A Springfield restaurant closed temporarily last week due to a lack of hot water, according to a Springfield-Greene County Health Department food inspection report.
Chipotle, 3356 S. Campbell Ave., was temporarily closed Jan. 25 due to total lack of hot water. Neither the three-vat sink used for washing, rinsing and sanitizing equipment nor the hand sinks had hot water. Items in the steam table as well as cold items prepared that day were discarded. The store reopened the next day when they regained hot water.
Food inspections take place one to three times a year, depending on the type of food served, the population served, difficulty of food preparation and past history. Restaurants preparing food from raw ingredients are inspected more often “than convenience stores that serve only non-potentially hazardous foods, such as popcorn and soda,” according to the Springfield-Greene County Health Department.
Each report identifies what was happening at the establishment at that time. Consumers who want to know whether a violation is a one-time thing or a pattern are encouraged to refer to previous reports.