County Health Department Scores for Local Restaurants

regularly inspects food service establishments throughout St. Charles County, except for within limits of St. Peters.

Businesses are inspected one to four times a year or after public complaints. "Lower-risk" places, like gas-stations that serve pre-packaged foods, are inspected less often than "higher-risk" places, like a restaurant, said Doug Bolnick, spokesman for the health department.

The establishments begin with a score of 100 and points are deducted based on the severity of problems observed. According to the department's website, a low score does not mean the restaurant was unsafe on the day of the inspection.

"A place could have just one deficiency that garners a relatively 'high' score out of 100, but that the problem is so critical, it forces immediate action – while another may have two or three non-critical deficiencies that would give that provider a lower total score," said Bolnick.

Below, see the inspection scores for restaurants in the Lake Saint Louis-Dardenne Prairie area between March 17 and April 21. To look up other scores, visit the health deparment's Food Inspection page.

Lake Saint Louis:

• Lake Saint Louis Banquet Center, 10604 Veteran's Memorial Drive, score: 100.
• Max and Erma's, 10 Meadows Ct., score: 94.
• Taco Bell, 901 Robert Raymond Drive, score: 96.
• St. Louis Bread Company, 861 Robert Raymond Drive, score: 98.

Dardenne Prairie:

• Louisiana Cafe, 2698 Technology Drive, score: 98.
• Super Smokers, 7409 Hwy N., score: 91.
• Dardenne Prairie Athletic Association, 2080 Hanley Rd., score: 100.
• Dardenne Prairie Produce Market, 7397 Hwy. N., score: 83.
• Happy China, 7871 Hwy. N., score: 93.

You can also check out neighboring Patch articles about food inspection scores:

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