CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department inspects restaurants, bars, convenience stores, delis, grocery stores, bed and breakfasts and more. Every facility has an unannounced inspection at least twice a year.

According to the department, there are two types of violations: “red critical violations” and “black violations.” Critical violations are violations that are most likely to cause a foodborne illness and make someone sick. Non-critical violations, meanwhile, might be something more along the lines of cleanliness or upkeep of the facility.

According to the health department, “We try to have the establishment correct any violations on the spot. Critical violations are either corrected immediately or within 24 hours.” For noncritical violations, the establishment still has to fix it, but a follow-up might not happen until their next routine inspection.

If a reinspection is required, the issue might have been more severe or the facility required more time to fix it. They have 10 days to fix the issue.

While the department is looking for deficiencies, the organization’s main goal is to educate businesses, helping them understand unsafe practices and ways to correct them. This means that not having a violation does not necessarily mean that the business is unsafe.

Any serious violations or notable quotes will be included in the summary notes below, but the full report for each restaurant can be found at the health department’s website, where all of its current information is published.

June 13, 2025

Smart Sports Spa

Violations: 0

Re-inspection Required: No

Link to full report

Comments: Railing to spa is starting to come loose, very little wiggle but will need to be repaired. Clean facility and good record keeping.

Sagebrush Apt Pool

Violations: 1 (1 corrected on site)

Re-inspection Required: No

Link to full report

Comments: Current pool operators do not have their Certified Pool Operator Certification.

Smart Sports Pool

Violations: 0

Re-inspection Required: No

Link to full report

June 16, 2025

Hide-A-Way Mobile Village

Violations: 0

Re-inspection Required: No

Link to full report

YMCA Pool

Violations: 1

Re-inspection Required: No

Link to full report

Comments: Combined chlorine tested to be at .75. Combined chlorine needs to be at .5 or lower.

Cole Community Pool

Violations: 0

Re-inspection Required: No

Link to full report

Comfort Suites

Violations: 2

Re-inspection Required: No

Link to full report

Comments: No employee with their certified pool operator certification. Free chlorine tested to be >0.02 ppm.

Cole Baby Pool

Violations: 0

Re-inspection Required: No

Link to full report

YMCA Spa

Violations: 1

Re-inspection Required: No

Link to full report

Comments: Alkalinity tested to be at 45 ppm. Decrease alkalinity and try to keep between 60-180 ppm.

June 17, 2025

Little Monkeys

Violations: 6 (3 corrected on site)

Re-inspection Required: Yes

Link to full report

Comments: No 2 inch air gap from indirect drain on 3 compartment sink. Two unlabeled bleach sanitizer spray bottles. Uncovered electrical plugs in classroom.

June 18, 2025

R Journey RV Resort Pine Bluffs

Violations: 1

Re-inspection Required: No

Link to full report

Pine Bluffs Sinclair LLC

Violations: 3 (2 critical, 2 repeat)

Re-inspection Required: Yes

Link to full report

Comments: Ice cream prep cooler 51 to 55 degrees F. Disposed milk. Kristie chicken prep table has lower shelf rusting and not cleanable, durable. Non-commercial rice cooker in use. Fly traps in kitchen are above food preparation areas. Do not use fly traps until moved food preparation so no potential cross contamination can occur.

Municipal Pool

Violations: 1

Re-inspection Required: No

Link to full report

Comments: Combined chlorine was tested to be at 1.17 which is above the limit of .5.