Restaurant Inspections: Lion's Choice, 54th Street Bar & Grill, Hunan Yu

Restaurant inspections in Crestwood and Sunset Hills are conducted by the St. Louis County Department of Health. Patch has a summary of the public reports affecting area eating and drinking establishments reviewed April 1-May 15.

Grade rankings range from A (highest) to C (lowest). Report comments and explanations are provided in Patch's summary. Follow-up inspections are noted, other visits are routine. 

Lion's Choice, 10765 Sunset Hills Plz.

• Inspection date: April 9 (complaint)
  
• Grade: A (100)
  
• Comments: A customer told the Health Department they got sick after eating a chipotle roast beef sandwich with chipotle ranch and horseradish sauce on April 5. The roast beef was being held at a proper temperature, but the chipotle ranch was not. The ranch sauce was discarded, according to the report. There were no other complaints made that day. 

• Inspection date: April 8 (follow-up)
  
• Grade: A (98)
  
• Comments: A commercial freezer and worn floors were recommended for repair before the next routine inspection. 

• Inspection date: May 16
  
• Grade: A (99)
  
• Comments: No soap was available in the employee bathroom, which was corrected on-site. The inspector observed some food items being stored less than six inches off the floor of the walk-in cooler, which was corrected on-site. A “heavy mold-like substance buildup” was noted on an ice machine, and required correction before the end of the business day. The inspector also found an employee’s shoes on top of a box of dressing; the shoes were moved to an area designated for employee items.  
  

• Inspection date: April 29
  
• Grade: A (100)
  
• Comments: A mop was found sitting on the floor instead of hanging to air dry. 

• Inspection date: April 25
  
• Grade: A (99)
  
• Comments: The inspector observed build-up on an ice machine. Cutting boards were asked to be discarded or resurfaced before the bar’s next routine inspection.

• Inspection date: May 9
  
• Grade: A (97)
  
• Comments: Bathrooms were missing “employees must wash hands” signage. Two spray bottles were not labeled with their common names. Some food items in the walk-in freezer were being stored less than six inches off the ground.  

• Inspection date: May 15 (follow-up)
  
• Grade: A (98)
  
• Comments: Some food items were being stored less than six inches off the floor in the walk-in cooler. The restaurant was asked to replace a rice cooker with tape on the handle before their next routine inspection.