Restaurant Inspections: Roaches Found, Diner Operating Without Permit

Our restaurant inspections check out local eateries in Clayton and Richmond Heights.

Each week, Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch publishes information from the local restaurant inspections of St. Louis County Department of Health as well as their grade.

Here are the latest restaurant inspections from the past 90 days:

Blue Elephant Royal Thai Cuisine 

• Address: 7816 Forsyth
• Date of Inspection: July 24
• Type of Inspection: Complaint
• Risk Factor: 3
• Grade: 100 A 
• Comments: A patron reported seeing large roaches on the walls of this establishment July 22. At the time of the inspection, the problem had been corrected. 

• Address: 6 S. Central
• Date of Inspection: July 10
• Type of Inspection: Routine
• Risk Factor: 2
• Grade: 98 A 
• Comments: The facility is operating without a valid food establishment permit as required by St. Louis County Ordinance #22,724. The permit expired March 31, 2013. The owner/operator has until the close of business (16:30) on the next business day to submit appropriate paperwork and payment to the health department. 

• Address: 14 N. Central
• Date of Inspection: June 19
• Type of Inspection: Routine
• Risk Factor: 3
• Grade: 100 A 

• Address: 7353 Forsyth
• Date of Inspection: June 24
• Type of Inspection: Complaint
• Risk Factor: 2
• Grade: 100 A 
• Comments: A caller stated she witnessed a woman in the back with a tank top on preparing food without any gloves. Employees were using gloves when contacting ready to eat foods. The establishment will remain on routine inspection cycle, complaint will be closed.