Monday, March 25, 2013
See how your favorite Clayton restaurants fared on recent St. Louis County Health Department inspections.
Restaurant inspections in Clayton and 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 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. Dominic’s, 220 S. Brentwood Blvd. Inspection date: Feb. 20 Grade: A (98) Comments: The inside lid of the ice cream chest was damaged, and recommended for repair or replacement. Ceiling tiles in the food storage areas were also recommended for replacement prior to the next routine inspection. J. Buck’s Restaurant, 101 S. Hanley Rd. …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
The woman reported the incident at Katie's Pizzeria to the St. Louis County Health Department.
A case of a woman finding a dead mouse in her salad at Katie's Pizzeria seems to be an isolated incident. According to the report from the St. Louis County Health Department, the popular pizza place was inspected on Feb. 13 and received a Grade A (100). According to the complaint: A customer contacted the Health Department to report that she found a dead mouse in her salad. The manager on duty at Katie’s said they took the bag of lettuce back to Restaurant Depot; the Restaurant Depot owner took fault. The restaurant receives pest control services on a monthly basis, according to the report. No other violations were found during the visit. Tim Holland, a manager at Katie's, confirmed the report to Patch. He said staff went to Restaurant …
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Java Plus passed inspection after St. Louis County Health Department found no evidence to support the allegations.
A complaint about the hand washing practices of a specific employee have brought St. Louis County Health Department inspectors back to a Clayton eatery that has received several related complaints in the past few months. Earlier this year three Java Plus customers submitted anonymous complaints that a female employee handles several food items with bare hands, or the same pair of protective gloves. Hands that handled money were not washed before going back to prepare food, according to complaints. An inspector who visited the eatery in January did not find evidence to support the complaints. The St. Louis County Health Department received another complaint in February that a female employee was eating salad with her hands before serving …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Multiple complaints were filed with the St. Louis County Health Department but inspectors found no evidence to support the allegations.
Following multiple complaints to the St. Louis County Health Department about the hand washing practices of a specific employee, a Clayton eatery earned a perfect score on its most recent restaurant inspection. Three Java Plus customers, who submitted the complaints anonymously but indicated they lived or worked nearby, said a female employee handles several food items with bare hands, or the same pair of protective gloves. Hands that handled money were not washed before going back to prepare food, according to the complaints. Two stated they felt that verbal comments to the manager weren’t taken seriously. “I used to eat at the Java Plus very often until their new hire,” one person wrote. “She made my salad and when she took my debit card…
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Each pool in Clayton and Richmond Heights is regularly inspected by St. Louis County Department of Health officials. How did your favorite pool fare?
Summer is heating up, which means more people are headed to the pools in Clayton and Richmond Heights. Several pools were inspected by the St. Louis County Health Department in Clayton and Richmond Heights this summer. Patch examined those inspection reports and compiled information using publicly-available data published to the health department's website. Unless otherwise noted, all inspections in Clayton were conducted on a routine basis. A separate roundup of Richmond Heights pool inspections publishes Friday. Clayton Blast Fitness indoor pool, 7393 Forsyth Boulevard Inspection date: June 20 Comments: The purpose of the visit was a closure notice. Center of Clayton lap pool and leisure pool, 50 Gay Aveue Inspection date: April 11 …
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Here's who's hiring in and near Richmond Heights, Clayton, University City and Ladue.
Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch teams up with neighboring Patch sites to find organizations with open positions. Here are four opportunities we found this week. Who’s Hiring: St. Louis County Location: Clayton, Buzz Westfall Justice Center Job: Corrections Officer Category: Full-time Experience: High school diploma or GED, 30 credit hours in behavioral sciences, criminology, corrections or a related area, two years good work history, or any equivalent combination of training and experience. Must be at least 21 years old and have a valid driver’s license. Police record free of pending charges and felony convictions, and must pass Correction Officer Video Test (COVT). Responsibilities: Corrections Officers are responsible for maintaining the …
Saturday, June 25, 2011
The discovery of the virus is a reminder to residents the importance of preventing the insects from breeding.
The St. Louis County Health Department has discovered West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquitoes sampled from its collection sites in various parts of St. Louis County including Clayton, Richmond Heights, Mehlville, Hanley Hills, Manchester, Florissant and Lemay. “Every year at this time in late June we see the first mosquito with West Nile Virus,” John Shelton, spokesperson for the County Health Department, said. “We get them every year. But the real message here is to get rid of standing water.” Shelton said there are steps residents can take to reduce the opportunities for mosquitoes to flourish: The complete list of what you can do to prevent mosquito breeding is on the county’s website: Mosquito Control. Shelton said that the occurrence of …
Bill Kowalski
2:22 pm on Friday, April 12, 2013
I would bet organic lettuce would be more likely to have pests in it than non-organic - after all, organic means no pesticides and non-organic, non-manure-based fertilizers. Washing it also wouldn't necessarily get a dead mouse out of it. A little examination of what's getting plate is what was lacking here, bottom line. more ›