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.
Sept. 11, 2023
Burger King #2751 CY
Violations: 5 (1 priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “One hand sink and the women’s sink are not draining appropriately.”
J’s Pub and Grill
Violations: 2 (1 priority)
Re-inspection Required: Yes
Link to full report
Comments: “Various foods cold holding at improper temperatures. 7/6/23 – Progress has been made on cold holding; various foods are still cold holding at improper temperatures. 9/11/23 – Various foods are still cold holding at improper temperatures.”
Subway 2nd Street
Violations: 3 (2 priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: Yes
Link to full report
Comments: “Several items on the right side of the prep line were above 41F. Food on the left side was okay and not everything that was checked was recorded on the report. Staff said they had been having problems with the unit for a while and it is scheduled to be replaced with one from the store that was in Walmart.”
Wonderful House Restaurant
Violations: 8 (1 priority)
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation, after touching bare human body parts, after coughing, sneezing, eating, after handling soiled utensils or after engaging in any activity which may have contaminated his/her hands.”
Sept. 12, 2023
Frosty’s Lounge
Violations: 4 (3 priority)
Re-inspection Required: Yes
Link to full report
Comments: “Employees observed handling ready-to-eat (RTE) food with their bare hands.”
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop
Violations: 1
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Front and back doors have gaps that insects and rodents could enter.”
Sept. 13, 2023
Bosco’s
Violations: 4 (2 priority)
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “The prepared ready-to-eat marinara, lunch meat, lobster, etc. in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.”
Riverside Café
Violations: 5 (2 priority, 3 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Test strips for checking the quat sanitizer concentration are expired.”
Sept. 14, 2023
Buffalo Wild Wings #595 – ATTN: Laura Carlson-Heideman
Violations: 3 (1 priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Clean inside of hoods when grease begins to build up if hood cleaning company is not scheduled in the next few days.”
Pizza Hut #239
Violations: 4
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Make sure to more thoroughly clean the spatulas where the blade and handle meet.”
Sept. 15, 2023
307 Horse Racing Inc. (Keg and Cork) – DBA Derby Club
Violations: 6 (6 priority, 4 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: Yes
Link to full report
Comments: “Salsa was being held at improper temperatures; salsa was stored on top of cooler bins in prep unit.”
Cascade Coffee Shop
Violations: 0
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Very neat, clean and organized facility.”
Salvation Army (Sally’s Kitchen)
Violations: 4 (2 priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: Yes
Link to full report
Comments: “The dish machine and 3C sink are not being used regularly. Make sure to prime the sanitizer in the dish machine and run it several times before each use.”
