Darien Health Department 2017

Poorest Rating for One Food Serving Establishment in 10 Most Recent Darien Health Inspection Reports

One Restaurant Gets Poorest Rating in 10 Most Recent Darien Health Inspection Reports

Two Darien Food-Serving Establishments Get Lowest Rating in Latest Health Inspection Reports

Two Darien Restaurants Get Worst Health Rating Among Eight Latest Inspections

Low Rating for One Darien Food-Serving Location in Latest Darien Health Inspection Reports

Darien Has Higher Rate of Ticks with Lyme Than State Average

Four Darien Food Establishments Get Health Inspections: Here’s How They Were Rated

In 11 Recent Health Inspections at Darien Food-Serving Establishments, Most Get Top Grades

Expect More Ticks in 2017: Darien Health Dept Has This Advice on Avoiding Bites

Ratings from the Latest 10 Darien Restaurant Health Inspections

Six Local Restaurants Rated in Latest Darien Health Inspections

Latest Darien Restaurant Health Inspections

First Selectman Jayme Stevenson’s Testimony to Committee Against Regionalizing Local Health Depts

One ‘C’, Four ‘B’, Three ‘A’ Ratings in Latest Darien Restaurant Health Inspections

Darien Health Dept: How Many of These Risks from Under-Age Drinking Do You Know?

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One food-serving establishment in Darien received the lowest town rating of “C” among the seven inspection reports released Thursday by Darien Health Department. The other establishments all got “A’s” and “B’s.” The worst-rated establishment also received a similarly poor rating in its previous inspection on June 12. Some of the other establishments that previously received low ratings of “C” scored significantly better in this latest round of inspections. Details from the worst-rated eatery and links to the latest information posted about each of the other recently inspected food-serving establishments are listed below, and you can find an article about the ratings system here.

Health Department Inspection Reports Restaurants

One Darien restaurant received the lowest town rating of “C” among the 10 inspection reports released Friday by Darien Health Department. The other establishments all got “A’s” and “B’s.” Details from the worst-rated eatery and links to the latest information posted about each of the other recently inspected food-serving establishments are listed below, and you can find an article about the ratings system here. Most recent inspection results

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 inspection report referenced here (when available, sometimes it takes a while to get posted online), and Darien’s own A/B/C ratings link to a Web page showing several of the restaurant’s recent inspection ratings.

Two Darien food-serving establishments received the lowest town rating of “C” among the inspection reports released in the past month by Darien Health Department. One of the two worst-rated, Matsuri Grill at 390 Post Road, has had the lowest (“C”) rating in five of the last six inspections. The last time it had a higher rating (“B”) was in February. Health inspectors made more frequent visits to the establishment in the last two months: coming twice in May and again this month. Details from the worst-rated eateries (along with an inspection of the kitchen for the Darien Senior Center) and links to the latest information posted about each of the food-serving establishments inspected are listed below, and you can find an article about the ratings system here.

Two Darien restaurants received the lowest town rating of “C” in the eight Department inspection reports released this week by Darien Health Department. The inspections were done between Wednesday, May 3 and Tuesday, May 9. Details from the two worst-rated eateries and links to the latest information posted about each of the eight food-serving establishments are listed below, and you can find an article about the ratings system here. Most recent inspection results

One Darien food-serving establishment received the lowest rating (“C”) from health inspectors among the six inspection reports just released by the town Health Department. (See all the inspection results below.)

Details about the towns rating system for restaurants and other food serving establishments are at the bottom of this article, and you can find an article about the ratings system here. Most recent inspection results
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 inspection report referenced here (when available, sometimes it takes a while to get posted online), and Darien’s own A/B/C ratings link to a Web page showing several of the restaurant’s recent inspection ratings. _________

See also:

Our previous article showing restaurant inspection ratings (April 28)
Darien Health Department Starts Letter Grades for Food Service Inspections

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For restaurants and other food-serving establishments rated “C,” and for some others of interest to the public (like schools) additional information is given.

Tick sizes Lyme disease CDC https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/transmission/index.html

Three numbers tell this story: (1) Over the past decade, 27 percent of deer ticks tested across Connecticut were positive for Lyme disease; (2) so far this year, it’s 38 percent; (3) in Darien so far this year, it’s 47 percent. The high Darien percentage was the case with the 20 ticks sent to the laboratory at the state agricultural experiment station in 2017 up to Easter (April 16). The rate has stayed the same — out of a total of 30 ticks tested so far this year, 14 (47 percent) have tested positive for Lyme. Any Darien resident can bring a tick to the town Health Department for testing. Only ticks found on people (not pets) are sent to the state laboratory, town Health Director David Knauf says.

Darien Health Department inspectors examined four different food-serving locations recently, assigning them state scores and giving each of them one of three town ratings of A, B or C.

See also:

Our previous article showing restaurant inspection ratings (April 21)
Darien Health Department Starts Letter Grades for Food Service Inspections

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For restaurants and other food-serving establishments rated “C,” and for some others of interest to the public (like schools) additional information is given. When we provide that information here, then words within brackets (“[ ]”) have been added for clarity by Darienite.com; semicolons like this (“;”) separate individual comments, each one with a particular violation that triggers a point deduction from that perfect state score of 100 points.

