Restaurant Insider Check

Restaurant Inspections: Ruiz Gets a Lesson in Proper Sanitizing

Plus, the inspector visits McDonald's, Ryce Oriental Buffet and more.

Each week, Florissant Patch publishes information from the local restaurant inspections of St. Louis County Department of Health as well as their grade. Here are some of the latest restaurant inspections from the past 90 days: Ruiz Mexican Restaurant Address: 901 N. Highway 67, Florissant Date of Inspection: Oct. 8 Type of Inspection: Routine Risk Factor: 3 Grade: 94-A Comments: Facility was using degreaser for a cleaning and sanitizer solution. Degreaser is not allowed for cleaning food contact services. Discussed with the manager on how to properly clean and sanitize food contact surfaces with the correct chemical solution. Facility not able to provide hepatitis A vaccine documentation for all employees. Sanitizer bucket was tested at …

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Friday Food Critic: Ruiz Mexican Restaurant

Each week, we nominate a new restaurant for you to review. That's right, you're the local expert.

When it comes to restaurants, Florissant has it covered. We have some great local places that many would consider community gems; we have some restaurants that aren't exactly mom-and-pop but are unique to the area; and we certainly—for better or for worse—have plenty of chains lining our main streets. But what we don't have is a consistent food critic to tell us what's good and what's not.  That's where you come in. We could throw some money at a professional food critic, but that's not exactly what Patch is all about. We'd much rather know the opinion of the fine folks that eat there day-in and day-out. It's your community. You eat the food. You tell us if it passes the mark. That's why we are introducing The Friday Food Critic column, …

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