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 May 25-29 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.
High to moderate scores
Dairy Queen, 942 N. Mockingbird Lane: 99
La Popular Bakery Burrito Stop, 3001 S. Treadaway Blvd.: 92
La Popular Burrito on the Run, 101 Sayles Blvd.: 91
Abilene Donuts, 358 E. 11th St.: 90
Low scores and why
Abuelos International, 4782 S. 14th St.: 86
Armandos Restaurant, 2549 S. 1st St.: 78
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Insects, incorrect food storage in Abilene restaurant inspections
Reporting by Lauren Dossey, Abilene Reporter-News / Abilene Reporter-News
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