Dining establishments, local restaurants, and a school in Grand Junction, Fruita, and Palisade recently underwent inspections by the Mesa County Public Health Department, with results indicating various violations at some locations. These inspections, conducted between September 16 and September 29, included both routine checks and follow-up re-inspections across Mesa County, from Loma to Collbran.
Two Colorado Mesa University (CMU) food venues, Eat Market and Jamba Juice, each received six violations during routine inspections on September 17. Both are located at 885 Kennedy Avenue on the CMU campus. Eat Market later had a re-inspection on September 29, which found two violations.
Other CMU dining options at 885 Kennedy Avenue also recorded violations during routine inspections on September 17. Unbranded Grill and Panera Bread each had two violations, while The Ramen Bar noted one violation.
Several downtown and area restaurants also saw violations. The Goat And Clover Tavern, located at 336 Main Street, Unit 104, had five violations during a re-inspection on September 16. La Michoacana, at 2430 Patterson Road, Ste. C, recorded four violations during a re-inspection, also on September 16.
More recent routine inspections on September 29 found three violations at Terravin Cellars, 349 West 8th Street in Palisade, and three violations at Costa Vida, located at 2430 Patterson Road, Ste. A. MOD Pizza, at 1201 Wellington Avenue, Ste. 101, had two violations during a routine inspection on September 29.
Orchard Mesa Middle School, at 2736 Unaweep Avenue, was subject to a routine inspection on September 16, which identified two violations. Rib City Grill Mobile, situated at 876 18 1/2 Road in Fruita, received two violations during a routine inspection on September 25. However, a complaint-based inspection for Rib City Grill Mobile on the same day found zero violations.
Several businesses passed their inspections with no violations. Colterris Collections, a Palisade establishment at 3708 G Road, had zero violations during its routine inspection on September 17. Happy Country Store, located at 1343 13 Road in Loma, also reported zero violations from a routine inspection on September 28.
Rocky Mountain Elementary School, at 3260 D 1/2 Road in Clifton, received zero violations during a routine inspection on September 29. The school also had two separate complaint-based inspections on September 29, both of which also found zero violations.
No establishments have closed since the previous health inspection blotter published on September 3.
The Mesa County Public Health Department is responsible for conducting routine and complaint-based inspections of every restaurant throughout Mesa County. The department’s website notes that inspection reports provide “only a snapshot of the restaurants’ conditions during a specific day and time.”
Local residents can file a complaint regarding safety or sanitation issues at restaurants, body art businesses, child care facilities, or public pools by calling 970-248-6900 or by completing an online form available on the Mesa County Public Health Department’s website.
