Food Inspections

Protecting the safety of retail food is a serious responsibility. Throughout Missouri, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and local public health agencies regulate more than 30,000 food establishments or food processing plants. Routine and follow-up inspections are conducted to assure that these facilities are preparing, handling, serving, and/or storing food that is safe for consumption.

Food establishments are inspected according to the Missouri Food Code. How often an establishment is inspected is determined by risk – type of food prepared, population served, difficulty level of food preparation, inspection history. Restaurants preparing food from raw ingredients are inspected more often than convenience stores selling only non-potentially hazardous foods such as soda and pre-packaged food.

When the Environmental Public Health Specialist (EPHS) inspects a food establishment, they look for how well the owner, manager, and employees are following the Food Code. Deficiencies are written as violations. Violations can be priority (critical) or core (non-critical).

Critical violations can directly impact food safety and include items such as: cross contamination between raw and ready-to-eat foods, touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands, food from an unapproved source, improper food temperatures, a lack of food safety knowledge by the Person in Charge, and poor personal hygiene and employee health. Every attempt will be made to see that critical violations are corrected at the time of inspection. If that is not possible, the establishment will be given a short timeframe in which to correct all critical items. If there is an imminent health risk to the public, the establishment will close until that risk has been eliminated.

Non-critical violations are important, but usually do not directly impact food safety. These include items such as dirty floors, dirty non-food contact equipment and surfaces, facility and/or equipment repair issues, sticky tabletops, and clutter.

Establishments

Click the title to see the inspection for each place

XPress Mart/7th Heaven

Pre-opening Inspection conducted on 10/3/2024 Priority Items: None observed. Core Items: Bottled drinks, napkins, and other single-use items stored on floor. Food and single-use items shall be stored at least 6 in off the floor to prevent contamination. Ice scoop...

Zeppelin Bar & Grill

Pre-opening inspection conducted on 9/6/2024 Priority items: None observed. Core items: None observed. Discussion: Provided handwashing, ware washing (wash, rinse, sanitize), and storage signage. Discussed wash, rinse, sanitize process. Discussed storage of raw and...

Kona Ice

Pre-opening Inspection conducted on 08-23-2024 Priority items: None observed Core items: None observed Discussed storage of ice scoop in separate container outside of ice cooler, cleaning processes, and storage of single-use items.

Java on the Square

Follow-up inspection conducted on 08-14-2024 Priority items: None observed. Core items: None observed.

Powerhouse Food

Princeton - Routine inspection conducted on 04/24/2024 Priority items: Cleaning products stored in top cabinets above where food may be held. Toxic items shall be stored below food prep areas. Corrected on site Core items: Damaged flooring and window. Physical...

Juju’s Wings N Tings

Routine inspection conducted on 06/28/2024: Priority items: None observed. Core items: Damaged walls and flooring. Physical facilities shall be maintained and in good condition. Discussed violations on previous inspection (old location). Reviewed use of handwashing...

Tigres Restaurant

Princeton – Routine inspection conducted on 08-23-2024. Critical violations: none observed Non-critical violations: Hole in wall of the back room with insulation showing. Physical facilities shall be maintained and in good condition.

Randy’s Short Stop

South Lineville – Routine inspection conducted on 08-29-2024. Critical: Potentially hazardous foods, raw hamburger and sliced tomatoes at food prep area, not held at 41 degrees or below. PHFs must be kept above 135 degrees or below 41 degrees to prevent bacterial...

Modena Variety Store

Princeton – Routine inspection conducted on 07-29-2024. Critical violations: Toxic cleaning item for sale stored above single-use item. Toxic items shall be stored below food and single-use items or separated by partitioning or spacing. Non-critical violations: Food...

Princeton Custom Meats

Routine inspection conducted on 01-26-24. Critical violations: None. Non-critical violations: Frozen raw food stored above ready to eat food. RTE food must be stored above raw food to prevent contamination. Corrected on site Personal food stored with other food. These...

Mercer Pizza Plus

Routine inspection conducted on 09-13-2024. Critical: None. Non-critical: Damaged floor tiles and ceiling. Gap in door frame and wall in back storage room. Physical facilities shall be maintained and in good repair. Surfaces must be smooth and easily...

Mercer County Food Pantry

Princeton – Follow-up inspection conducted on 4-9-2024. Critical: None observed Non-critical: None observed

Hometown Cafe

Routine inspection conducted on 10-11-2024. Critical: none observed Non-critical: Floors and walls covered in grease. Floors dirty throughout facility. Walls, floors, and other surfaces shall be cleaned as often as necessary to maintain cleanliness. Floors cracked,...

Mercer Hometown Market

Routine inspection conducted on 02-23-2024. Critical: None observed. Non-critical: Damaged floor tiles and ceiling. Physical facilities shall be maintained in good condition and repair to be smooth and easily cleanable. Chips and single-use items stored on the floor....

S&P Smokehouse

Routine inspection conducted on 6/28/2024 Critical: None observed. Non-critical: Hole in wall and gap in flooring connecting to second room. Physical facilities shall be maintained and in good repair.

Casey’s General Store #1092

Princeton – Routine inspection conducted on 5-16-2024. Critical: Soda dispenser has straight handles where reused cups could contaminate food contact surface. Self-service operations for ready-to-eat food shall be provided with effective dispensing methods that...

Princeton R-V School

Princeton - Routine inspection conducted on 9-12-2024. Critical: none observed. Non-critical: none observed.

Mercer R-III School

Routine inspection conducted on 09-13-2024. Critical: None observed. Non-critical: None observed.

Mercer County Senior Center

Routine inspection conducted on 10-11-2024. Critical violations: None. Non-critical violations: None. Discussed 2-402.11 - Food employees shall wear hair restraints such as hats, hair coverings/nets, etc. to cover body hair and protect exposed food. This does not...

Dollar General

Princeton – Routine inspection conducted on 03-07-2024. Critical: None observed. Non-critical: Damaged ceiling tile related to leak. Physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair. Food store on shelves below damaged ceiling tile related to leak - exposed to...

Memo Dawgs & Lemonade Bliss

Mercer – Routine inspection conducted on 09-15-2023. Critical: None. Non-critical: None. Discussed handwashing, warewashing, and covering of food stand.

Crazy Horse Cafe

Routine inspection conducted on 06-27-2024. Critical: Sanitizer strength insufficient. Sanitizer strength should be strong enough to ensure sanitation/decontamination of utensils, etc. Non-critical: Noodles uncovered on bottom shelf in pantry area. Food should be...

The Famous

Follow-up inspection on 02/08/2024: Priority items: None observed. Core items: None observed. Discussion: Discussed using water bottles and/or ice packs to maintain fridge temperature if PHFs present. Discussed PHFs and when produce becomes potentially...

Hour Place

Routine inspection conducted on 09-13-2024. Critical: None observed. Non-critical: Damaged/missing wall panel in men's restroom and wall of cabinet below soda station. Copious amount of frost buildup in reach-in/walk-in freezer. Physical facilities shall be maintained...