The city of Abilene Environmental Health Division regularly monitors restaurants and food establishments for compliance with state food safety requirements.
Frequent inspections are essential in preventing the spread of foodborne illnesses through contamination and improper handling, storage and sanitation.
Scores for retail food establishments, food stores, mobile food units and school and daycare establishments inspected the week of March 2-6 are listed below.
Disclaimer: On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in its most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment. A few more recent follow-up inspections may not be included here.
Perfect score
Walmart Deli, 1650 Texas Highway 351
High to moderate scores
Sonic, 202 N. Judge Ely Blvd.: 98
Rockin Rollerz Craft Burger Co.: 1055 N. Judge Ely: 98
Starbucks, 2902 N. Second St.: 97
United Supermarket Deli, 1095 N. Judge Ely Blvd.: 97
The Flipping Egg, 4138 Ridgemont Drive: 95
Jason’s Deli, 1772 Texas Highway 351: 94
Taco Bel, 2542 S. 14th St.: 92
Blu Barrel Bar & Grill, 6410 Buffalo Gap Road Suite A: 90
Low scores and why
Hendrick Medical Center, 1900 Pine St.: 86
Popeye’s, 4425 Ridgemont Drive: 84
Phoenix Pho, 2449 N. Judge Ely Blvd., Suite 2501: 84
Remington Restaurant & Bar, 4250 Ridgemont Drive: 82
Galveston Seafood Co., 818 E. Highway 80: 81
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Expired meat, leaky sinks in Abilene’s weekly restaurant inspections
Reporting by Lauren Dossey, Abilene Reporter-News / Abilene Reporter-News
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