The restaurants in Deschutes County are inspected at least twice a year. The inspections are unannounced and the inspector is checking for critical and non-critical violations. Education is our main tool to help prevent foodborne illness and our focus is to teach restaurant employees how to reduce the risk of foodborne illness by raising awareness on the importance of handwashing and hygeine, time and temperature control for potentially hazardous foods, and cross-contamination. We also inspect for sanitation and cleanliness of restaurants.

The restaurant inspection report reflects the violations observed at the time of inspection. Critical Violations carry more risk and have more points deducted. Points can double for repeat violations. Every restaurant starts with a score of 100 and points are deducted from there.

A score of less than 70 results in a Failed To Comply sticker being posted on the main entrance. That sticker shows that the day the inspector was there, the facility did not comply with the State of Oregon Food Sanitation Rules. A recheck inspection will be performed to ensure that violations have been corrected.

It must be noted that scores don’t always tell the full story of how a restaurant is performing with regard to safe food handling practices. The scoring system is not perfect and neither are health inspectors or restaurant operators. A low scoring restaurant may never make anyone sick or a high-scoring restaurant may have an outbreak tomorrow. Foodborne illness is an inexact science with MANY risk factors that influence how, when, where, and why an outbreak occurs.

You are encouraged to look for consistent scores when judging a restaurant.

Disclaimer

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