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)