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Restaurant Inspections, New Canaan

A round-up of the most recent restaurant inspections at a group of randomly selected food service establishments in town.

 

Inspectors from the New Canaan Health Department regularly visit food service establishments in town to make sure they’re up to state standards in areas such as water supply, food sources, plumbing and vermin control.

It’s rare that any restaurant passes inspection with zero demerits issued, and health officials told Patch recently, the department sees itself through its inspections and follow-up work as assisting local businesses in food service and other areas.

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To fail an inspection, which would trigger follow-up by the health department (see “excellent improvements made” in one note below), a food service establishment either must be cited for a so-called “4-point demerit” (full list of what those are is available here) or must receive more than 20 demerits overall (out of a possible 100).  

What follows is information from the most recent inspection report available at the health department for a number of randomly selected food service establishments in New Canaan. Information includes business name as well as total score (that is, 100 minus the total demerits issued) and notes from the inspector. Patch will run this information on a regular basis for readers.

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Business Score (out of a possible 100) Inspection Date Notes from health inspector Bistro Bonne Nuit 95 9/13/2012 (reinspection) Rusted racks throughout ref units; Will need to provide a mop sink & storage area prior to relicensure; Hot water at HWS 138 degrees, maintain between 110-115 degrees; excellent improvements made.

8/24/2012 (routine inspection) Handwash sink broken (3 days)-fix & call health dept asap Sip stirrers at bar need to be individually wrapped, dispensed or solid; fix fan in restroom. Baskin Robbins 97 1/2/13 Label syrups throughout; gap at back door (bottom) provide door sweep Boulevard 18 92 9/6/12 Label all liquid & granular ingredients throughout; provide a splash guard - HWS at bar; Remove beverage items from floor-bar area; fix restroom doors to self-close Bow Tie Cinemas 100 12/26/12
Breuggers Bagels 94 1/28/13 Remove all food & beverage items from floor in walk-in; Clean & sanitize  slicer (vegs) Mackenzie's  100 10/2/12
Let's Dress Up 99 3/15/13 Fix restroom door to self-close. Hot water in restroom fixed - plumbing (104 degrees) a little lower than 110 due to children using. Le Pain Quotidien 96
Label liquid saucers, dressings (walkin & kitchen prep); sanitizer in buckets throughout stations too low (50-100 ppm) should be 200 ppm; have hood serviced, due 3/3. Lapham Center 98 9/19/12 Clean interior of microwave oven.


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