During the week of Sept. 7, the Jefferson County Health Department inspected 45 food establishments. Scores ranged from 75 to 100. Some were routine inspections while others were reinspections where scores are not assigned. All inspections are unannounced visits.
Facilities considered low priority are not assigned a score. A low priority facility does not prepare food.
According to the Jefferson County Health Department, facilities start with a score of 100, and points are reduced based on observed violations:
■ Six points are deducted for priority violations that directly contribute to foodborne illness risk.
■ Three points are deducted for priority foundation violations that indirectly contribute to foodborne illness risk or enable priority violations.
■ One point for core violations related to general sanitation and good retail practices.
■ Two points for repeat violations of any type.
Dan Kane, environmental supervisor for the Health Department, said the agency does not have ranges for good or bad scores but instead looks at the overall score, adding that readers need to look at the types of violations.
He said a couple of priority violations are more concerning than several core violations.
In certain cases, the Health Department returns to a food establishment to reinspect, allowing time for the facility to correct issues. According to the Health Department, reinspection is not solely based on the score an establishment gets; it’s determined by the type of violation. Priority and priority foundation violations need to be corrected within a certain amount of time, and priority violations typically are corrected on the day of the inspection before the inspector leaves.
Kane said the department rarely closes a food establishment, and most temporary closures involve a power outage, fire or sewage backup.
To see the most updated inspection report or the last three inspection reports, visit jeffcohealth.org/environmental and click on “View Food Establishment Health Inspection Scores.”
The inspection scores for the week of Sept. 7 are listed below. They are all routine inspections unless otherwise noted.
■ Captain D’s, 35 Walters Place, House Springs, scored 88 on Sept. 12. Violations: no thermometer in cooler; entrance door doesn’t fully close; wire shelf rusted and peeling; torn door gaskets on cooler doors; grease buildup on fryer exhausts/soiled microwave and edge of food preparation sink; men’s restroom door not fully self-closing; dust buildup on ceiling; and a few broken floor tiles/grout missing.
■ Catering by Lochirco’s, 201 Main St,, Festus, scored 94 on Sept. 11. Violation: incorrect sanitizer solution.
■ Cedar Springs Elementary School, 6922 Rivermont Trail, House Springs, scored 98 on Sept. 12. Violations: torn door gasket on cooler; and soiled cooler bottom and fan guards.
■ Colonial House of Festus II, 129 Gray St., Festus, scored 100 on Sept. 8
■ Concessionaire Extraordinaire food truck, scored 94 on Sept. 11. Violation: incorrect sanitizer solution.
■ Creative Minds Childcare and Learning Center, 7049 Hwy. BB, Cedar Hill, scored 91 on Sept. 12. Violations: manager has expired food handler permit; coolers missing thermometers; and ice buildup in freezer.
■ De Soto Donut, 2060 Rock Road, De Soto, scored 84 on Sept. 11. Violations: no paper towels in kitchen, restroom or hand sinks; incorrect sanitizer solution in sink; cobwebs and dead insects; soiled exterior or bulk containers/soiled large mixer; back cover of toilet broken; soiled trash receptacles; and dust buildup on ceiling vents.
■ Dollar General, 2177 Hwy. 67, Festus, was reinspected on Sept. 10. No score given.
■ Dollar General, 1271 Imperial Main St., Imperial, was reinspected on Sept. 10. No score given.
■ Domino’s Pizza, 2128 Rock Road, De Soto, scored 93 on Sept. 10. Violations: hand sink detached from wall; dust buildup on fan guards in walk-in cooler; dish sink faucet leaking; wall cover bulging near sink; and black residue and grease buildup on wall above dish sink.
■ Express Mart, 1919 Richardson Road, Arnold, scored 88 on Sept. 10. Violations: incorrect sanitizer solution; gap under back door; bulk milk dispensers not cut at angle; ice buildup in walk-in freezer/soda lines leaking; and soiled bucket.
■ Express Mart, 6911 Metropolitan Blvd., Barnhart, was reinspected on Sept. 11. No score given.
■ Express Mart, 2865 Seckman Road, Imperial, was reinspected on Sept. 10. No score given.
■ Holy Family Athletic Indoor Concession, 2300 Church Road, Arnold, scored 99 on Sept. 12. Violation: sink faucet leaking.
■ Holy Family Athletic Outdoor Concession, 2300 Church Road, Arnold, scored 99 on Sept. 12. Violation: restroom door propped open.
■ Immanuel Early Childhood Academy, 6500 Metropolitan Blvd., Barnhart, scored 100 on Sept. 10.
■ Johnny’s Hideout, 3367 High Ridge Blvd., High Ridge, scored 93 on Sept. 11. Violations: scoop handle buried in flour container; single-serve cups used as scoops; and burned out bulb in vent hood/prep table leaking/entrance to walk-in freezer icing over door lining and metal latch bent so freezer door doesn’t have tight seal.
■ Keaton Residential Care Center, 120 N. Mill St., Festus, was reinspected on Sept. 8. No score given.
■ Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1436 Jeffco Blvd., Arnold, was reinspected on Sept. 10. No score given.