Darien Health Department inspectors examined 11 different food-serving locations recently, giving seven of them “A” ratings and four others “B” ratings. None were given the lowest grade of “C.” Details about the towns rating system for restaurants and other food serving establishments are at the bottom of this article, and you can find an article about the ratings system here. Most recent inspection results
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 inspection report referenced here (when available, sometimes it takes a while to get posted online), and Darien’s own A/B/C ratings link to a Web page showing several of the restaurant’s recent inspection ratings.

Bullseye Lyme Disease tick bite 04-18-17

The black legged or deer tick (Iodes scapularis) is well known for spreading Lyme disease. Now, after a very mild winter, there are reports of a large number of ticks, all looking for a blood meal, possibly from you! _____________

— an announcement from Darien Health Department

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Here are some tips and things to know to protect yourself and your family:
LYME DISEASE PREVENTION

Residents can bring ticks taken from themselves or family members (no dog ticks please!) to the Health Department office where they will submitted and tested for the bacteria that cause Lyme Disease. While waiting for the results, watch for any of the following symptoms of Lyme Disease:

* Flu-like feeling, aches, fever, headache

* Enlarging often “bull’s eye” rash at the original site of the bite; reddish on light skin, bruised looking on darker skin. About 50 percent of light skinned adults get a rash and some get multiple rashes.

Six local food-serving establishments were recently inspected by the Darien Health Department, all received the top town rating of “A” although some violations of the state health code were found. Details about the towns rating system for restaurants and other food serving establishments are at the bottom of this article, and you can find an article about the ratings system here. Most recent inspection results
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 inspection report referenced here (when available, sometimes it takes a while to get posted online), and Darien’s own A/B/C ratings link to a Web page showing several of the restaurant’s recent inspection ratings. _________

See also:

Our previous article showing restaurant inspection ratings (April 7)
Darien Health Department Starts Letter Grades for Food Service Inspections

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For restaurants and other food-serving establishments rated “C,” and for some others of interest to the public (like schools) additional information is given.

See also:

Our previous article showing restaurant inspection ratings (March 30)
Darien Health Department Starts Letter Grades for Food Service Inspections

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For restaurants and other food-serving establishments rated “C,” and for some others of interest to the public (like schools) additional information is given.

Three local food-serving establishments were recently inspected by the Darien Health Department, which hasn’t been doing many inspections recently due to illnesses of town employees in the agency. Details about the towns rating system for restaurants and other food serving establishments are at the bottom of this article, and you can find an article about the ratings system here. Most recent inspection results
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 inspection report referenced here (when available, sometimes it takes a while to get posted online), and Darien’s own A/B/C ratings link to a Web page showing several of the restaurant’s recent inspection ratings. _________

See also:

Our previous article showing restaurant inspection ratings (March 3)
Darien Health Department Starts Letter Grades for Food Service Inspections

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For restaurants and other food-serving establishments rated “C,” and for some others of interest to the public (like schools) additional information is given.

First Selectman Jayme Stevenson planned to testify before the Joint Public Health Committee of the state Legislature on Tuesday to oppose a plan to regionalize municipal health departments. Here’s her prepared statement:

OPPOSE – HB-7170, AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH’S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE INTEGRATION OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS INTO REGIONAL HEALTH DISTRICTS

Good Morning Senators Gerratana, Somers, Representative Steinberg and Members of the Public Health Committee. I’m Jayme Stevenson, First Selectman from the Town of Darien and Chairman of Western Connecticut Council of Governments. I appreciate the opportunity to comment on HB-7170, which would require local health departments to consolidate into regional health districts along COG boundaries by 2020. I am here today opposing this legislation.

One local restaurant received a “C” rating, four others each received a rating of “B”; and “A” ratings went to three more in the latest food-serving establishment health inspection reports released by Darien Health Department. Details about the towns rating system for restaurants and other food serving establishments are at the bottom of this article, and you can find an article about the ratings system here. Most recent inspection results
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 inspection report referenced here (when available, sometimes it takes a while to get posted online), and Darien’s own A/B/C ratings link to a Web page showing several of the restaurant’s recent inspection ratings. _________

See also:

Our previous article showing restaurant inspection ratings (Feb.

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A statement on supporting the Thriving Youth Task Force’s campaign against under-age drinking in town, from Darien Health Director David Knauf:

The Darien Health Department has recently concluded a series of presentations entitled “Darien, How Healthy Are We?” which was an overview of the health status of our community and comparing recent data with the findings of the last health assessment conducted in 2007. [Editor’s note: You can see videos of the three meetings here, here and here.]

While chronic illnesses such as cancer and cardiovascular disease still claim the most lives in Darien, police activity and EMS response calls have noted a definite increase in drug and alcohol abuse in recent years. Additionally, the Thriving Youth Task Force has identified “binge drinking”, as having become quite prevalent in Darien. A few facts worth noting:

* Alcohol and tobacco are usually the first drugs that young people experiment with or use. While the use of alcohol and tobacco does not cause all young people to develop problems associated with drug use, there is evidence that using these substances creates situations/environments that are supportive of future/further drug use.