A fifth of Stratford food establishments failed April inspections

STRATFORD — A fifth of the food establishments inspected by the Health Department last month failed.

That means they had one or more major, four-point violations.

Of a total of 40 inspections in March, inspectors failed eight establishments, a rate of 20 percent.

The figure is trending downward.

In January, 31 percent of estbalishments failed inspections.

In February, the failure rate increased slightly to 33 percent.

In March, it dropped to 25 percent.

Among the most common violations cited by inspectors were food at improper temperatures, unclean equipment and improper storage of chemicals.

If a business fails an inspection, it can be closed if an inspector determines there’s an imminent risk to public health if it were to stay open.

Otherwise, the business will be brought to a hearing at the health department and eventually inspected again.

The inspection forms are available for public inspection at the health department’s offices at 468 Birdseye St.

Establishments that failed inspections, and their scores:

Hong Kong Cafe, 3580 Main St. — 81

Wendy’s, 1105 Main St. — 85 (reinspected May 3, passed with a score of 98)

Blue Goose, 326 Ferry Blvd. — 85

Baltyk Deli, 2505 Main St. — 87

Village Mart, 605 Success Ave. — 87

Panda House, 88 Ryders Lane — 88

Gino’s Pizza & Grill, 2224 Barnum Ave. — 92

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