■ Krabby Daddy’s Seafood Eatery, 102 Pine St., Festus, scored 77 on Sept. 11. Violations: only one employee with basic food safety certification; no staff with manager food safety training; bucket stored in hand sink; detergent, carpet cleaner and stainless steel cleaner stored above prep sink; gap under front doors; ice buildup on pipe in walk-in freezer; debris in bottom of reach-in cooler; and walls and pipes with debris buildup.
■ 7-Eleven, 3695 W. Outer Road, Arnold, was reinspected on Sept. 10. No score given.
■ Northwest Lion Care at House Springs Elementary, 4380 Gravois Road, was inspected on Sept. 11. No score given due to low priority.
■ Nowhere, 3946 Jeffco Blvd., Arnold, was reinspected on Sept. 10. No score given.
■ Orlando Boys Produce, 12985 Hwy. 21, De Soto, scored 88 on Sept. 11. Violations: containers of cut fruit and cucumber salad without use-by dates; repacked seafood with no labels; wall covering bulging and not sealed; and no coving in prep room.
■ Papin One Stop, 3201 Papin Road, De Soto, was reinspected on Sept. 11. No score given.
■ Petit Paree Restaurant and Bar, 228 Main St., Festus, scored 84 on Sept. 10. Violations: utensils in pistachios and parmesan cheese; cooked prime rib in refrigerator and cut lettuce with no dates marked; unlabeled spray bottle; unlabeled powders; bottle of nicotine stored above foil sheets and honey; faucet leaking; and grease buildup under fryers.
■ Sana Lake Recovery, 8350 Hwy. 30, Dittmer, scored 95 on Sept. 11. Violations: drinks being dumped in hand sink; cups stacked wet; and dusty fan.
■ Seckman High School Outdoor Concession, 2800 Seckman Road, scored 100 on Sept. 13.
■ Si Senor Mexican Bar and Grill, 227 Arnold Crossroads, Arnold, scored 75 on Sept. 9. Violations: no designated manager in charge at time of inspection; no one present with manager food safety training; soiled knives/black residue on bar soda gun; several food containers in walk-in cooler with no use-by dates; bucket of frozen shrimp thawing on counter; fruit flies/drain flies; bugs in light guards; all food on cookline without covers/food in coolers without covers; ice cream scoop stored in soiled room temperature water in a cup; clean dishes stacked wet; torn gaskets on prep table cooler doors/water at bottom of keg cooler/torn gasket on walk-in cooler door; wet cardboard lining shelf; dust buildup on fan guards in cooler; leaking faucet; peeling paint on ceiling above soda fountain; wet, mildewed wiping cloth/black residue on caulking in dishwashing area/debris on wall; and dusty ceiling vents and registers.
■ Smokee Mo’s, 606 Jeffco Blvd., was reinspected on Sept. 11. No score given.
■ Smoothie King, 1272 Jeffco Blvd., scored 100 on Sept. 10.
■ Sorellis Italian Restaurant, 7044 Hwy. BB, Cedar Hill, scored 92 on Sept. 9. Violations: staff without food safety certificates; burned-out bulbs on hood systems; soiled internal surface of ice machine; and dusty ceiling tiles above prep tables.
■ St. Pius X High School, 1030 St. Pius Dr., Crystal City, scored 100 on Sept. 10.
■ StoneBridge Senior Living, 1550 Villas Drive, De Soto, scored 91 on Sept. 11. Violations: water not hot enough; incorrect sanitizer solution; torn door gasket on cooler; mineral buildup on pipes inside dishwasher; and backflow prevention device on dishwasher leaking.
■ Subway, 2108 Rock Road, De Soto, scored 88 on Sept. 10. Violations: incorrect sanitizer in dish sink; containers of packaged plasticware, croutons and single-serve cups stored next to hand sink with no splash guard; clean dishes stacked wet; black residue on caulking above dish sink; and dust buildup on and around ceiling vents.
■ Taco Bell, 12866 Hwy. 21, De Soto, was reinspected on Sept. 11. No score given.
■ Teen Challenge, 2650 Appletree Acres, High Ridge, scored 91 on Sept. 12. Violations: inoperable hand sink; soiled and damaged can opener blade/soiled microwaves; and “gouged-out” wall/damaged ceiling tiles.
■ That’sa Nice’a Pizza, 2000 Richardson Road Suite 2, Arnold, was reinspected on Sept. 8. No score given.
■ Trattoria Giuseppe, 5442 Old. Hwy. 21, Imperial, scored 100 on Sept. 10.
■ Vineland Elementary School, 650 Vineland Road, scored 100 on Sept. 11.
■ Wingstop, 3882 Hwy. 141, Arnold, was reinspected on Sept. 8. No score given.
■ Woodridge Middle School, 2109 Gravois Road, High Ridge, scored 96 on Sept. 10. Violations: soiled can opener blade needs replacement; and ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
■ YMCA of Jefferson County, 1500 Mid-Meadow Lane, Festus, was inspected on Sept. 10. No score given due to low priority.