In the final installment of the South Metro Restaurant Inspection series (I’ve had this data for a long time but put it to rest for a couple weeks because everyone was bored with it, including me) I present you with inspection reports from Eagan, Hastings, Rosemount and Savage. This is a fairly large area but only a few restaurants were requested or came back after being requested. If you’re interested in seeing the other Health Department restaurant inspection reports for the rest of the South Metro you can view them here: Apple Valley and Farmington, Burnsville, and Lakeville.

• Report inspection date: 02/04/09
• Critical Orders: 5
• Best quote: THE FOOD IN THE TRUE PREP COOLER IS 43-45 DEGREES F. AND THE MEAT KABOBS IN THE DRAWERS ARE BETWEEN 48-50 DEGREES F. ADJUST THESE COOLERS.

• Report inspection date: 05/21/08
• Critical Orders: 4
• Best quote: N/A

• Report inspection date: 01/27/09
• Critical Orders: 3
• Best quote: MEAT WAS BEING THAWING IN SINK AT ROOM TEMP.

• Report inspection date: 08/08/08
• Critical Orders: 0
• Best quote: N/A

• Report inspection date: 12/29/08
• Critical Orders: 3
• Best quote: N/A

• Report inspection date: 03/04/09
• Critical Orders: 3
• Best quote: SEVERAL OF THE KNIVES PLACED ON THE MAGNETIC STRIP WERE NOT CLEAN. ENSURE THAT KNIVES ARE THOROUGHLY CLEAN PRIOR TO HANGING. ALSO, CLEAN THE PLASTIC INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE.

• Report inspection date: 01/06/09
• Critical Orders: 4
• Best quote: THE MELON INSIDE THE PREP COOLER ARE 44 DEGREES F, HAM AND BURRITO ARE 46 DEGREES F AND THE GUACAMOLE ON TOP IS 49 DEGREES F. DO NOT STORE HAZARDOUS FOODS IN THIS COOLER UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED.

• Report inspection date: 12/30/08
• Critical Orders: 1
• Best quote: N/A

• Report inspection date: 01/21/09
• Critical Orders: 1
• Best quote: N/A

• Report inspection date: 01/21/09
• Critical Orders: 0
• Best quote: N/A

• Report inspection date: 03/05/09
• Critical Orders: 8
• Best quote: DISCONTINUE FILLING ORDERS TO BE COOKED IN STYROFOAM TAKE-OUT CONTAINERS, INCLUDING RAW FOOD ITEMS LIKE RAW SHRIMP, AND THEN TRYING TO FILL THE SAME CONTAINER AFTER COOKING THE ITEMS.

Another installment of the South Metro News Roundup is here. Yeah, I know, I already did one this week. I have another post in the queue but I wanted to get this one out there for you to mull over. So here it is:

1. Dakota County is reminding residents that they like to cry wolf with the tornado sirens and set them off for every last little fucking thing possible including severe thunderstorm warnings, tornado warnings, if a trained spotter or law enforcement officer recommends it, if there’s a hazardous waste spill, and the on 1st Wednesday of the month at 1 PM.

Be careful, if you sneeze too hard, they may set them off. Honestly Dakota County, get your fucking heads out of your asses. With the fucking things going off nearly every damn day during the late spring and summer, you kinda get over worrying about it when they sound and it defeats the entire purpose. Stop being a bunch of douchebags, ok?

2. The Vermillion River is foaming up and no one really knows why. Possible explanations include pollutants or the long drop to the water. A Hastings resident likes to keep his eye on the problem and continually reports the foam whenever he sees it because he thinks it might kill fish. You can read more from the Hastings Star Gazette here.

Leave it up to the professionals dude, ok? They have proven that it wasn’t pollution in the past and thus you’re just being a pain in the ass. Was it really that important to have your name show up in the newspaper?

3. Lakeville makes some serious budget cuts, like Apple Valley should have done, including cutting 9 full time positions, moving three others to part time status, and mandating furloughs for the remaining employees. They did some other intelligent cuts like reducing mowing and elimination of a city gardener.

Really, a fucking gardener? You needed to wait until 2009 to eliminate that position? Find some Master Gardeners in the area, they will be more than happy to help out for free.

4. Dan Gustafson made a half-assed apology for saying “shit” during a recent Burnsville City Council meeting. “I feel I violated our code of conduct, and I’m disappointed with using the language that I used.”

What the fuck kind of apology is that? All he proved was that he’s even more full of shit now than ever before. Congrats Dan, you’re the official Lazy Lightning dumbass of the day.

5. Burnsville is losing a Starbucks near Burnsville Center. I silently shed a tear of joy.

6. Miss Farmington participants are few and far between and organizers are pleading for more people to enter. Go for it, you would have a 1 in 6 shot at a $1500 scholarship. If you’re interested, they’ve extended the registration deadline until Friday 4/17.

I’d sign up but I’m a little outside the 17 to 21 age bracket.

7. Rosemount’s Applebee’s bar will be closed for 5 days due to underage alcohol violations. Just like the Rosemount liquor store that had it’s third underage sale in three years, the Rosemount Applebee’s has had three violations since 2005.

The Rosemount Police Chief suggested a 21 day suspension and a $1500 fine. Personally I think that 21 days is a bit much but I certainly don’t believe that Applebee’s should be permitted to make the decision as to when the shutdown happens. What fucking lesson did they learn? Oooh, they have to card everyone whether they’re 21 or 85 (we’ve already had that discussion on here) and they have to enter a birthdate into the computer. I’m sure neither will be skipped after a few months eh?

8. And one last fun little post for those of you that do the whole Easter thing. Check out this recipe for deep fried Peeps.

Kim said they sound just like smores and that she’d gobble them right up (or is that Thanksgiving talk?) Me, I’m more of a Peeps purist. Mmm, sugar.

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I’m most interested in your feelings about the tornado sirens. What do you think about Dakota setting them off all the damn time? Do you ignore them when they go off or are you still concerned when they do?