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

Each week, 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:

Guajillo Mexican Grill
Address: 12683 Dorsett Rd., Maryland Heights
Date of Inspection: Feb. 7
Type of Inspection: Routine
Risk Factor: 2
Grade: 100-A
Comments: None.

Cecil Whittaker’s Pizza
Address: 11648 Dorsett Rd., Maryland Heights
Date of Inspection: Feb. 11
Type of Inspection: Routine
Risk Factor: 2
Grade: 98-A
Comments: Interior surfaces of under counter reach-in cooler have old food particles; damp mop not being elevated to dry.

Shogun Steakhouse of Japan
Address: 12521 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur
Date of Inspection: Feb. 7
Type of Inspection: Routine
Risk Factor: 2
Grade: 100-A
Comments: None

Lulu Chinese Express
Address: 11481 Olive Rd., Creve Coeur
Date of Inspection: Feb. 7
Type of Inspection: Routine
Risk Factor: 3
Grade: 100-A
Comments: None

54^th Street Bar and Grill
Address: 2895 N. Highway 67, Florissant
Date of Inspection: Feb. 11
Type of Inspection: Routine
Risk Factor: 3
Grade: 94-A
Comments: Hepatitis A records not complete; sanitizer in buckets is too weak and sanitizer from dispenser is too strong; utensils in dish room have debris build up; surface of soda machine has debris build up.
*Follow-up inspection scheduled for Feb. 21.

Dairy Queen
Address: 2678 N. Highway 67, Florissant
Date of Inspection: Feb. 4
Type of Inspection: Complaint
Risk Factor: 2
Grade: 100-A
Comments: Someone complained to the health department that their chicken strips and fries received from the restaurant looked old, and the person saw an employee’s hair dangling loose. An inspector spoke to the manager who said that the chicken strips and fries are not held for longer than 15 minutes in the hot hold area and discarded. Inspector saw all employees wearing hair nets and reviewed the policy with the manager.

Pueblo Nuevo
Address: 7401 N. Lindbergh Blvd., Hazelwood
Date of Inspection: Jan. 7
Type of Inspection: Follow-up
Risk Factor: 3
Grade: 99-A
Comments: Inspector saw thermometers and hot water provided; towels, utensils and straws properly stored and violations corrected.

Hunan Kitchen
Address: 6162 Howdershell Rd., Hazelwood
Date of Inspection: Jan. 25
Type of Inspection: Follow-up
Risk Factor: 3
Grade: 98-A
Comments: Foods are not properly date marked, which remains a problem from the routine inspection; Hepatitis A records shown for each employee.
*Follow-up inspection scheduled for Feb. 1.

For other restaurant inspections, check out:

• Restaurant Inspections: Deleo's Deli Earns Perfect Mark
• Restaurant Inspections: Inspector Finds 'Encrusted Debris' at Helfer's
• Restaurant Inspections: Crest Bowl Bar and Grill's New Owner 'Operating in Non-Compliance