed. No non-priority violations.

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Highland Springs Country Club, 5400 S. Highland Springs Blvd., Springfield. March 21 routine inspection – Result: permitted with re-inspection. Two priority violations: Observed French onion soup at 120 degrees in steam well, which was corrected by reheating soup to 165 degrees; observed dish machine at upstairs bar not properly chemically sanitizing, which will require a re-inspection after repair. No non-priority violations.

Hog Tide Bar-B-Que - Willard, 304 E. Jackson St., Willard. March 22 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations observed.

Immaculate Conception School, 3555 S. Fremont Ave., Springfield. March 25 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Jeffries School, 4051 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield. March 20 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Jump Mania, 3202 W. Republic Road, Springfield. March 21 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Kentucky Fried Chicken, 2237 E. Sunshine St., Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. One non-priority violation: Observed employees not wearing proper hair restraints for facial hair, which was corrected on side and education was provided.

McDonald's, 3320 E. Battlefield Road, Springfield. March 27 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations observed during inspection.

Mexican Villa, 1408 S. National Ave., Springfield. March 21 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

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Mexican Villa East, 1100 W. Sunshine St., Springfield. March 20 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed can opener blade on storage shelf not clean, which was corrected on site and education given. One non-priority violation: Observed old date labeling sticker residue on outside of food containers, education given.

Mingles Too, 6821 W. Independence Drive, Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: active. Discussed making sure breakfast menu has consumer advisory. No priority violations. One non-priority violation: Observed areas of floor, wall and ceiling vents were not clean.

Misaki, 1635 N. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. March 25 routine inspection – Result: active. Risk control plans created for pest control and pest monitoring. Compliance checks to begin week of April 1. Five priority violations: Observed one blender, two large metal fryer scoops and a spatula found stored dirty with food debris, which was corrected by notifying manager and discarding or cleaning utensils; observed multiple containers of cut vegetables with no date marking or labeling in walk-in cooler, which is a repeat violation and was corrected by labeling and dating cut vegetables; observed sanitizing not being implemented at three-vat sink and no sanitizing solution on site, which was corrected by manager having employee purchase chlorine solution; observed no sanitizer available on site to wash, rinse, sanitize or to create working sanitizer buckets, which was corrected by purchasing chlorine solution and making a sanitizer for the "sanitize" section of three-vat sink; observed live roaches in hand sink and in box of dry miso soup packets. Box of miso soup packets was opened and discarded and a risk control plan will be made to monitor progress of removing pests from the facility. Five non-priority violations: Observed employee wash hands in three-vat sink, which was corrected on site by providing education; observed raw chicken stored above ready-to-eat surimi flakes in walk-in cooler, which was corrected by moving surimi flakes to safe location inside unit; observed area behind and below cook line, behind and under dish area, walk-in cooler walls and shelves, and under kitchen cold holding equipment found not clean with build-up of food debris, grease and dust, which is a repeat violation; observed raw tuna and raw salmon being served, no parasite destruction paperwork from distributor provided during inspection; observed many dead insect carcasses throughout facility on floors and walls.

Oasis Conference Center, 2546 N. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. March 21 routine inspection – Result: permitted with re-inspection. A re-inspection will occur March 25 to re-check women's restroom hand sink for running water. One priority violation: Observed two metal spoons stored dirty with food debris, one slicer stored dirty with food debris, which was corrected by washing, rinsing and sanitizing utensils. Four non-priority violations: Observed highest hand-washing sink temperature is 73 degrees to 78 degrees; observed hand sink in women's restroom does not have running water; observed buildup of dust and debris in air vents throughout facility, buildup of grease and food debris on walls behind kitchen equipment, buildup of grease and food debris on floors under and behind kitchen equipment; observed single service cups, napkins and plates were uncovered without wrapping and opened from top seam in storage area, which was corrected by discarding items.

Oasis Conference Center, 2546 N. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. March 25 re-inspection – Result: active. Hand sink in women's restroom has running water. No violations cited at this time.

Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds - E Plex Concessions East, 3001 N. Grant Ave., Springfield. March 22 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. Four non-priority violations: Observed pizza slice sitting at 88 degrees on pizza rack without time control records, which was corrected by providing education on time control records and discarding pizza; observed no sanitizer test kit on site, which was corrected by West concessions providing test strips; observed mouse feces on floor of cabinets under soda dispenser; observed dead mouse on floor of cabinet under soda dispenser, which was corrected on site by sanitarily removing mouse carcass.

Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds - E Plex Concessions West, 3001 N. Grant Ave., Springfield. March 22 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. Two non-priority violations: Observed plumbing leak in cabinet under soda dispenser, which is being contained with plastic tote and will need to be repaired or replaced; observed three boxes of pre-cooked hamburger patties thawing in two-door stainless steel fridge with ambient temperature of 52 degrees. Boxes were at 27 degrees, and were moved to two-door glass fridge, which had ambient temperature of 40. Only non-potentially hazardous foods will be stored in two-door stainless steel fridge until it is repaired or replaced.

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Ozarks Empire Fairgrounds - Maui Wowi 3, 3001 N. Grant Ave., Springfield. March 25 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed three dairy smoothie mixes sitting in wells without refrigeration or ice baths, ranging between 53 degrees to 59 degrees, which was corrected on site by discarding mixes and will have time control methods implemented going forward. One non-priority violation: Observed three dairy smoothie mixes sitting in wells without refrigeration or time control procedures, which was corrected by discarding mixes and creating written procedures and records during inspection.

Panda Express, 720 N. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. March 21 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. One non-priority violation: Observed water at 56 degrees in men's bathroom hand-washing sink.

Pappo's Pizzeria & Pub, 900 E. Battlefield Road, Springfield. March 21 routine inspection – Result: active. Two priority violations: Observed chicken wings and meatballs at 115 degrees to 132 degrees in hot hold unit, which was corrected by reheating items to over 165 degrees and turning unit up; observed vacuum packaged cooked refrigerated product dated March 15 including pork sausage, chicken wings and shredded pork in reach-in cooler. Items were cooked, cooled and vacuumed packed outside of the county and an approved HACCP plan must be submitted. Corrected by discarding one bag pork sausage, two bags chicken wings and two bags of shredded pork. Inspector spoke with owner directly on phone and he agrees to stop vacuum packaging and discussed solutions. One non-priority violation: Observed cutting board on prep cooler next to oven and multiple small white cutting boards are scored.

Parkview Baseball Concessions, 516 W. Meadowmere St., Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe, 333 E. Walnut St., Springfield. March 27 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations observed.

Price Cutter No. 35 Deli, 1260 E. St. Louis St., Springfield. March 25 routine inspection – Result: permitted with re-inspection. Two priority violations: Observed mashed potatoes at 120 degrees and chicken tenders at 112 degrees on serving line, which was corrected by voluntarily discarding items; observed seven layer dip at 47 degrees, spaghetti and meatballs at 51 degrees, fried chicken at 50 degrees, enchilada dinner at 49 degrees, orange chicken dinner at 50 degrees, General Tso's chicken at 50 degrees, burrito at 46 degrees, bean and cheese burrito at 52 degrees, baked potato soup at 46 degrees and broccoli cheddar soup at 44 degrees in deli retail case, which was corrected by pulling and voluntarily discarding all products. One non-priority violation: Observed ambient temperature for deli retail case was 46 degrees on middle shelf and 49 degrees on bottom shelf, so store manager placed work order for maintenance to examine unit.

Price Cutter Plus No. 50 Cold Deli, 3260 E. Battlefield Road, Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed five deli meat chubs rewrapped and missing date product was opened, which was corrected by pulling product and discarding it. No non-priority violations.

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Price Cutter Plus No. 50 Hot Bar/Pizza, 3260 E. Battlefield Road, Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. One non-priority violation: Observed faucet on prep area handwashing sink is loose and falls to left with faucet opening pointing right.

Purple Burrito No. 1, 1700 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: active. Three priority violations: Observed utensils and food containers chipped and cracked, which was corrected on site and education given; observed cans on storage shelf dented, which was corrected and education given; observed can opener blade dirty, which was corrected and education given. Two non-priority violations: Observed doors do not shut properly on two-door stainless steel fridge and seals on three-door stainless steel fridge needs to be replaced; observed women's restroom door is not self-closing.

