Station Eats, the fresh burger and hot dog joint on South Avenue, has earned two perfect marks and consistently high overall scores from health inspectors since it opened in 2010, records show.
Station Eats on South Avenue in New Canaan. Credit: Michael Dinan
Out of a possible 100 points, the made-to-order eatery has earned an average of 96.8 through 16 unannounced inspections by sanitarians with the New Canaan Health Department, according to a review of the organization’s files at Town Hall.
Sanitarians use a state Department of Public Health standard, citing eateries for violations that range in seriousness and corresponding weight from 1 to 4 points. A “failed” inspection is triggered either by one or more 4-point violations or a total score of less than 80 points.
Owned by John Gallagher, according to health records, Station Eats at 19 South Ave. has never scored lower than 93 (article continues below):
Station Eats, Health Inspection Results
| Date of Inspection | Score |
|---|---|
| 8/17/16 | 94 |
| 3/29/16 | 94 |
| 8/10/15 | 97 |
| 12/18/14 | 96 |
| 7/9/14 | 98 |
| 2/19/14 | 97 |
| 7/24/13 | 96 |
| 2/13/13 | 95 |
| 11/7/12 | 96 |
| 7/16/12 | 98 |
| 3/23/12 | 97 |
| 12/2/11 | 100 |
| 7/15/11 | 98 |
| 3/23/11 | 100 |
| 11/1/10 | 100 |
| 6/22/10 | 93 |
| 2/25/10 | 96 |
Officials in the health department said a score that consistently comes in at or near perfect is “optimal for any establishment.”
Speaking to such high scores generally and not to Station Eats specifically, Sanitarian Carla DeLucia said it would the establishment is “without any four-point violations, without temperature violations and likely without any critical violations.”
“Sanitarians work to help food establishments maintain compliance and, as a result, New Canaan on the whole fares well on inspections,” DeLucia said.
Station Eats’ minor violations include a cracked gasket in the refrigerator and storing eggs on the wrong shelf.