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 20, 2023
Arby’s CY
Violations: 4 (3 priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: Yes
Link to full report
Comments: “Various foods in the prep top are cold holding at improper temperatures.”
Little Caesars Pizza West
Violations: 2 (1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Many walls and ceiling spaces have debris. Above 3-C sink has black growths. Bottoms of hot holding units and pizza oven hood (all the way around) have debris.”
Starbucks Coffee #11862 CY
Violations: 1 (corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Outer opening (back door) of the food establishment is not protected against entry of insects and rodents.”
March 21, 2023
Arby’s East 5009025
Violations: 0
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Best Western Downtown Casper Hotel – Platte River Saloon
Violations: 5 (1 priority, 2 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Very neat and clean facility. Foods dated appropriately. Continue working on overall cleanliness of facility. I will send you SOP templates and other documents in case you want to use them.”
Blimpie Subs and Salads Montana
Violations: 1
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Outer opening of the food establishment (back door) is not protected against entry of insects and rodents.”
H6R Schlotzsky’s
Violations: 5 (4 priority, 3 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: Yes
Link to full report
Comments: “Various foods on the prep line cold holding at improper temperatures.”
Hat Six Cowboy Deli
Violations: 1 (priority, corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Various foods in the walk-in refrigeration unit are not properly dated for disposition.”
Hat Six Travel Plaza Store
Violations: 1
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Floor of the walk-in freezer noted in need of cleaning.”
Hat Six Wild Pony Coffee
Violations: 1 (priority)
Re-inspection Required: Yes
Link to full report
Comments: “Chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable concentration (0 ppm).”
Metro Coffee Company
Violations: 2 (1 priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Quat test strips have expired.”
March 22, 2023
Hideaway Bar
Violations: 3 (1 priority, 2 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “When reheating food make sure it gets to 165F within 2 hours. 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.”
March 23, 2023
Frosty’s Lounge
Violations: 5
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Bar coolers are running warm; please monitor for safe temperatures if storing potentially hazardous foods, adjust temperatures, or have units repaired.”
Tacos Mexico
Violations: 2 (priority, corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
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Comments: “Ceiling and vents in the food prep area noted in need of cleaning.”
Wyoming Hot Wings
Violations: 3 (1 priority, 1 corrected during inspection)
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Outer opening (back door) of the food establishment is not protected against entry of insects and rodents.”
March 24, 2023
Sleep Inn Food Service
Violations: 1
Re-inspection Required: No
Link to full report
Comments: “Hot/cold water under insufficient or inadequate pressure was found to serve the following equipment: hand sink and first basin of three-compartment sink.”
