THE CAFE-LINN HALL @ KIRKWOOD

6301 KIRKWOOD SW BLVD, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 52404

3 cited findings

Most recent inspection

Date: November 5, 2025
Type: Routine
Result: Not reported
Risk category: Not reported
Cited findings: 3
Jurisdiction: Linn County (Cedar Rapids)
Source risk checklist count: 1
Good Retail Practices findings: 2

Published report comment

Today's visit was a routine inspection of a college cafe offering coffee, grab to go cold holding food products, beverage, and chips. Discussed with Food Service Manager and Director about their open grab to go cooler is not to be used until it can maintain at least 41*F or less. A letter of correction has been issued for the item#22 of the facility an open grab to go cooler was unable to hold and maintain 41*F or below. Discussed with the person in charge that only way to be sure that your standard of the operations is being followed is to establish monitoring practices. Temperature checking is one of the most important of a monitoring procedure of the cold holding food products. Keep a written record that, the temperature of the food, and the initials of the employee performing the check.

Violations (3)

3-501.16(A)(2)Critical
Iowa food code item 22 (Risk Factors)
Observation:An open grab to go cooler for cold holding food items temped 44-45*F. All cold holding food items tempered were over 41*F. All cold holding food items were voluntarily discarded on site during the inspection. And the open grab to go cooler has to put a sign stating that no cold holding food are taken out service. Only beverage does not require temperature control allows to be remained on the open grab to go cooler.
Risk Factors | P | Item 22
4-203.12Critical
Iowa food code item 36 (Good Retail Practices)
Observation:Thermomether inside the open grab to go cooler on the top inside cooler was ranged up to 45-44*F.
Good Retail Practices | PF | Item 36
3-304.12Corrected on site
Iowa food code item 43 (Good Retail Practices)
Observation: Single use plastic cup was stored by the hand washing sink in the cafe store and staff explained that it was there for usage of scooping ice. Person in charge required to be discarded and agreed about retaining staff to use proper ice scooper and stores it in clean container.
Good Retail Practices | C | Item 43

Source: Linn County (Cedar Rapids) health department. Data refreshed October 16, 2026. Results are shown in the health department's own wording. This record is provided for general information; confirm current status with the health department before relying on it.