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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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