Saturday, October 17, 2026

Four restaurants fail Joplin Health Department inspections

Four restaurants failed Joplin Health Department inspections this week, according to information posted on the department's website. 

Those receiving failing grades were Tiger's Taqueria, 1515 W. 10th Street; Manuela's Mexican Restaurant and Cantina, 2412 S. Main Street; IHOP, 2117 S. Range Line Road; and Sonic Drive-In, 1030 E. 7th Street.

Tiger's Taqueria

Tiger's Taqueria had three priority violations and two core violations. The priority violations were for having employee food and drinks stored above food in the walk-in, having food stored in non-food grade bags in the chest freezer and for having cut tomatoes in the walk-in cooler with missing or improper marking.

The core violations can be found at this link.








Manuela's Mexican Restaurant and Cantina

Manuela's Mexican Restaurant and Cantina received three priority violations and six core violations.

Priority violations were recorded for the following:

-Damaged packages of canned tomato sauce were found in the back storage area.

-A container of creamer was stored in the ice machine.

-Working containers of chemicals in the bar and server areas were not labeled as to their contents.

The core violations can be found at this link.

IHOP

IHOP received a priority violation for having sour cream, ranch dressing and tartar sauce being cold held above 41 degrees.

Six core violations were noted and can be found at this link.

Sonic Drive-In

Sonic Drive-In received priority violations for having the quatenary ammonium sanitizer concentration in the three-compartment sink testing at greater than 500 ppm and for having in the area near the fountain drink dispenser.

Information about the three core violations can be found at this link.








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Establishments that passed their inspections are listed below:

Stop N Shop, 1631 E. 4th Street

Wendy's @ Pilot, 4500 S. 43 Highway

Snak-Atak, 4302 S. Main Street

Gateway School, 1823 W. 20th Street

Taqueria La Heradura (mobile) 2330 S. Range Line Road

Las Brasas, 1202 S. Range Line Road

Pop It Like It's Hot (mobile)

SalTea Sloth (mobile) 1710 E. 32nd Street

Fresh Way Food Mart, 2002 S. Bird Avenue (re-inspection)

Buffalo Wild Wings, 1525 S. Range Line Road

Royal Heights Elementary School, 2100 Rolla Street








Downstream Q Store, 4777 W. Downstream Boulevard

Braum's 2410 S. Range Line

Casa Montez, 4224 S. Main Street

Casey's General Store, 2604 N. Range Line Road

The Human Bean, 2608 S. Main Street

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, 3120 E. Hammons Boulevard (re-inspection)


15 comments:

Anonymous said...

If you eat sour cream, ranch dressing, or tartar sauce on your pancakes you DESERVE to get sick!

Anonymous said...

IDK...do they serve tarter sauce at IHOP with the crispy fish and crispy shrimp?

IDK...do they put ranch dressing on the Bacon Avbacado Steakburger?

IDK...do they have dipping sauces for the chicken strips at IHOP?

whassamatterwithyou?


Anonymous said...

IHOP in Joplin is nasty. We stopped going there years back. Moldy lettuce in salad and roaches. I don’t know how it is still in business

Anonymous said...

No they don’t have none of that! Just pancakes! You are thinking of Long John Silverstein! Wow you don’t even know the difference between the two most popular restaurants in Missouri? Are you even local?Go back to California if you don’t like it!

Anonymous said...

Who even eats IHOP?

It's either Shoney's or Sambo's or you go home hungry!

Anonymous said...

Maybe if you weren't the generation of fast food and eating in drive-thru's - people would start fixing their meals at home - save some time and money - WOW - how did all the last generations survive by fixing their own breakfasts, lunches, and dinners at home and sitting around a table eating meals together - and not stopping 3-4 times a day to pay for $7.00 cups of coffee and then constantly complaining they have no-money!

Anonymous said...

Whatever! I only eat at Bob’s Big Boy!

Anonymous said...

You have a point. On top of your head!

Anonymous said...

I haven't had a chance to read the comment at 8:46 AM.

As you all know it's harvest season and it has not been going so well on our farm. Do you all have any idea how long it takes to pick 300 acres of corn by hand? Then the teams can't haul but at a walking pace and someone has to run the elevator intro the corn crib.

Pa and Grampa say if we do ok on yield this year maybe we can get a tractor and one of them new fangled corn pickers!

Anonymous said...

4:39PM, 6:48PM, we can all tell that you two are probably those that live in the drive thru's, eat your 10,000 calories a day, can't see your feet, and the only exercise you get is walking in and placing your orders at a fast food restaurant, and live in front of your tv playing games, heaven forbid that you could cook for yourselves or your families too, and eat healthy, wouldn't that be a novel approach to life! No need to worry your life expectancy with clogged arteries will make you prime candidates for a stroke or heart attack. Good Luck, just make sure you have your Obituary written and your payments are paid on your pre-planned funeral arrangements, oh, I forgot you don't live by making any plans, just pay-check to pay-check!

Anonymous said...

Papa Adam and Grampa Steve

Anonymous said...

4:39pm and 6:48pm - No you two are more like Beavis and Butt Head, "Huh-huh... huh-huh", "nachos rule", from Maxi-Mart, "You're an idiot, Beavis.". The Peanut Gallery without a pot 🚽 to p!ss in, I think that sums up your intellect or lack thereof.

Anonymous said...

Interesting how some people decided to come here and attack people that don't eat at home. It's not that deep. Maybe do some reflections on your own miserable lives first.

Anonymous said...

"Maybe if you aren't the generation of..." Look in the mirror buddy, you birthed, raised, molded this generation. It's on you.

Anonymous said...

Wait, is there a generational divide amongst those eating out and those that don't? Could've fooled me, last I knew, every generation has been eating out since the first outside of the home eatery, somewhere around the 12th century.