GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Consumer Health Services Division of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture conducts inspections of retail food establishments throughout Wyoming (where there is not a local health department that does inspections) to help ensure safety of Wyoming residents.
Campbell County establishments are inspected at least once a year by the WDA. All of these reports are made public and can be found on the WDA’s website. It will only include the routine inspections and not the follow-up or other kinds of inspections.
According to the WDA, establishments are either in or out of compliance with a non-critical (non-food-related) or a critical violation (which can cause a foodborne illness).
The WDA explains that while it is looking for deficiencies, the organization’s “main goal is to educate the business.”
Its report is made to help the businesses understand unsafe practices and ways to correct them.
Any violation makes the business be out of compliance; however, violations can be on different levels, meaning not being in compliance does not necessarily indicate that a business is unsafe.
Inspections are a “snapshot” in time and the violations are often corrected before the inspector leaves the facility. Dependent on the severity of the violation, the business will have anywhere between 10 and 45 days to correct it.
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 WDA’s website, where it publishes all of its current information.
Note: No health and food inspections were conducted on May 29.
May 30, 2023
HOME FIRE FOODS
Violations: 1
In Compliance: In
Comments: “General cleaning and sanitizing needs to be done on counters, shelving, on and around fryers.”
May 31, 2023
LARIAT CAFE/SUNDANCE LOUNGE
Violations: 7
In Compliance: Out
Comments: “Containers storing food for longer than 24 hours found in walk-in cooler without any lids or coverings.”
IBLA LLC, DBA ARMANDO’S TACO AND PASTA SHOP
Violations: 5
In Compliance: Out
Comments: “Walls and doors in facility observed with buildup. It was discussed with manager that deep clean shall take place to prevent environmental contamination.”
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS OF GILLETTE
Violations: 2
In Compliance: In
Comments: “Coolers were at or around 48F ambient temperature. Employee stated they had just stocked coolers with product. Facility shall ensure proper temperature holding. Temperatures are taken daily and logs appear to show less than 40F ambient temperatures daily.”
June 1, 2023
WILD WEST HOT DOGS
Violations: 0
In Compliance: In
June 2, 2023
LA PASADITA 59
Violations: 3
In Compliance: In
Comments: “Container of refried beans located in walk-in cooler in large plastic container. This was temped at 48F. It was discussed with employee who states that food has not been cooling for full cooling time frame. It was further discussed that cooling method of using large, deep plastic container is not effective. All cooling shall take place in shallow metal pans for effective cooling.”
GRANNIE’S GOOD EATS LLC
Violations: 3
In Compliance: In
Comments: “Hamburger patties and [sauerkraut] in both under-counter refrigeration units were temped at 55F.”
ARBY’S
Violations: 3
In Compliance: Out
Comments: “Several pieces of food contact surface equipment including slicer, scales, counters were found to be unclean and unsanitary from previous shifts. This was discussed with manager. Items may not be used until cleaned and sanitized. This was being corrected during inspection.”
