Springfield-Greene County Health Department inspectors found a chef not washing their hands between tasks and mouse feces in a storage area during this week’s restaurant inspections.
Ohana Japanese Steakhouse, 310 W. Battlefield Road, had four priority violations and four non-priority violations during its March 11 inspection, according to the report. Among the priority violations were having spicy mayo stored at room temperature and the sushi chef not washing his hands in between tasks. All priority violations were corrected. Inspectors found mouse feces in the dry food storage area and by a water heater, which is a non-priority violation.
Issues found during inspections fall into either priority or non-priority violations. Priority violations impact the safety of the food, such as cross-contamination between raw and ready-to-eat food, improper food temperature and poor personal hygiene and employee health. Multiple priority violations can lead to an establishment being shut down. Non-priority violations alone do not directly affect food safety, such as dirty floors, sticky tabletops or outside trash cans not being covered…