Johnson County Public Health contracts with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals to provide local inspection and licensing activities at food establishments (grocery stores, restaurants, and convenience stores), hotels and motels.
The link (above) will allow you to search and review inspection reports conducted within all of Iowa. You may choose to search only in Johnson County by choosing this option under jurisdiction.
How do I read an inspection report?
Please note: Inspections conducted prior to January 1, 2014 were imported and converted from previous software and may contain inaccuracies or missing files.
Here are the inspection reports conducted in the past two weeks:
Inspections Completed 11.21.25-11.25.25
Pat’s Diner – PapaJohn Pavillion – Routine
Golden Vine LLC Bite Way – Pre-Opening
Pats Too – Routine
Village Inn – Routine*
Cactus 3 - Pre-Opening
Tacos Xico – Routine
Casey’s General Store Tiffin – Routine
401 Oak – Routine
Dunkin’/Baskin Robbins – Letter of Correction
La Casa Azul – Physical Recheck
El Senor Cactus – Physical Recheck
Ramen Belly – Physical Recheck
Regina Interparish Catholic Educ. Ctr. – Routine
Hillel Shulman – Routine
Hilltop Lounge – Routine
La Fry – Routine
Moose Lodge – Routine
*Warning Letter
Inspections Completed 11.25.25-12.4.25
Papa Murphy’s Pizza – Routine
University of Iowa Health Care Downtown Campus Cafeteria – Routine
Studio 13 – Routine
Power Nutrition – Routine
Otis Tailgators Sports Bar & Grill – Routine
Black Angel – Routine
Aramark @ Geico 2nd Fl – Routine
Rural Rumps BBQ – Pre-Opening
Hilltop Lounge – Letter of Correction
Village Inn – Physical Recheck
Moose Lodge 1096 – Letter of Correction
Stirlingshire Senior Living – Physical Recheck
Routine – An inspection conducted as an unknown, spontaneous visit and frequency based upon risk level
Physical Recheck – An onsite visit to verify corrective measures were taken to address Risk Factor violations
Letter of Correction – A remote method of verifying corrective actions taken to address Risk Factor violations
Pre-opening – Onsite visit to ensure kitchen design, hand washing, ware washing facilities, restrooms, plumbing, and all other physical aspects of the establishment meet IA Food Code requirements prior to the release of a license
Warning Letter – A Warning Letter is requested for Foodborne Illness Risk Factor violations that remain out of compliance on three or more routine inspections or physical rechecks. A Warning Letter is also issued if, within the past 24 months, a previous Warning Letter was issued due to out of compliance Foodborne Illness Risk Factor violations.
If you have questions regarding the inspection reports please contact one of the Environmental Health Specialist staff at 319-356-6040.