Atchison County establishments 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 business was inspected September 28, 2023:
Relax & Unwind
13833 M. Ave., Tarkio
• Priority Items: None listed.
• Core Items: None listed.
The following businesses were inspected October 19, 2023:
Fairfax R-3 School District
500 East Main, Fairfax
• Priority Items: None listed.
• Core Items: Unshielded light bulbs in kitchen. Discussed flies.
Happy Hills Gas & Coffee
1201 Hwy. 136 W., Rock Port
• Priority Items: None listed.
• Core Items: Two boxes of hinged containers stored on floor of storeroom and two boxes of clear 32 ounce cups on floor by walk-in cooler doors (these are returns). Milk/creamer dispenser tube not cut diagonally. No handwashing signage. Not all cold units have thermometers/COS (corrected on site).
The following businesses were inspected October 26, 2023:
The Roost
401 Main St., Tarkio
• Priority Items: No hand sink in Night Owl Bar area. Get a commercial dishwasher and a 3-bay sink. Could use one bay for hand washing or install a small hand sink. Unlabeled spray bottle/COS. Insufficient sanitizer for kitchen dishwasher. Dishwasher repairman called/must hand sanitize, submerge in sanitizer solution for 30 seconds and let air dry until repaired. PHFs not date marked.
• Core Items: No hand-washing signage in men’s restroom, kitchen hand sink and Early Bird waitress station. Gave signs – installed/COS. Not all refrigeration units have thermometers/COS. Flooring in disrepair around fryer area. Using bowls for scoops in flour, sugar, and bread crumbs/COS. Discussed personal use of food storage/labeling and unboxed commercial food labeling. Date marking – 7 days from date prepared if kept at 41ºF (not required if used within 24 hours).
Tarkio R-I School District
512 S. 11th St., Tarkio
• Priority Items: None listed.
• Core Items: Discussed frost in walk-in freezer.
Hy-Vee
110 Chestnut St., Tarkio
• Priority Items: Unlabeled spray bottle in meat department. Discussed cold holding.
• Core Items: Food stored on floor of back storeroom: bags of flour, coffee, and country white bread. Eight reach-in doors with damaged door gaskets. Reach-in ice cream freezer has excessive frost (due to bad door gasket). Unshielded lights.
