Restaurant Report: Inspector Notices Mold, Insects in Chevy's

Our restaurant inspections check out local eateries in Hazelwood and surrounding areas, including Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights and Florissant.

Each week, Hazelwood 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:

2 Girls 4 Wheels
Address: 21 Village Square Shopping Center, Hazelwood
Date of Inspection: July 19
Type of Inspection: Opening
Risk Factor: 2
Grade: 98-A
Comments: Roof hatch is torn and Hepatitis A records needed. Inspector noted the commissary is Wave Taco at 1335 Convention Plaza. It’s been approved to open July 22.
*Follow-up inspection scheduled for Aug. 19

Chevy’s Fresh Mex
Address: 5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd., Hazelwood
Date of Inspection: July 8
Type of Inspection: Routine
Risk Factor: 3
Grade: 90-A
Comments: Inspector told employee to wash hand before putting on gloves and in-between tasks; inspector noticed tomatoes with mold growth and insects in storage area; food debris found inside utensil and lid containers; no proof of Hepatitis A records; no thermometer available to measure temperatures of coolers; drinking straws not properly handled to protect food and lip contact.
*Follow-up inspection scheduled for July 18

Longhorn Steakhouse
Address: 2317 North Highway 67, Florissant
Date of Inspection: Aug. 2
Type of Inspection: Complaint
Risk Factor: 3
Grade: 100-A
Comments: Customer complained about being ill after eating at the restaurant. She ate a salad, grilled chicken breast with mushrooms, macaroni and cheese. Inspector spoke to the management who showed temperatures in acceptable ranges, and chicken and produce delivered fresh throughout the week and macaroni and cheese is frozen then thawed. No other complaints received for other foods on that date.

Papa John’s Pizza
Address: 12735 New Halls Ferry Road, Florissant
Date of Inspection: Aug. 5
Type of Inspection: Routine
Risk Factor: 2
Grade: 97-A
Comments: Inspector saw pest flies and fruit flies in kitchen area and need to be treated before follow-up inspection; toppings in cooler were not dated but later corrected; incomplete Hepatitis A records provided but later corrected; peppers had no cover but later corrected.
*Follow-up inspection scheduled for Aug. 15.

Subway

Address: 13553 Riverport Dr., Maryland Heights
Date of Inspection: July 26
Type of Inspection: Routine
Risk Factor: 2
Grade: 100-A
Comments: No violations seen during inspection.

China One
Address: 2012 Dorsett Village, Maryland Heights
Date of Inspection: July 26
Type of Inspection: Routine
Risk Factor: 3
Grade: 98-A
Comments: Eggs stored above other foods; no thermometer found in reach-in cooler; walk-in cooler’s gasket has heavy build up of black oily substance.

Gateway City Food and Brewery
Address: 11411 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur
Date of Inspection: July 25
Type of Inspection: Routine
Risk Factor: 3
Grade: 93-A
Comments: Hepatitis A shot record is incomplete; reach-in cooler has no thermometer; damp cloth used for stabilizing a cutting board; walk-in fan guards have build up of dirt/dust.

Einstein’s Bagels
Address: 11423 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur
Date of Inspection: July 22
Type of Inspection: Routine
Risk Factor: 2
Grade: 98-A
Comments: Damp mop not hung to air dry in-between uses; interior surfaces of ice machine have a build-up of black mold-like substance.