Bethel Restaurant Scores: Downtown Part 2

Editor’s note: In this series, Patch shares local restaurant scores with readers. All information was provided by the town’s health department. Check the bottom of the article for links to more scores in town and nearby.

How safe is the take-out or restaurant food you’re eating? Local health departments visit restaurants unannounced a few times per year to ensure customers are protected from health concerns that could make them sick.

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Each restaurant is scored by the local health department using a debit system. Starting at 100 points, the restaurant is debited one to four points, depending on the violations. Four point items are of most concern while a one point debit is important, but less of a concern.

Redding Health Officer Doug Hartline told Patch: “It’s important to know that a restaurant with one four point debit receiving the score of 96 can be of more concern than a 91 score from one and two point debits. Examples of four points items are improper hot and cold holding temps, food from an improper source, ill food workers, safe water source, plumbing cross connections.”

Below are the health inspection scores for restaurants located in downtown Bethel. The information below was provided by the Bethel Health Department. Full reports can be obtained at the Bethel Health Department, 1 School Street, Bethel.

Jacqueline’s Restaurant, Greenwood Ave.

• Inspected Sept. 2015
• Score - 93
• Points were taken off for doors on glass case being open, gaskets in refrigerator and freezer needing to be cleaned and repaired, and adding detergent to sanitizing buckets.
• Corrections must be made by Dec. 2015

Juice Barre, 1 P.T. Barnum Square

• Inspected July 2015
• Score - 86
• Points were taken off for lack of thermometer in double door reach-in, cutting board needs to be replaced, uncovered straws and other violations.
• Corrections must be made by Dec. 2015

Kowloon Chinese Restaurant, Greenwood Ave.

• Inspected July 2015
• Score - 87
• Points were taken off for improper thawing of frozen shrimp, uncovered food in refrigerator, lack of sanitizing buckets, among other violations.
• Corrections must be made by Oct. 2015

La Zingara, 8 P.T. Barnum Square

• Inspected July 2015
• Score - 90
• Points were taken off for thermometers not being in front section of refrigerator, glassware not being inverted on tables, lack of sanitizing buckets in food prep area, and other violations.
• Corrections must be made by Sept. 2015

Loree’s Kitchen, 4 Elizabeth Street

• Inspected June 2015
• Score - 98
• Two points were taken off for red hollow stirrers being used instead of solid stirrers.
• Correction must be made by Nov. 2015

Ming Garden, 211 Greenwood Ave.

• Inspected Sept. 2015
• Score - 93
• Points were taken off for rust in refrigerator, leaky faucet, broken floor tile, among other violations.
• Corrections must be made by Dec. 2015

Molten Java, 213 Greenwood Ave.

• Inspected Aug. 2015
• Score - 87
• Points were taken off for a leaky faucet, rubber door gaskets needing to be replaced in and paper towel dispenser in back coffee area not being operational.
• Corrections must be made by Nov. 2015

Mon Petit Bistro, 269 Greenwood Ave.

• Inspected Sept. 2015
• Score - 96
• Points were taken off for improper storage of produce next to raw meats, knife being stored between counters and door of refrigerator not being tight enough.
• Corrections must be made by Dec. 2015

Mr. O’s Deli, 30 Grassy Plain Road

• Inspected July 2015
• Score - 97
• Points were taken for too much product being stored in the bain marie, door being open without screen, floor needing repair.
• Corrections must be made by Oct. 2015

O’Neil’s, 114 Greenwood Ave.

• Inspected July 2015
• Score - 91
• Violations included improper storage of raw meat, items need to be stored off floor in walk-in and hallway, sanitizing bucket on floor, knives being stored under slicer and other violations.
• Corrections must be made by Oct. 2015

The following restaurants will be posted shortly:

• Downtown restaurants P-W
• New Colony V Diner
• Rizzuto’s

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