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 9.26.25-10.2.25
Hillcrest Academy – Routine
McDonald’s North Liberty – Routine
The Leaderboard – Physical Recheck
NODO Downtown – Routine
Smoothie Stop/Carmelcorn – Routine
Nothing Bundt Cakes – Routine
Wild Culture Kombucha – Routine
U of I Housing & Dining – River Room – Routine
Paradise Indian Grill Mobile – Routine
Jersey Mike’s Subs Crosspark – Routine
Street Hawk – Routine
George’s Buffet – Routine
Menards – Routine
The Dream Center DBA Dream City – Routine
Hometown Nutrition – Routine
Northwest Junior High – Routine
Tin Roost – Routine
Wendy’s – Routine
Shorts Burger and Shine – Routine
Hy-Vee North Dodge – Routine*
Land Alliance Folk School – Letter of Correction*
Ox Bar & Grill – Routine
GM Mart – Physical Recheck
Pop’s Old “N” New BBQ – Routine
New Pioneer Coop Society – Routine
*Warning Letter
Inspections Completed 10.3.25-10.9.25
Hy-Vee Food & Drugstore #1 – Routine*
Casey’s General Store Broadway St – Physical Recheck
Orchard Green Restaurant – Routine
Caribou Coffee Penn St – Pre-Opening
Miller Family Homestead – Routine
La Lupita 2 – Routine
Barrett’s Quality Eats – Letter of Correction
Exotic India – Routine
Dunkin’ Donuts Meade Dr – Routine
Andale Cantina Inc. – Routine*
Hy-Vee Gas Stevens Dr – Routine
Menards – Physical Recheck
*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.