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 April 27 to May 1 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 scores
United Supermarkets Starbucks, 1095 N. Judge Ely Blvd.
Walgreens, 991 N. Willis St.
High to moderate scores
The Oasis, 2749 S. First St.: 98
Subway Sandwiches and Salads, 1117 N. Judge Ely Blvd.: 95
Ice Castle Snowcone, 871 Woodlawn Drive: 95
Pizza Hut, 550 E. Ambler Ave.: 95
Walmart Subway, 1650 Texas Highway 351: 95
En Fu Express, 4310 Buffalo Gap Road.: 94
West Texas Express, 3809 S. First St.: 94
Allsup’s, 802 Grape St.: 93
Sharon’s Catering/Party Room, 875 E. Highway 80: 92
Comfort Suites University, 1902 E. Overland Trail: 92
Hooters, 2042 E. Overland Trail: 91
Low scores and why
Towne Place Marriott, 2141 Scottish Road: 89
Farolitos Café, 209 Cottonwood St.: 82
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Moldy oranges, dirty dishes in Abilene’s weekly restaurant inspections
Reporting by Lauren Dossey, Abilene Reporter-News / Abilene Reporter-News
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