Atchison County es-tab-lish-ments that sell food and drinks receive health inspections, once, twice, or three times a year depending on the type of foods sold and risk to the public.
Priority Items noted must receive immediate action within 72 hours or as stated.
Core Items are to be corrected by the next regular inspection or as stated.
(PHF stands for Potentially Hazardous Foods).
The following businesses were inspected November 15, 2023:
Dominator Fuel
& Truck Plaza
1306 U.S. Hwy. 136
Rock Port
• Priority Items: Raw hamburger stored above ready-to-eat foods – COS (corrected on site).
• Core Items: Seal in disrepair on sliding door ice cream freezer by four-burner stove; excessive frost buildup. Unshielded lights above four-burner stove. Bare wood observed by sandwich prep table. Bare wood below sink in men’s restroom. Counter below pop and coffee machines with formica in disrepair.
Discussed making sure all surfaces are smooth and cleanable, as well as not having fly strips above food.
El Rey Papi’s
401 S. Main
Rock Port
• Priority Items: PHF’s not held at 135ºF or above (chicken and beef on steam table). PHF’s not held at 41ºF or below (guacamole and diced tomatoes on prep table). PHF’s not date marked. *Discussed food storage in refrigators/freezers. *Discussed towels on floor behind ice machine. *Discussed thermometers.
• Core Items: Improper thawing – chicken and steak thawing in open on backroom table. Cardboard on many shelves and cloth towel on soda cup shelf. No soap at kitchen handsink. No towels at kitchen handsink. Ice scoop handle in ice – COS. Exhaust vent dripping on outside sidewalk. Dumpster lids open. Ice tea uncovered and ingredient tubs uncovered. Bowl (no handle) used for scoop in ingredient tubs. Unshielded lights throughout kitchen and prep areas.
Note: New flooring in kitchen looks nice.
The following businesses were inspected November 29, 2023:
El Rey Papi’s
401 S. Main
Rock Port
• Priority Items: Hot hold, cold hold, and PHF date marked all okay/corrected.
• Core Items: Improper thawing – ground beef and roast stting out in open in back room. Cardboard and tinfoil covering many shelves. Exhaust vent dripping on outside sidewalk. Dumpster lids open. Iced tea uncovered and ingredient tubs in back room uncovered. Bowl used for scoop in ingredient tubs. Unshielded light bulbs.
Discussed no soap and no paper towels at handsink – corrected.
PJBJ, LLC
d/b/a Chef Paul Presents
504 Linden Street
Tarkio
• Priority Items: Discussed produce temps 49-51ºF (not 41ºF or below). Produce uncut, no PHF’s (okay as only used for produce).
• Core Items: Damaged ther-mometer in Kenmore refrigerator.
Rock Port Dollar General
18785 U.S. Hwy. 136
Rock Port
• Priority Items: None recorded.
• Core Items: Box of Chester brand snacks stored on floor and box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch on floor. One restroom door propped open. Back room storage and carts conjested, could not get to freezer to check temperatures.
