CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper-Natrona County Health Department inspects restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, mobile food units, commissaries, and food vending operations. Every facility has an unannounced inspection at least twice a year.
According to the department, “There are three types of violations: priority, priority foundation and core.”
While the department of health is looking for deficiencies, the organization’s main goal is to educate businesses, helping them understand unsafe practices and ways to correct them.
According to the program manager for Environmental Health in Natrona County, “There is no sliding scale or a pass or failing of a health inspection.” Every violation is either fixed immediately or within 10 days, meaning that a violation does not make the business unsafe.
If a re-inspection is required, the issue might have been more severe or the facility required more time to fix it. They have 10 days to fix the issue, and according to Heald most facilities can easily meet the requirement.
Any serious violations or notable quotes will be included in summary notes below, but the full report for each restaurant can be found at the department’s website, where it publishes all of its current information.
March 6, 2023
Blimpie Subs and Salads Montana
Violations: 13 (6 priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: Yes
Link to full report
Comments: “Various foods cold holding at improper temperatures.”
GRINGO
Violations: 1 (priority, corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Quat sanitizer concentration should be 200–400 ppm. Bleach sanitizer concentration should be 100 ppm. When cooling food cool from 135F to 70F within 2 hours and from 70F to 41F in an additional 4 hours. Six hours total. Use-by dates must be 7 days. Prep date + 6. See folder for original report.”
Liquor Shed
Violations: 1
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “There is no proper testing kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.”
Red Butte Bed & Breakfast
Violations: 0
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Minor amounts of bugs in the light cover in the Cottage. Make sure the outside grill is cleaned before opening in the spring.”
March 7, 2023
Arby’s East 5009025
Violations: 8 (4 priority, 2 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: Yes
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Comments: “Various foods in the refrigeration units are not properly dated for disposition.”
Common Cents #205 Yellowstone
Violations: 4 (1 priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Continue working on overall cleanliness particularly in cabinets and under equipment. Sanitize all food contact surfaces with bleach. Monitor best by, use by and sell by dates and discard as needed.”
FireRock Steakhouse
Violations: 10 (7 priority, 6 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: Yes
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Comments: “When holding food on ice use small amounts of food and keep enough ice in the unit so that the food stays below 41F.”
Glazed & Confuzed
Violations: 0
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “All violations have been corrected.”
Homax 2nd St
Violations: 2
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Facility well maintained. Check with Ecolab to ensure you have appropriate test strips for current chemical.”
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
Violations: 3 (2 priority, 2 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Fan covers in the walk-in produce refrigerator noted in need of cleaning.”
Wonderful House Restaurant
Violations: 9 (4 priority)
Re-inspection Required: Yes
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Comments: “Please keep lids of prep units (coolers) closed when not actively preparing food in order to maintain cold temperatures.”
March 8, 2023
CHA Cares Life Steps Campus Kitchen
Violations: 3 (1 priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “One dented can found; ensure you are checking canned food every time upon arrival.”
City Brew
Violations: 4 (1 priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Overall facility is clean and organized. Work on cleanliness inside cabinets. Syrup nozzles are cleaned and/or replaced at least weekly. Store ice bucket upside down. Get your thermal dish discs working correctly, probably need new batteries.”
Grant Street Grocery and Market
Violations: 3 (1 priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Unlabeled food containers.”
Subway at East Walmart
Violations: 5 (1 priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Obtain beard nets for men who have facial hair and they must wear them when prepping or serving foods. Heads should also be covered.”
Wyoming Behavioral Institute
Violations: 0
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Please monitor cooling units to ensure they are not getting too warm.”
March 9, 2023
Casper College Thunderbird Gym
Violations: 5 (2 priority, 3 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “When cooling food please keep it uncovered and monitor the temperature to insure it is at or below 70F in two hours and at or below 41F in an additional four hours.”
Tin Shack LLC DBA Poplar Wine & Spirits
Violations: 2 (priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Extremely clean, neat and organized facility. Add consumer advisory to menus and send me a picture of the page when it is completed and I will put it in your file. Excellent processes and procedures in place.”
March 10, 2023
Bar Nunn Elementary School
Violations: 0
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Pizza provided by Pizza Hut; pizza temperatures were taken upon arrival by school staff. All temperatures taken were above 135 degrees F. One pizza’s temperature was approximately 136 degrees F and that pizza was put into the oven to maintain a warmer temperature. No violations or concerns.”
Papa John’s Pizza
Violations: 2 (1 priority, 2 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Ceiling tiles replaced; tile flooring is mostly complete. Coving needs to be completed. Prep unit has been replaced.”
