Restaurant Inspections: Harvest, Dynasty, Cheesecake Factory, Applebee's, Choice Saint Louis, BlackFinn American Grille

Restaurant inspections in Richmond Heights are conducted by the St. Louis County Department of Health. Patch has a summary of the public reports affecting area eating and drinking establishments reviewed in January and February.

Grade rankings range from A (highest) to C (lowest). Report comments and explanations are provided in Patch's summary. Follow-up inspections are noted, other visits are routine.

Applebee’s, 6734 Clayton Rd.
Inspection date: Feb. 5
Grade: A (96)
Comments: Hepatitis A information for employees was incomplete. 

BlackFinn American Grille, 1155 St. Louis Galleria St.
Inspection date: Feb. 8 (follow-up)
Grade: A (100)
Comments: Hepatitis A records were provided and a refrigerator in need of repair were corrected by the follow-up date, according to the inspection report. 

Cheesecake Factory, 1062 St. Louis Galleria St.
Inspection date: Feb. 8
Grade: A (100)
Comments: Several knives in a storage container contained food residue, according to the report. 

Choice Saint Louis, 7807 Clayton Rd.
Inspection date: Feb. 5 (follow-up)
Grade: A (100)
Comments: Hepatitis A records were complete by the follow-up inspection. The establishment also switched their bleach from scented to unscented, per an inspector’s request in January. 

Dynasty, 6710 Clayton Rd.
Inspection date: Feb. 26 (follow-up)
Grade: A (100)
Comments: Hepatitis A records for employees were provided. An HACCP plan for sushi rice was also provided by the Feb. 26 visit. 

Harvest, 1059 S. Big Bend Blvd.
Inspection date: Feb. 5
Grade: A (100)
Comments: During a visit in January an inspector observed live roaches on a reach-in cooler. Some food items were being stored on the floor of the walk-in cooler, and fans and lights in a walk-in cooler had dust build-up. The facility has been working with a pest control company, according to the follow-up report. 

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