Food Service Inspections: Cottleville, Dardenne Prairie, Lake Saint Louis, Flint Hill, Foristell

St. Charles County Department of Community Health and the Environment 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, find links to stories featuring inspections of restaurants throughout the county. To look up other scores, visit the health department's Food Inspection page.

Cottleville inspection scores:

• Smoothie King (4765 Hwy. N), score 98
• Vanbuskirk Artisanal Chocolate Bar (5326 Hwy. N), score 96
• Moe's Southwestern Grill (6097 Mid Rivers Mall Drive), score, 91

Dardenne Prairie inspection scores:

• Q'doba Mexican Grill (7863 Hwy. N), score 98
• Town Square 12 Ciné (7805 Hwy. N), sore 100

Lake Saint Louis inspection scores:

• Taco Bell (910 Robert Raymond Drive), score 100
• Hardees (10 Centre on the Lake), score 98
• Green China (1317 Lake Saint Louis Boulevard), score 96
• Wal-mart (Ronald Reagan Drive) retail, score 100; deli, score 100; bakery, score 100
• QuikTrip (8334 Hwy. N), score 100
• Dragon Buffet (6127 Ronald Reagan Drive), score 96
• El Maguey (6125 Ronald Reagan Drive), score 100

Flint Hil inspection scores:

• Mannino's Market Too (5033 Hwy. P), score 100
• St. Theodore School (5059 Hwy. P), score 98

Foristell inspection scores:

• Foristell Fast Lane (3166 Veterans Memorial Parkway), score 96
• McDonald's (3160 Veterans Memorial Parkway), score 98