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March Restaurant Inspections
Stratford restaurant inspections from March as well as those requested by readers.
Below are the results of the most recent round of Stratford food service inspections as well as restaurant inspections requested on the Stratford Patch Facebook page, conducted by the Stratford Health Department.
First, a few notes on scoring:
A perfect report with zero violations yields a score of 100.
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However, a restaurant can be docked one 4-point violation, receive a score of 96 and still fail the inspection, according to inspector Andrew Anderson.
Anderson said the most serious violations carry a 4-point demerit, and if a restaurant is hit with one of those it results in an automatic failed inspection. The most common 4-point violation is for food temperatures, he said.
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Another way to fail is to score less than 80. "Whenever someone scores under 80 we have them in for a hearing, see if we can do anything to help them," Anderson said.
A restaurant is typically given two weeks after a failed inspection to right the violation or violations.
And now, the list..
(Click on any restaurant name except China King to be brought to their business listing on Stratford Patch where you can leave a rating and a review.)
99 Restaurant
411 Barnum Ave. Cutoff
Inspected March 25
Score: 98 (pass)
Acapulcos
2419 Main St.
Inspected March 8
Score: 99 (pass)
Boston Market
935 Barnum Ave.
Inspected March 15
Score: 95 (pass)
Capodicci's Pizzeria & Grill
60 Access Road
Inspected March 21
Score: 88 (pass)
China King
3698 Main St.
Inspected March 19
Score: 86 (pass)
Duchess Diner
1000 Stratford Ave.
Inspected March 6
Score: 66 (fail)
4-point violations: toxic chemicals -- unlabeled dish soap stored in sanitizing bucket; food temperatures -- bowl of spinach at 73 degrees F.
Hong Kong Tokyo
411 Barnum Ave. Cutoff
Inspected March 18
Score: 76 (fail)
4-point violations: food temperatures -- cooked potato patties in coldholding at 64 degrees F (required temp 45 degrees or less); handwashing -- employee put on gloves without washing hands.
Juliano's
865 Barnun Ave. Cutoff
Inspected March 11
Score: 92 (pass)
Main Hing Buffet
7365 Main St.
Inspected March 22
Score: 89 (pass)
McCoy's Pub
2399 Main St.
Inspected Jan. 29
Score: 100 (pass)
Panda House
88 Ryders Lane
Inspected Feb. 22
Score: 81 (pass)
Paradise Pizza
3610 Main St.
Inspected March 11
Score: 81 (fail)
4-point violations: dented can in kitchen; missing menu advisory.
Pickle Barrel
1889 Main St.
Inspected March 13
Score: 84 (pass)
Salerno's
1398 Barnum Ave.
Inspected March 13
Score: 84 (fail)
4-point violation: food temperatures -- cut tomatoes in deli case at 62 degrees F; mozzarella cheese stored on counter at 59 degrees F; milk and cream in beer cooler at 56 degrees F (required temp for all foods 45 degrees or less).
Sitting Duck Tavern
3644 Main St.
Inspected Jan. 18
Score: 83 (fail)
4-point violation: handwashing -- did not wash hands before and after glove use.
Stephen's Pub & Grill
2428 Main St.
Inspected March 20
Score: 96 (pass)
Subway
3561 Main St. (Paradise Green)
Inspected Feb. 26
Score: 98 (pass)
Subway
955 Ferry Boulevard
Inspected March 1
Score: 97 (pass)
Subway
1345 Barnum Ave.
Inspected March 25
Score: 89 (pass)
Sunrise Grille
3696 Main St.
Inspected March 15
Score: 85 (fail)
4-point violation: food temperatures -- butter in coldholding at 64 degrees F (required temp 45 degrees or less).
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