Atchison County estab-lishments 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 and COS stands for Corrected On Site.)
The following businesses were inspected March 15, 2024:
Rock Port R-II School
600 S. Market
Rock Port, Missouri
• Priority Items: Ice maker needs to be cleaned. Water deposits of buildups. Mice droppings in corner of dry store room (traps are out).
• Core Items: Box of Uncrustables on floor in corner of walk-in freezer. Gap between wall and door frame of back door. Light fixture with water stains/ceiling tile missing beside it (roof leak?). Several stained ceiling tiles – most in dry store room, but some in dish room of kitchen.
Dominator Oil
1306 U.S. Hwy. 136
Rock Port, Missouri
• Priority Items: Strongly suggest manager and food service staff take some online food handlers (and possibly food managers) training at www.statefoodsafety.com or watch the paper, may be offering a food handlers training through Tarkio Tech in the future. Discussed hot holding/maintaining temperatures and heating/reheating methods.
• Core Items: Excessive frost in kitchen chest freezer (poor door seal). Odors in restrooms – men’s by far the worst/recommend more frequent cleaning with more/strong detergent/disinfectant (may need mechanical ventilation).
Happy Hills Gas & Coffee
1201 U.S. Hwy. 136 West
Rock Port, Missouri
• Priority Items: Using time as PH Control – Computerized sticker system for record keeping.
• Core Items: No covered trash can in family restroom. Some unfinished wood trim and walls in back storage room.
Subway
303 S. 10th Street
Tarkio, Missouri
• Priority Items: PHF’s not held at 41ºF or below. Put lids on containers – waited 15 minutes temps down to 41ºF and 40ºF.
• Core Items: None were reported.
The following businesses were inspected March 20, 2024:
Tarkio R-I School
512 S. 11th Street
Tarkio, Missouri
• Priority Items: None were reported.
• Core Items: Boys’ rest room door propped open. Discussed refrigerator door gasket.
Casey’s General Store
912 Walnut Street
Tarkio, Missouri
• Priority Items: Unlabeled spray bottle by three-bay sink – COS.
• Core Items: Box of donut trays on floor by donut display. Kitchen handsink faucet dripping. Ceiling tiles loose above water heater. Stained ceiling tiles in back room – some mildewed. Dirty light fixtures in walk-in freezers (back room one is the worst). Discussed floors.
Casey’s #2627
103 W. U.S. Hwy. 136
Rock Port, Missouri
• Priority Items: Sanitizer too weak (corrected) – COS.
• Core Items: None were reported.
El Rey Papi’s
401 S. Main
Rock Port, Missouri
• Priority Items: None were reported.
• Core Items: Knife stuck in prep table lid as holder. Improper thawing – shrimp, pork, chorizo etc. on back room table for thawing. Aluminum foil lining shelving. Cardboard on shelving in dry storeroom. Wetness of drink glasses (not fully air dried before stacking). Scoop handle in chicken basin. Bowls (without handles) used for scoops. Screen missing on vent hood – Venting to outside and grease dripping on sidewalk. Unshielded light bulbs.
The following businesses were inspected April 10, 2024:
Daybreak Cafe
109 Main
Fairfax, Missouri
• Priority Items: None were reported.
• Core Items: Back room floor is carpeted. Rest room door is not self-closing.
Community Hospital-Fairfax
26136 Hwy. 59
Fairfax, Missouri
• Priority Items: None were reported.
• Core Items: Spray hose on faucet by garbage disposal leaking.
Fairfax R-3 School District
500 East Main
Fairfax, Missouri
• Priority Items: None were reported.
• Core Items: Unshielded light bulbs in kitchen.
