Ipho Tower - Inspection Report
Address:1447 Independence Ave Kansas City MO 64106
Establishment Type:Restaurant/Deli
Phone No.:(816) 842-2000

Inspection details
Inspection Date25 May, 2017
Inspection TypeRoutine
Critical Violations7
Non-critical Violations6

Violation Details
Regulation Code
Reference
Violation & Comments
4-302.14
A test kit for measuring sanitizer concentration not provided
Comply by : Aug 23, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Accurate chlorine test strips not provided.
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:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Potentially hazardous foods in salad make table not cold holding at 41F or below. Removed to functioning cooler. Noodles soaking in 5-gallon bucket ice bath at the cook line not cold holding at 41F or below. Employee added ice. [REPEAT] Bean sprouts soaking in water in 7-up glass-door cooler not cold holding at 41F or below. Employee added ice.
5-205.11
Using a Handwashing facility - A handwashing facility is not maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use; is being used for purposes other than handwashing or is not being used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
Corrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Employees using front counter hand sink to make sanitizer solutions. Instructed employees to use service sink.
4-501.11
Equipment not in good repair & adjusted per manufacturer's specs; and/or Scratched cutting boards not resurfaced or discarded
Comply by : Aug 23, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Standing water in the bottom of the vegetable make table reach-in.
4-601.11
Food Contact Clean to Sight and Touch - Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils was not clean to sight and touch.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Spatula and peeler stored in clean utensil container and on knife rack with excess build-up on food-contact surfaces. Removed for warewashing.
6-403.11
Employee accommodations not clearly designated for eating/drinking/smoking
Corrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Numerous employee food items stored above food items for the public in the 7-up cooler. Rearranged according to the Code.
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 : May 28, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Disclosure not provided on menu for food items that are served raw/undercooked.
3-501.15
Cooling methods not in accordance with time and temperature criteria as specified in the Food Code
Corrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Noodles prepared this morning allowed to sit on the counter during the cooling process without active temperature controls or prep. Employee began cooking.
6-501.111
Effective pest control measures not in place *; and/or Dead or trapped pest not removed from traps at adequate frequency
CRITICALComply by : May 28, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed a live rodent in the storage closet next to the kitchen back door. Mouse droppings observed in the front counter service sink cabinet, in the storage closet by the kitchen back door, underneath the warewash area. Few live fruit flies observed around warewash area during the three-compartment sink test.
3-305.11
Food is not stored as required by the Food Code
Comply by : Aug 23, 2017
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Package of bread on the floor next to the toaster oven.
7-202.12
Conditions of use - Poisonous or toxic materials are not used according to law and the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed aerosolized can of Raid, Hot Shot, and liquid Roach Away boric acid bottle stored in the closed by the kitchen back door. Removed from establishment. [REPEAT]
4-101.11
Utensils/food-contact surfaces not made of safe, durable, smooth materials*
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Mesh corners of the fryer baskets in disrepair creating non-smooth surfaces. Discarded. Metal spatula edges in disrepair creating non-smooth surfaces. Removed from establishment. Trash bag used as container covering for wontons. Removed to food-grade container.
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: Chlorine sanitizer at front service counter above 200ppm, and mixed with soap. Remade to appropriate concentration. [REPEAT]