Darien Health Department 2016

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Latest Health Inspection Ratings: Two Restaurants ‘Good’, One ‘Fair’

Latest Darien Restaurant Health Inspection Ratings

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If you’re a woman or a couple trying to get pregnant, you should avoid visiting the Caribbean, Latin America and perhaps some other tropical places for a while, and there are a few other things you could do to avoid the Zika virus. And if you’re a woman who has a chance of becoming pregnant, avoid having sex with men who have been to those areas in the previous six months or so, advise two Darien Health Department officials who recently lent their expertise to the public in a presentation at Darien Library. (You can see a video of the discussion here and at the bottom of this article.)

For a woman who’s been to the Caribbean, Latin America or Tropics, wait a month before having sex with the possibility of getting pregnant, advised Dr. Caleb Moore, a physician in Stamford who is also the Health Department’s medical advisor. The reason this time period is shorter than for men: The virus, even if a woman does have it, doesn’t stay in women longer than that. But it can stay in different types of bodily fluids for different periods of time, and it might stay as long as six months in sperm, Moore said.

In recent health inspections by the Darien Health Department, seven restaurants were rated “Good” and for two others the ratings were “Fair” and “Poor.” The health inspections took place between March 24 and 31. (For details, see the bottom of this article.)

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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One Darien eatery was rated “Poor” and two were rated “Good” in the latest inspection reports released by the Darien Health Department. (See the bottom of this article for details.)

How Darien’s restaurants are rated

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Darien food-serving establishments fared worse than usual in the latest inspection ratings released by the town Health Department. Only two inspections rated restaurants “Good” under the Darien ratings system. Of the four (or possibly five) “Poor” inspection ratings, one restaurant improved so much two weeks later that it received a perfect “100” score (Estia’s Back Porch Cafe), and another, Fjord Fish Market, received a second “Poor” rating two weeks after the first. A third, Darien Diner, received a “Fair” rating two weeks after what appears to have been its initial “Poor” rating (the inspection report didn’t say it was “Poor” but the reinspection indicated that it was). Four other restaurant inspections around town resulted in “Fair” ratings (details below).

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. 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.

Three Darien restaurants each received “Good” ratings in the most recently released town Health Department inspection reports. For details, see the bottom of this article. How Darien’s restaurants are rated

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Three restaurants in town received “Poor” ratings from Darien Health Department inspectors in the most recently released inspection reports; eight others were rated “Fair” and five “Good.”(See each restaurant’s score at the bottom of this article.)

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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.

Darien Health Department recently posted this information on the town government website about the Zika virus, which isn’t in the United States but can be brought here by travelers to more tropical regions. Currently there’s a Zika virus outbreak in Brazil. You could get infected mosquitos, although infection apparently can take place from a mother to a newborn either during pregnancy or at delivery. Those infected may not know they have it before they pass it along. It can lead to pregnant women giving birth to babies with microcephaly — unusually small skulls.

Out of seven eateries in Darien recently inspected by the town Health Department, six received ratings of “Good”; one, “Fair.” Darien Social, which had “Fair” or “Poor” ratings in its previous five most recent inspections, strongly improved by Jan. 22, receiving the highest score of the seven. The restaurant got a 98 out of a possible 100 points in the state health code scoring system and a “Good” rating in the town’s own scoring system. Another restaurant, Ten Twenty Post Oyster Bar and Bistro, had received a “Poor” rating on Jan.

Tokeneke School cafeteria received a perfect score of 100 in its most recent inspection on Jan. 22 after the school received an uncharacteristic “Poor” rating on Jan. 12, when a health inspector found food not being kept at the proper temperatures. Health Director David Knauf later said an item of equipment wasn’t keeping food at the right temperature, so the equipment was relpaced. Darienite.com previously reported on that inspection:

“Hamburgers and tater tots weren’t hot enough at the Tokeneke School cafeteria on Tuesday when a Darien Health Department sanitarian showed up for an inspection, according to the department.

Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant at 71 Post Rd. received a “Fair” health-inspection rating and a note that the town inspector saw “good hand-washing practices and adequate sanitization” during a Jan. 14 visit. Another restaurant, Tengda Asian Bistro, received a “Poor” rating. An employee working a grill was “without documented grill training,” and some cutting boards needed replacing, according to the inspection report (see below).

Out of the 11 the most recent Darien Health Department inspections, one business in town received a ‘Poor’ rating, with the inspector reporting violations including no soap in the restroom, no hot water in the hand sink and unclean utensils. Six other food-serving establishments in town received “Good” ratings, including the school cafeterias at Hindley and Ox Ridge schools. Another recent health inspection, at Tokeneke School cafeteria, took place when a device may not have been working, which contributed to a rare “Poor” rating for a Darien school, as previously reported. Darien Health Director David Knauf said the school district administration was prompt in fixing the problem, and the district has a long history of paying close attention to health code regulations. Darienite.com could not reach a district official mid-afternoon Thursday for comment.

Hamburgers and tater tots weren’t hot enough at the Tokeneke School cafeteria on Tuesday when a Darien Health Department sanitarian showed up for an inspection, according to the department. That resulted in a very rare “Poor” rating under the town Health Department’s scoring system, although under the state health code rating system, Tokeneke still received a 94. You can see the inspection report here. A “Poor” rating in a Darien school is as unheard of as a steak in a vegetarian restaurant. The elementary school has received “Good” ratings in the previous three inspections.

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One of the Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants in Darien received a very good score in its most recent inspection, after its “Poor” score in the previous inspection. During the same period, Fuji’s Restaurant, which had a low score, received an even worse one in the most recent health inspection reports released by the Darien Health Department. Chipotle Mexican Grill

Along with nationwide publicity when customers were sickened after eating at Chipotle restaurants in various states, here in Darien the Health Department gave “Poor” ratings to both the Chipotle at 71 Post Road and at the Darien North rest stop on Interstate 95. The rest stop eatery received a score of 93 under the state ratings system, but a “Poor” rating under the Darien system largely because (like its fellow store on the Post Road), employees didn’t seem to be trained properly. The rest stop Chipotle’s was reinspected on Jan.