Business

Bagel Shop To Undergo Re-Inspection After Health Citations 

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A bagel shop on downtown New Canaan will be re-inspected by local health officials who this week found cheese and liquid egg product at prohibitive high temperatures. During an unannounced inspection Monday at the South Avenue eatery, a sanitarian in the New Canaan Health Department discovered a “risk factor” violation in the category of “potentially hazardous food meets temperature requirements during storage, preparation, display, service and transpiration,” according to the inspector’s report. Specifically, the inspector found cheese at 61 degrees and liquid egg at 51 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the the sanitarian’s report. Inspectors use a state Department of Public Health standard, citing eateries for violations that range in seriousness and corresponding weight from one to four points. A “failed” inspection is triggered either by one or more four-point or “risk factor” violations, or a total score of less than 80 points.

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Local Restaurant To Undergo Re-Inspection After Citation for ‘Toxic Items’ Placement 

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A restaurant on Main Street in New Canaan is to undergo re-inspection by local health officials who this week found an insecticide and chemical compound improperly stored in its kitchen. During an unannounced April 9 inspection at the Indian restaurant, a sanitarian in the New Canaan Health Department discovered a “risk factor” violation in the category of “toxic items properly stored, labeled & used,” according to the inspector’s report. Specifically, the inspector found Raid and isopropyl alcohol stored on shelf above a dishwashing area and near food container storage at Chef Prasad restaurant, according to the sanitarian’s report. Inspectors use a state Department of Public Health standard, citing eateries for violations that range in seriousness and corresponding weight from one to four points. A “failed” inspection is triggered either by one or more four-point or “risk factor” violations, or a total score of less than 80 points.

Government

Fitch Lane Homeowner Cited for Public Health Violations, Sued by Tenants

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A Fitch Lane homeowner has 30 days to abate and remove mold from their house, as per a town-issued citation of public health law violations. The owner of a 1982-built contemporary-style home at 53 Fitch Lane also must repair and vent a ceiling fan, repair window flashing, replace damaged sheetrock and control a humidity problem inside the house following inspections by a town sanitarian, following an Oct. 25 Notice of Violation issued by the New Canaan Department of Health. Immediately following an Oct. 11 complaint of mold and musty odor lodged by tenants of the home, health officials over two days found visible mold growth on the ceiling of a master bedroom and bathroom, as well as on wood blinds, and water damage on inter window frame and sills, court documents show. 

“Additional water damage was found on the plywood in the attic space under the gable louver vent,” the citation letter said.

Business

‘SE Uncorked’ on Elm Earns High Marks from New Canaan’s Health Inspectors

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SE Uncorked has earned an average score of 94 out of 100 on health inspections since opening two years ago, records show. Occupying a prominent and longtime restaurant space at 15 Elm St., the cozy bar and small-plates eatery from Nick Martschenko has scored as high as 97 on unannounced inspections conducted by sanitarians with the New Canaan Health Department since earning a food permit in 2015, 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 Martschenko, who also is chef and owner at South End on Pine Street, SE Uncorked consistently has earned the equivalent of A’s and A+’s on its inspections (article continues below):

 

The intimate SE Uncorked space on Elm previously had been occupied by Picador.

Business

Baskin Robbins Earns High Marks on Unannounced Health Inspections

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Baskin Robbins has earned an average score of 95.5 out of 100 on health inspections through the past nine years, records show. A fixture of Main Street in New Canaan, the candy and ice cream shop has scored 92 and higher through 16 unannounced inspections conducted by sanitarians with the New Canaan Health Department since October 2008, 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 New Canaan resident and 1987 NCHS grad Anna Valente, employing a number of local teens and residents and site of the most-read NewCanaanite.com article of 2016, Baskin Robbins consistently has earned the equivalent of A’s and A+’s in its inspections (article continues below):

 

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 Baskin Robbins 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.