Restaurant Inspections: Bake You Happy, Blarney Stone, Buffalo Wild Wings, Burger King, Cheese Shack

Restaurant inspections in Mehlville, Oakville and Lemay 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 2013.

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

Bake You Happy, 5159 Lemay Ferry Rd.
Inspection date: Jan. 29
Grade: A (99)
Comments: This was an opening inspection. An inspector recommended working out a compliance schedule with the Health Department to make a wall and ceiling repair. 

Blarney Stone Sports Bar and Grill, 4331 Telegraph Rd.
Inspection date: Jan. 24 (follow-up)
Grade: A (100)
Comments: During an inspection on Jan. 14, Hepatitis A records were incomplete. An inspector noted that an employee was touching ready to eat food with bare hands. The item was corrected by the follow-up inspection date. 

Buffalo Wild Wings, 570 South County Center Way
Inspection date: Jan. 24 (follow-up)
Grade: A (99)
Comments: In a Jan. 14 inspection, the bar dish machine was not dispensing sanitizer; top rails on prep tables weren’t maintaining proper temperatures; chemical spray bottles were missing labels; Hepatitis A records were incomplete; and cracked plastic food containers and lids needed to be replaced. All items had been corrected by the follow-up inspection, except the cracked containers had yet to be replaced.

Burger King, 5601 Telegraph Rd.
Inspection date: Jan. 11
Grade: A (98)
Comments: The hamburger freezer was missing a thermometer; floors were not maintained clean.

Cheese Shack, 4562 Lemay Ferry Rd.
Inspection date: Jan. 9
Grade: A (98)
Comments: This was an opening inspection. Heptatis A records and food protection certification were incomplete. Debris accumulation was noted on equipment. In a follow-up inspection, also on Jan. 9, equipment was recommended for cleaning.

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