Restaurant Inspections: See How Sweet Tomatoes, Silky’s Rated

Plus, see restaurant inspections for other area eateries, including some popular pizza places.

Our restaurant inspections check out local eateries in Creve Coeur and surrounding areas, including Maryland Heights, Florissant and Hazelwood.  Each week, Creve Coeur 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 for the past 90 days: Sweet Tomatoes Address: 10401 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur Date of Inspection: April 16 Type of Inspection: Routine Risk Factor: 2 Grade: 98-A Comments: Walk-in cooler and dry storage floors have debris build up; undercounter reach-in cooler gaskets have debris and cracks.  Silky’s Frozen Custard Address: 12810 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur Date of Inspection: April 1 Type of Inspection: …

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Restaurant Inspections: Fortel's Pizza Food Handling Concerns

An employee was found handling food without gloves at Fortel's Pizza, and a new business starts off with a clean slate.

Our restaurant inspections check out local eateries in Florissant and surrounding areas, including Maryland Heights, Florissant and Hazelwood.  Each week, Creve Coeur 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 for the past 90 days: Fortel’s Pizza Den Address: 624 N. New Ballas Rd., Creve Coeur Date of Inspection: Feb. 20 Type of Inspection: Routine Risk Factor: 2 Grade: 96-A Comments: Inspector saw employee handling ready-to-eat food without gloves, tongs or any other measure.  China King (*New Business) Address: 12784 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur Date of Inspection: March 7 Type of Inspection: Opening Risk Factor…

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Scott Simon

7:15 am on Friday, March 15, 2013

It is amazing the big number of Hazelwood/Florissant restaurants who get such poor health department inspection grades. What is it with that part of the area?   more ›

Restaurant Inspections: Zang Chi Has Minor Problems During Inspection

Also, Pumpernickles Deli passes its inspection, but is noted for minor problems.

Our restaurant inspections check out local eateries in Creve Coeur and surrounding areas, including Florissant, Maryland Heights and Hazelwood.  Each week, Creve Coeur 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 for the past 90 days: Zang Chi Address: 733 N. New Ballas Rd., Creve Coeur Date of Inspection: Jan. 11 Type of Inspection: Routine Risk Factor: 2 Grade: 99-A Comments: No soap found at handsink; raw beef found over cooked rice in cooler; debris found in bottom of reach-in cooler. Pumpernickles Deli Address: 11036 Olive Rd., Creve Coeur Date of Inspection: Feb. 25 Type of Inspection: Routine Risk Factor: …

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Restaurant Inspections: Granite City Brewery Gets a Grade A in Latest Checkup

Also, Einstein’s Bagels also makes the top grade.

Our restaurant inspections check out local eateries in Creve Coeur and surrounding areas, including Maryland Heights, Florissant and Hazelwood.  Each week, Creve Coeur 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 for the past 90 days: Granite City Food and Brewery Address: 11411 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur Date of Inspection: Jan. 3 Type of Inspection: Routine Risk Factor: 3 Grade: 98-A Comments: Back flow found leaking; light shielf missing. Einstein’s Bagels Address: 11423 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur Date of Inspection: Jan. 3 Type of Inspection: Routine Risk Factor: 2 Grade: 96-A Comments: No paper towels found at …

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Creve Coeur Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions: Is Creve Coeur Getting a Potbelly?

We're tracking new and expanding businesses in the Creve Coeur area. Send us your news!

Long after Provisions Market closed up shop on Olive Boulevard and relocated to a new storefront on New Ballas Road under the Wine and Cheese Place banner, readers have been checking in with Patch to find out what will happen to the CityPlace property. Now we have a better idea. Mike Walters, the Franchise Zone manager for Potbelly Sandwich Works, a chain of more than 200 restaurants in 14 states and the District of Columbia, said the firm is close to signing a deal with a franchise owner to launch the first Missouri location at 11615 Olive Boulevard. The franchise owner would be Fenton-based Todd Stimson, President of Capital Solutions Management Inc. Stimson Tuesday filed paperwork with the city of Creve Coeur for a 2400 square foot …

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Restaurant Inspections: New Creve Coeur Restaurant Gets Opening "A"

New York Sub and Sweet Tomatoes in Creve Coeur are in this week's inspections.

Each week, Patch publishes information from local restaurant inspections conducted by the St. Louis County Department of Health as well as their grades. Here are the latest restaurant inspections for the past 90 days: Sweet Tomatoes Address: 10401 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur Date of Inspection: Oct. 27 Type of Inspection: Routine Risk Factor: 2 Grade: 100-A Comments: None New York Sub Address: 12528 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur Date of Inspection: Sept. 26 Type of Inspection: Opening Risk Factor: N/A Grade: 100-A Comments: None Ferguson-Florissant Administration Building Address: 1005 Waterford Dr. Date of Inspection: Nov. 21 Type of Inspection: Routine Risk Factor: 2 Grade: 98-A Comments: Thermometers not seen in walk-in cooler, no covered base …

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Restaurant Inspections: Smoothie King and Macaroni Grill

Our latest roundup of restaurant inspections from the St. Louis County Health Department.

We’re changing up our restaurant inspections a bit. We've expanded our inspections to surrounding areas, including Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights and Hazelwood.  Each week, Patch publishes local restaurant inspections from the St. Louis County Department of Health. Here are the latest restaurant inspections and the grade which went along with it over the past 90 days:   Target (Café) Address: 2341 N. Highway 67 Date of Inspection: Nov. 8 Type of Inspection: Routine Risk Factor: 2 Grade: 92-A Comments: Sell-by date is not readable on parfaits, Hepatitis A records not complete, no thermometers seen on coolers, reach-in cooler shelves need to be replaced or refinished as they have rust. *Follow-up inspection on Nov. 18 showed a number of …

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Attorney Speaks Out Against Possible Restaurant Proposal

Chick-Fil-A is exploring a plan to add a location on the former Walgreens property.

In the main hallway at the Creve Coeur government center, there are pictures highlighting the city's past. Photos show how parts of the area looked as early as the 1800s. One of those photos depicts the Wehmueller home as it appeared during those times, near what is still Olive Boulevard.  Today, the home remains there, in unincorporated St. Louis County, within shouting distance of the former Walgreens drugstore, which moved down the street earlier this year. Monday night, an attorney representing Bob and Pam Wehmueller left Creve Coeur Planning and Zoning Commission members with another vision. James Heffner painted a picture of concern over how a proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant would impact their family's property and the safety of the …

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