KC's Garage Bar and Kitchen - Inspection Report
Address:813 Walnut St Kansas City MO 64106
Establishment Type:Restaurant/Deli
Phone No.:(816) 714-6417

Inspection details
Inspection Date28 March, 2017
Inspection TypeRoutine
Critical Violations12
Non-critical Violations13

Violation Details
Regulation Code
Reference
Violation & Comments
4-501.11
Equipment not in good repair & adjusted per manufacturer's specs; and/or Scratched cutting boards not resurfaced or discarded
Comply by : Jun 26, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Salad make table not maintaining potentially hazardous foods at 41F or below. Approximately 1 in. of standing water in base of bar cooler.
3-101.11
Safe, Unadulterated, & Honestly Presented - Food was not seen to be safe, unadulterated, and/or honestly presented.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed ice in ice machine to have black debris on the ice cubes. Discarded.
3-501.17
RTE PHF, Date Marking - Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours was not clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, in accordance with the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Ground beef in make table, gravy and potato salad in walk-in cooler without date marking. Discarded or applied correct dates.
5-501.17
Receptacle in women's toilet room not covered
Comply by : Jun 26, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's restroom.
4-202.16
Nonfood-contact surfaces not free of crevices & designed to be easily cleanable; and/or Kick plates not removable for cleaning
Comply by : Jun 26, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Kitchen side of pass-thru counter with edge molding in disrepair, held together with duct tape.
3-403.11
Reheating for Hot Holding - Potentially hazardous food or Ready-to-eat food was not reheated for hot holding in accordance with the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Employee stated potentially hazardous foods in steam well were first heated in microwave and placed in steam well. Items were below 95F. Employee removed items to microwave for rapid reheating to 165F prior to being placed in steam well for hot holding.
6-202.13
Insect control devices do not retain insect within device and/or are not properly installed
Comply by : Jun 26, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed a plastic sack affixed to the wall filled with liquid fruit fly bait above food service area.
6-202.15
Openings to outside not protected against entry of pest as specified in the Food Code; and/or Protective barriers not provided for exterior walls/roofs
Comply by : Jun 26, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Vent to exterior located above fryer cooler with slats greater than 16 mesh to 1 inch.
4-602.11
Eq. & Food-Contact-Cleaning Frequency - Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned according to the Food Code.
CRITICALComply by : Mar 31, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Build-up on blade of table-mounted can opener. Heavy pink and black build-up on underside of ice machine interior. Mechanical slicer with food debris throughout food-contact surfaces.
4-601.11
Food Contact Clean to Sight and Touch - Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils was not clean to sight and touch.
CRITICALComply by : Mar 31, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed the side of the fryer to have very heavy accumulation of food debris and thick build-up.
3-501.16
Cold Holding - Potentially hazardous cold food was not maintained at temperatures in accordance with the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: Potentially hazardous foods may not be stored in salad make table until ambient of 41F or below is reached as measured by calibrated ambient thermometer.
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Potentially hazardous foods in salad make table not cold holding at 41F or below. Stored >4hrs and discarded. Butter milk on counter without active temperature control and above 41F. Removed to ice bath. Ambient of make table not at 41F or below.
4-501.14
Warewashing equipment not cleaned before use & every 24 hours; Warewashing machine not operated per data plate
Comply by : Jun 26, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Kitchen warewash machine with build-up.
3-302.11
Separation, Packaging & Segregation - Food was not protected from cross contamination according to the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Shelled eggs stored above portion control butter packets in make table top. Shelled egg stored in container with avocados and other ready-to-eat items. Items were under a temperature violation and discarded.
3-501.18
RTE PHF, Disposition - Ready-to-Eat, Potentially Hazardous Food was not discarded in accordance with the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Beef pot roast, coleslaw, dated greater than 7 days ago from 3/18 and 3/20 respectively. Discarded.
4-502.11
Utensils not maintained in good repair; and/or Thermometers not calibrated per manufacturer's specs
Comply by : Jun 26, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Knife handle on magnet rack with severe melt damage.
6-302.11
Toilet tissue not supplied at each toilet
Corrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Toilet tissue not provided in women's restroom. Employee provided.
5-203.14
Backflow prevention device or air gap not provided on plumbing fixtures as required *
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Mop sink hose stored below flood level rim of basin. Elevated.
4-903.11
Single-service/use items not stored as specified in the Food Code; and/or Single-service/use items stored in prohibited areas
Comply by : Jun 26, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Single-use to-go containers on pass-thru counter with food-contact surface not inverted.
3-307.11
Food not protected from contamination by another source
Comply by : Jun 26, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed there to be bird feather pulled in from the exterior and trapped in slats of a vent located above the fryer cooler.
7-204.11
Sanitizers, Criteria - Chemical sanitizers and other chemical antimicrobials applied to food-contact surfaces did not meet the requirements of the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed chemical in sanitizer bucket at 0ppm as measured by quat and chlorine strips. Determined that an incorrect chemical was dispensed and used as sanitizer. Discarded. Dispenser correct chemical into sanitizer container.
2-402.11
Hair restraints & clothes that cover body hair not worn by employees
Comply by : Jun 26, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Food service employee without hair restraint.
6-202.11
No protective shielding on light bulbs over exposed food/utensils/equipment
Comply by : Jun 26, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Protective shielding not provided on light fixture near three-compartment sink.
3-603.11
Consumer Advisory for Raw or Undercooked Food - The permit holder did not inform consumers by brochures, deli case or menu advisories, label statements, table tents, placards, or other effective written means of the significantly increased risk associated with certain especially vulnerable consumers eating animal food such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, milk, pork, poultry, or shellfish that is raw, undercooked, or not otherwise processed in raw or undercooked form.
CRITICALComply by : Mar 31, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: No disclosure provided on menus for burgers prepared to order.
4-502.13
Single-service and single service articles, use limitation
Comply by : Jun 26, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Single service articles used as scoops throughout food in make tables.
4-703.11
Hot Water and Chemical - After being cleaned, equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils are not sanitized in accordance with the Food Code.
CRITICALComply by : Mar 31, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Chlorine dish machine at 0ppm.