Purple Burrito No. 5, 3459 W. Kearney St., Springfield. March 25 routine inspection – Result: active. Discussed cooling in shallow pans to ensure item cools within 6 hours. One priority violation: Observed carton of raw shell eggs stored on a shelf above cooked meat in walk-in refrigerator, which was corrected and education provided. Two non-priority violations: Observed three chubs of ground beef thawing at room temperature, which were promptly refrigerated at inspector's request and education provided; observed area in dishwashing area that had coving coming loose and hole in wall.

Rice & Dumpling Restaurant, 431 S. Jefferson Ave., Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Sam's Club No. 4985 Cafe, 745 W. El Camino Alto Drive, Springfield. March 25 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

Sam's Southern Eatery 2, 2259 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield. March 21 routine inspection – Result: active. Person in charge was Mo, discussed importance of routine cleaning and encouraged staff to clean different areas of the kitchen during slow times. One priority violation: Observed time as a public health control not properly documented for milk water at the batter station, which was corrected by adding a time discard log. Nine non-priority violations: Observed shelves below breading station were not clean; observed floors throughout food preparation area and rear storage areas were not clean due to infrequent cleaning; observed wall behind breading not clean; observed vent hood not clean; observed hot water valve at three-vat sink was constantly running and would not turn off; observed frozen catfish filets thawing in container of water; observed no sanitizer test kit provided to monitor correct concentration of sanitizer; observed thermometer no inside stand-up reach-in cooler; observed cabinet under drink station not clean.

Springfield Raceway - Pit Concessions, 2110 N. Farm Road 123, Springfield. March 22 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. Three non-priority violations: Observed no thermometer in one refrigerator; observed screen door to facility in poor repair; observed paint peeling from walls and ceiling of mobile unit.

Springfield Raceway - Main Concessions, 2110 N. Farm Road 123, Springfield. March 26 re-inspection – Result: active. No violations noted.

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Steak 'N Shake, 1550 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. Two non-priority violations: Observed multiple areas in cook line, ice cream prep station and dish pit have debris buildup present, downstairs floor not clean, and education provided; observed sanitizer bucket tested at 0 parts per million, which was corrected on site and education provided.

Uptown Pizza House, 312 E. Commercial St., Springfield. March 21 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. One non-priority violation: Observed ambient temperature of salad station was 44 degrees, which was corrected on site by adjusting dial.

Urban Air Adventure Park, 2825 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield. March 21 re-inspection – Result: active. Violation corrected at time of re-inspection.

USA Investments MO213, 2953 N. National Ave., Springfield. March 20 routine inspection – Result: active. No priority violations. Four non-priority violations: Observed buildup of dust and debris on fan vent, floor, walls and shelves of walk-in cooler; observed no sanitizer test strips, which is a repeat violation; observed no paper towels at employee hand-washing sink near three-vat sink, which is a repeat violation; observed no soap at employee hand-washing sink near three-vat sink, which is a repeat violation.

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Vantage, 260 E. McDaniel St., Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: active. One priority violation: Observed meat slicer back of blade and can opener have dried food buildup, which was corrected on site by cleaning and sanitizing. No non-priority violations.

Watkins School, 732 W. Talmage St., Springfield. March 21 routine inspection – Result: active. No violations observed.

Whole Hog Cafe, 224 W. Sunshine St., Springfield. March 20 routine inspection – Result: permitted with re-inspection. One priority violation: Observed potentially hazardous products in walk-in cooler measured at 46 degrees to 52 degrees, with cooler's ambient temperature at 51 degrees. Product that couldn't be saved was voluntarily discarded and re-inspection scheduled. No non-priority violations.

Whole Hog Cafe, 224 W. Sunshine St., Springfield. March 21 re-inspection – Result: active. Facility's walk-in cooler fixed, ambient temperature now 33 degrees. No violations noted.

Willard Orchard Hills Elementary, 4595 W. Farm Road 140, Springfield. March 26 routine inspection – Result: Active. Fan covers in walk-in refrigerator have a little buildup, facility could use another small portable sneeze guard. No violations noted.

Susan Szuch reports on health and food for the Springfield News-Leader. Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @szuchsm. Story idea? Email her at sszuch@gannett.com.

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