The Bureau-Putnam County Health Department makes routine and unannounced visits each month to various food service establishments in Bureau and Putnam counties to inspect the operations.
Health inspectors use an identical scorecard at each facility, where they check for health code compliance in 45 areas. Each area carries a rating from one to five, with five being the most critical.
Inspectors check the entire operations of the facility in 14 different categories, such as food protection, personnel, and garbage and refuse disposal.
Beginning with a score of 100 points, the health inspector deducts one to five points for every violation. The final total is the facility’s inspection report score. A passing food inspection score is 65 or above.
At 65, the Bureau-Putnam County ordinance allows the health department to close an establishment, but a score doesn’t have to be that low for the department to close it. It depends on the number of critical and non-critical violations and the type of violations. Certain combinations can create a domino effect for food-borne outbreaks.
All inspection reports are a matter of public record and can be seen at the Bureau County Health Department in Princeton.
Bureau County food service evaluations
Princeton
Hawg House Saloon 99
Oriental Gardens 86
Ye Olde Underground Inn 92
Sheffield
Manlius Oil Co. Convenience Store 97
Spring Valley
Aperion Care 94
Bayou Express Inc. 86
Casey’s General Store 95
El Real Taco 84
Golden Mine 83
Grandma Rosies Sweet Treats 95
Jack’s 96
Jimmy John’s 94
Lecereo’s Supermarket Inc. 86
Obee’s Sub Shoppe 92
Spring Valley Mini Market 92
St. Margaret’s Hospital 100
Verucchi’s Family Property 94
Bean Box Espresso 98
Walnut
Expresslane Inc. 91
Konz Restaurant and Lounge 98
Walnut Cafe and Bar 83
Putnam County food service evaluations
Mark
Markos Inc. 97
All evaluations conducted Oct. 1 through Oct. 31