Inspection Reports: Mentor Restaurants That Received Violations, Complaints in March

The volume of inspection reports conducted by the Lake County General Health District was considerably lower in March, but that's normal.

February marks the end of the food service licensing year, and there are often several restaurants who receive their necessary inspections in the final two months. March usually begins a lighter load for the district, which conducts reports on area restaurants in compliance with the Ohio Department of Health and the state's revised code.

"In March, we reorganize and work on projects and other things that had been set aside," county district Director of Environmental Health Nancy Niehus said.

So while there were fewer overall reports than the previous month's batch, there were still flawless reports and ones that contained critical violations in March.

Below are a few examples of restaurants with more than one critical violation. Remember, this is not a full listing of restaurants in city, as businesses are inspected at various times of the year.

In addition to standard and critical reports, the district conducted the first two complaint reports for Mentor restaurants this year. These are reports that are conducted following a customer complaint filed with the district. Though these complaints caught the eye of inspectors, Niehus believes they were accidental.

Niehus continued about the Boston Market complaint: "The guy felt awful ... I think it was truly an accident, but you have to be careful about blood. People get a little nervous because of the transmission of Hepatits, HIV ... we want to regulate those kind of things."