Inspection finds walk-in cooler issue at downtown Columbia sushi bar

A walk-in cooler was the cause of a series of issues at a downtown Columbia restaurant following a recent inspection.

Routine restaurant inspections happen two to three times per year based on priority and location of Columbia restaurants, Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services previously has said. Follow-up inspections happen if a critical violation is found. Restaurants usually can correct noncritical violations by the next routine inspection. Reports are from Nov. 18 through Monday, Nov. 24, unless otherwise noted.

The walk-in cooler at Geisha Sushi Bar , 804 E. Broadway Suite C, was noted in three violations Nov. 18, both critical and noncritical, with the latter noted as a repeat violation.

Something inside the cooler was dripping or spraying onto shelves in t