In the most recently released Darien Health Department food service inspections, two restaurants received “Good” ratings and one was scored as “Fair.” No “Poor” ratings were given out.
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A Darien Health Department inspection certificate posted on Darien Doughnuts window, near the door.
In the list of health inspection results, below, information is listed by name, address, date of inspection, Darien rating, state score, inspector’s comments that led to the state rating and additional remarks on the inspection report.
Dates link to the food establishment’s most recent inspection report online, and Darien ratings link to a Web page showing the restaurant’s recent inspection ratings.
This list of the most recently released Darien health inspection ratings is in alphabetical order (not all of the most recent inspections were posted online at the time this article was published, but you should be able to find them later using the links below):
- Dunkin Donuts — 967 Post Road — Feb. 16 — GOOD — 98
- Koko’s Gelato and Cafe — 847 Post Road — Feb. 3 — FAIR — 94
- Lithos Estiatorio — 319 Post Road — Feb. 10 — GOOD — 95
How Darien’s restaurants are rated
Restaurants in town are rated under the Darien Health Department’s own Good/Fair/Poor ratings system. Health inspectors also use the state health code regulations to score restaurants, with a perfect score set at 100, and demerits (of 1 to 4 points each) for various code violations.
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The Darien system takes into account problems that are ongoing or that have been fixed, so a restaurant scoring higher than others on the state scale may actually get a lower score on the Darien scale, or vice versa.
You can find the past several inspection ratings under the Darien ratings system for food-serving establishments on this website, and now you can also find copies of inspection reports, including state health code scores in the same place.
Any establishment actually deemed unsafe can be closed by the town Health Department until violations are fixed. Knauf says that has never happened in the time he’s been with the department.
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See also:
- Our previous article showing restaurant inspection ratings (Feb. 10)
- You Can Now Read Full Health Inspection Reports on Darien Restaurants Online
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