Dutchess County restaurant inspection records show six food establishments received five or more violations in June, according to the most recent data released by New York state.
An Indian restaurant in Poughkeepsie had seven critical violations and six non-critical violations in June, including not keeping food at a safe temperature and not properly storing or using toxic chemicals to prevent contamination.
Other restaurants were cited for using food from unapproved sources, not properly refrigerating food and not using accurate thermometers.
Inspection reports are public documents, and the online database at data.poughkeepsiejournal.com has the results of inspections in Poughkeepsie and across New York.
Explore: NY statewide database of restaurant inspections
Readers can see when a facility was last inspected and get a summary of the violations inspectors found.
The database can be searched by county or by typing in a name or address to find records for a specific restaurant.
Each report is a snapshot in time, reflecting observations from a single day when inspectors were in the restaurant.
This article originally appeared on Poughkeepsie Journal: Latest restaurant inspections: What Poughkeepsie area restaurants were cited for in June
Reporting by Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin / Poughkeepsie Journal
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