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 3.14.25-3.20.25
Solon Retirement Village – Routine
Ihop #3175 – Routine
Solon D.Q. – Routine
Cactus Mexican Grill & Cantina – Letter of Correction
Oryza Asian Cuisine – Letter of Correction
La Unica Grocery and Restaurant – Physical Recheck
Iowa City African and Oriental Market – Physical Recheck
Acapulco Mexican Bakery 2 – Routine*
Wig & Pen Pizza Pub – Letter of Correction
Maggie’s Farm Wood-Fired Pizza – Letter of Correction
Fiesta Mexican Restaurant – Routine*
Miller Homestead Cooking – Routine
Catered by Charlotte – Routine
*Warning Letter
Inspections Completed 3.21.25-3.27.25
Sodexo @P&G Iowa City – Routine
Hyatt Regency Coralville – Physical Recheck
The Wedge Pizzeria – Routine
University of Iowa Health Care Downtown Campus Cafeteria – Routine
Taqueria Oaxaca – Routine
Masala – Physical Recheck
Exotic India – Routine
Huhot Mongolian Grill – Routine
Food & Nutrition Services Dept. – Routine
Vesta – Physical Recheck
Solon High School – Routine
Penn Elementary – Routine
Quail Creek Golf Course – Routine
T. Spoons – Routine
Iowa Athletic Club – Routine*
Casey’s General Store #2512 Hills – Routine
McDonald’s #4576 Riverside Dr. – Routine
La Mexicana Grocery Store & Taqueria – Routine
Bluebird Diner Iowa City – Routine
Kate Wickham Elementary – Routine
China Garden – Routine*
Marco’s Grilled Cheese-Commissary – Routine
Marco’s Grilled Cheese #2 – Routine
Marco’s Grilled Cheese – Routine
Paco’s Tacos #2 – Routine
George’s Best Gyros – Routine
*Warning Letter
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.